The search volume for Solana has surpassed Ethereum on Google for the first time following the recent spike in SOL price and its ecosystem activity.
Throughout the year, Ethereum was in the lead against Solana on Google search, but the recently changed market dynamics have pushed users’ interest in Solana to a higher position
The increase in Solana search interest has been recorded in the past two weeks, according to Google Trends data.
Solana got a search interest score of 100 from December 24 to December 30, which helped it surpass the Ethereum search dominance with a sudden spike. The score of 100 in search interest represents peak popularity for the term.
The spike has been primarily led by the recent popular memecoin BONK, which gained massively from November to its peak in mid-December. The unexpected surge in SOL price has also continued to raise search interest for Solana during the past couple of weeks.
Google Trends data further shows that people who searched for Solana on Google have also searched for BONK and Tensor, a Solana-based NFT marketplace.
Solana has regained much attention in the past three months, with the SOL price rising from nearly $21 on October 1 to peaking over $124 on December 25, recording a gain of over 490% during the period.
SOL is currently trading at $108 with a yearly gain of 1050%, according to data from Coinmarketcap.
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