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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa015.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk","crawl_time":1775663391,"first_indexed_time":1657649683,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,explodingtopics!\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk s443","src_root_hash":"15011948462211190415","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Elon Musk's State-By-State Approval Rating","meta_descriptions":["We analyzed over 78,000 tweets and Google search data to find out how Elon Musk is viewed in every state in America. Read the full study here."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter closed this week. This acquisition re-ignited an ongoing debate about the world's richest man.\nSome people praise Musk for his business prowess, having founded PayPal and grown Tesla into the EV powerhouse it is today. In contrast, others find him problematic, referring to his outspoken nature, and run-ins with the SEC.\nNow the dust has settled from his initial Twitter takeover news, we’ve undertaken a new study reviewing over 78,000 tweets from the last 12 months discussing Mr. Musk. These tweets were then put through sentiment analysis tools to work out whether each user likes or dislikes him. We have also collected search data from Google, to see which US states Musk has the most people interested in him.\nRead below for the full study analyzing Elon Musk's \"approval rating\" by state.\nContents:\nKey Findings:\nAmerican's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed\nWhich States Like Elon Musk?\nWhich States Dislike Elon Musk?\nKey findings:\nIn terms of Elon's overall approval rating,\nAmerica feels more negative\n(38.2%) than positive (19.2%) toward Elon Musk.\nHawaiians like Elon Musk more than any state\n, with the highest proportion of positive tweets toward the tech entrepreneur (272 per 1,000 posts).\nResidents of Delaware\nare the most likely to\nfeel negatively toward Musk\n, with 465 tweets per 1,000 expressing their dislike, closely followed by Maine (448)\nMassachusetts residents are the most interested in Elon Musk\n, with a monthly search volume of 1,069 per 100,000 residents Googling information about him.\nIn contrast, the people of\nGeorgia have little interest toward Musk\n, with only 60 per 100,000 citizens searching for him on Google every month.\nAmerican's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed\nFrom our analysis of over 78,000 recent tweets, America generally does not feel particularly positive about Elon Musk.\nOverall, 38.2% of posts about Elon Musk are negative. And only 19.2% are positive toward the tech entrepreneur.\nHowever, a large number of tweets (42.6%) are neutral.\nLet’s see how this breaks down across the nation.\nWhich States Like Elon Musk?\nHawaii tweet their love for Elon Musk the most, with 272 positive tweets for every 1,000 posted. This is possibly influenced by Space X’s Starlink\npartnership with Hawaiian Airlines\nin April 2022.\nAfter the Aloha State, Alaska had the second-most positive tweets (252), followed by Idaho (238). The top ten states that like Elon Musk the most can be seen in the following map:\nWhich States Dislike Elon Musk?\nDelaware residents tend to tweet more about their dislike toward Musk, at around 465 tweets per 1,000, closely followed by Maine (448) and Oregon (443). See the map where Elon has the most haters below:\nWhich States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk?\nWe also reviewed how many people searched for info on Elon Musk each month. Proportional to the state's population, Massachusetts is the most interested in Elon Musk, with 1,069 Google searches made per 100,000 people in the state, the highest in the country. The state of Georgia showed the least interest with only 60 searches made per 100,000 residents.\nState\nSearches per 100k Residents\nMassachusetts\n1069\nNew York\n1046\nNew Jersey\n1020\nWashington\n938\nConnecticut\n933\nCalifornia\n928\nFlorida\n906\nIllinois\n879\nNew Hampshire\n878\nHawaii\n863\nPennsylvania\n859\nVirginia\n857\nNevada\n837\nColorado\n830\nTexas\n817\nMaryland\n815\nUtah\n806\nArizona\n792\nOhio\n772\nOregon\n765\nRhode Island\n762\nMichigan\n740\nMaine\n728\nTennessee\n707\nVermont\n706\nMinnesota\n706\nNorth Dakota\n698\nWisconsin\n690\nNorth Carolina\n685\nAlabama\n669\nDelaware\n661\nMissouri\n655\nIdaho\n638\nKansas\n620\nSouth Carolina\n620\nNebraska\n617\nAlaska\n610\nKentucky\n604\nMontana\n604\nArkansas\n595\nIndiana\n592\nLouisiana\n587\nNew Mexico\n574\nIowa\n570\nWest Virginia\n564\nOklahoma\n554\nMississippi\n500\nWyoming\n498\nSouth Dakota\n488\nGeorgia\n60\nWhat Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk?\nOur study also analyzed how the perception of Elon Musk  differs by gender. Where possible we reviewed the difference between men and women and what they say and feel about the tech entrepreneur.\nWomen were only marginally more likely to tweet more negatively about Elon Musk, with 39.2% of their tweets being negative, compared to 38.1% in men. However, women were also slightly more likely to tweet more positively about Musk (19.3% vs 18.9%).\nOverall, men and women seem to like and dislike the tech entrepreneur an almost equal amount. Indicating that his online fans and critics appear not to be influenced by gender.\nMethodology and sources\nWe took a dataset of 78,081 tweets from Twitter of posts that discussed “Elon Musk” or replied to the @elonmusk account. The exact search terms used for this analysis can be found below. These tweets were than analyzed using a\nroBERTa-base sentiment analysis tool\n, created by a Cardiff University’s ‘Research Group in Natural Language Processing’\nTweets were only reviewed if they contained geolocation data placing the user in the U.S.