Interest In Telemedicine Grows By 525% Worldwide

According to data analyzed by Atlas VPN, search queries for telemedicine grow by 525% in 2020 globally.

In January, the interest rate in the “telemedicine” keyword was 15 out of 100. It reached the maximum this month, representing a 525% growth.

Back in 2004, the popularity of telemedicine-related queries on Google was relatively high, reaching a score of 40. Throughout the next eight years, it started dropping, hitting the lowest point – an interest rate of 9. Comparing the numbers of 2004 and 2013, there has been a 344% interest rate decrease.

Rachel Welsh, COO of Atlas VPN, shares her thoughts on global interest in telemedicine:

“It is no surprise that interest in telemedicine grows amid quarantine. Although telemedicine solutions were not as popular before the outbreak, more people will choose remote consultations more often because of how time-saving it is. This opens up new possibilities for hackers to exploit healthcare, so the organizations should start checking if their systems are secure enough.”

During 2020, Ethiopia had the highest rate of interest in telemedicine globally and reached a maximum score of 100. Meanwhile, the lowest interest rate scores were registered in Spain, Italy, France, and China.-MB Bureau