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TechIndieChanged this month: discovery → rising
RisingStage 2 of 7 · trending up
attention 35breadth 98persistence 88velocity 89Always shown with the index, never as a lone score.
Who is wearing it?
Age data coming soonAwaiting our demographic source. We don't guess.
Where is it popular?
- Wyoming 100
- Kansas 36
- Virginia 30
- Washington DC 29
Ranked by share of each state's own searches, not by market size. Small states surface here often for that reason.
How widespread is it?
Regions (US)high (0.98)
RetailInsufficient evidence
AgeInsufficient evidence
Why it's happening
Hype-driven growth61%
Utility-driven adoption39%
Bottom line
The climb is real and market-beating, but the trend is still well below its own peak. The shape is hype rather than habit: fast growth on an unsteady base.
1Discovery2Rising3Peak4Cooling5Normalized6Dormant↻Revival
Phase history (5 years)
2022-01 normalized→2023-01 normalized→2024-01 rising→2025-01 normalized→2026-01 revival→2026-06 rising(retrospective diagnosis; see How it works)
Based on Google TrendsLimited evidenceUpdated 2026-07-18Evidence gaps: retail sell-through, resale prices, street-style imagery, age data, Wikipedia coverageHow we compute this →
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