Have you ever felt like Vancouver had an above average number of vegans living in the city? According to a recent report, you are likely on to something.
A website called Chef’s Pencil compared the popularity of veganism across the world by comparing Google data trends, and Vancouver scored high on the list.
In fact, Vancouver ranked fourth on a list of the top 20 most popular cities in the world that search for information about the diet. In addition, Canada ranked fifth on a list of the top ten countries that are interested in veganism.
Top Ten Countries
Australia
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Sweden
Canada
Israel
United States
Ireland
Austria
Germany
Top 20 Cities
Bristol
Portland
Edinburgh
Vancouver
Seattle
Manchester
London
Leeds
Los Angeles
Glasgow
Melbourne
Adelaide
San Diego
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Berlin
San Fransisco
Austin
Amsterdam
Brisbane
The site notes that Google, “assigns a score for each location (broken down by country and city) that shows the interest level of a given topic by comparing searches made for that topic to all Google searches made in that particular location.”
As such, the ratings reflect a percentage of the population rather than a figure in absolute terms. What’s more, the article mentions that the popularity of vegan-related searches is on the rise across the world. Specifically, it notes that the searches are 11 per cent higher than they were in 2017 and 35 per cent compared to 2016. Also, these searches comprise all vegan-related searches made in any language.
