Annual Global Issues Index by Semrush
A first-of-its-kind study to discover what people around the world have been searching for when it comes to societal issues impacting the country in which they live — offering powerful insights for world leaders, NGOs, government agencies, businesses and marketers to create CSR initiatives and campaigns that better address the needs of their communities.
Global Issues Explored
Keywords collected
Societal issues examined
Preview the Study Findings
Between 2019 and 2023, the world has undergone drastic change. Find out what people across 35 countries searched for the most, and what issues rose to the top by global aggregate score.
Uncovering Most-searched Societal Issues
Using the Semrush Keyword Magic Tool, we analyzed search volumes for 24 core societal issues across 35 countries around the world and uncovered the top 10 issues that people in each country searched for.
Top Organizations that Fight Against Global Issues
We applied the Semrush Organic Research tool to reveal the top 3 visited websites across Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, non-governmental organizations, and government programs that are combating each issue.
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as well as expert insights from Columbia Professor Jeremy Kagan