From May 25 to July 10, there have been more than 2,500,000 searches for Black-owned businesses on Yelp, compared to approximately 35,000 over the same time period last year — a 7,043% increase.
From May 25 to July 10, there have been more than 2,500,000 searches for Black-owned businesses on Yelp, compared to approximately 35,000 over the same time period last year — a 7,043% increase.
While searches for Black-owned restaurants have remained popular, up 2,508%, the company noticed that people have been searching for more specific Black-owned businesses. Searches for Black-owned boutiques have increased by 331% compared to the same time last year; searches for Black-owned bakeries and ice cream shops has increased by 56%; searches for Black doctors has increased by 183%; and searches for Black-owned coffee shops has increased by 161%.
Most notably, searches for Black-owned bookstores increased by 1,437% year-over-year, a trend that coincided with anti-Racism books soaring to the top ofRecent Black Lives Matter protests sparked a worldwide conversation about systemic racism. The term Black Lives Matter was used on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and blogs more than 80 million times, according to
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