\nThe\nGenderize API\nwas used to determine a probability of gender for each Twitter account where this was not stated on their profile. Those accounts where gender was unable to be determined by the algorithm were discounted from the analysis. Those who identify as non-binary were considered based on their Twitter bios (they\/them pronouns) but did not make up a large enough proportion of the dataset to compare in this study.\nGoogle search data came directly from Google (\nGoogle Ads: Keyword Planner\n) which supplied the monthly search volume for the term ‘elon musk’ in each state. This data was taken on the 29th June 2022. 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Plus, expert insight and analysis.\n\nTable of contents\n\nBack to top\n\n- [Key Findings:](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings)\n- [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed)\n- [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk)\n- [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk)\n- [Which States Show The Most Interest In Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-show-the-most-interest-in-elon-musk)\n- [What Do Men And Women Think Of Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#what-do-men-and-women-think-of-elon-musk)\n- [Methodology And Sources](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#methodology-and-sources)\n\nBlog \\> Elon Musk's State-By-State Approval Rating\n\n# Elon Musk's State-By-State Approval Rating\n![author photo](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/resize=width:80,height:80\/output=f:webp\/zeRcXajS1WfPs6J5tVBm)\n\nby Josh Howarth  \nLast Updated: October 28, 2022\n\n#### Stop Guessing, Start Growing 🚀\nUse real-time topic data to create content that resonates and brings results.\n\nContents:\n\n- [Key findings:](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings)\n- [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed)\n- [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk)\n- [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk)\n- [Which States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-show-the-most-interest-in-elon-musk)\n- [What Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#what-do-men-and-women-think-of-elon-musk)\n- [Methodology and sources](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#methodology-and-sources)\n\nShare:\n\nElon Musk's \\$44 billion deal to purchase Twitter closed this week. This acquisition re-ignited an ongoing debate about the world's richest man.\n\nSome people praise Musk for his business prowess, having founded PayPal and grown Tesla into the EV powerhouse it is today. In contrast, others find him problematic, referring to his outspoken nature, and run-ins with the SEC.\n\nNow the dust has settled from his initial Twitter takeover news, we’ve undertaken a new study reviewing over 78,000 tweets from the last 12 months discussing Mr. Musk. These tweets were then put through sentiment analysis tools to work out whether each user likes or dislikes him. We have also collected search data from Google, to see which US states Musk has the most people interested in him.\n\nRead below for the full study analyzing Elon Musk's \"approval rating\" by state.\n\nContents:\n\n- [Key Findings:](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings)\n- [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed)\n- [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk)\n- [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk)\n\n...more\n### Key findings:\n- In terms of Elon's overall approval rating, **America feels more negative** (38.2%) than positive (19.2%) toward Elon Musk.\n- **Hawaiians like Elon Musk more than any state**, with the highest proportion of positive tweets toward the tech entrepreneur (272 per 1,000 posts).\n- **Residents of Delaware** are the most likely to **feel negatively toward Musk**, with 465 tweets per 1,000 expressing their dislike, closely followed by Maine (448)\n- **Massachusetts residents are the most interested in Elon Musk**, with a monthly search volume of 1,069 per 100,000 residents Googling information about him.\n- In contrast, the people of **Georgia have little interest toward Musk**, with only 60 per 100,000 citizens searching for him on Google every month.\n### American's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed\nFrom our analysis of over 78,000 recent tweets, America generally does not feel particularly positive about Elon Musk.\n\nOverall, 38.2% of posts about Elon Musk are negative. And only 19.2% are positive toward the tech entrepreneur.\n\n![how-does-america-feel-about-elon-musk...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/5EHyz9rzQXWIbZnBYPhG)\n\nHowever, a large number of tweets (42.6%) are neutral.\n\nLet’s see how this breaks down across the nation.\n\n### Which States Like Elon Musk?\nHawaii tweet their love for Elon Musk the most, with 272 positive tweets for every 1,000 posted. This is possibly influenced by Space X’s Starlink [partnership with Hawaiian Airlines](https:\/\/www.hawaiipublicradio.org\/local-news\/2022-04-26\/hawaiian-airlines-teams-with-elon-musk-company-for-in-flight-internet) in April 2022.\n\nAfter the Aloha State, Alaska had the second-most positive tweets (252), followed by Idaho (238). The top ten states that like Elon Musk the most can be seen in the following map:\n\n![which-states-like-elon-musk-most-expl...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/femhbArjT72d8G4ZYVjY)\n\n### Which States Dislike Elon Musk?\nDelaware residents tend to tweet more about their dislike toward Musk, at around 465 tweets per 1,000, closely followed by Maine (448) and Oregon (443). See the map where Elon has the most haters below:\n\n![which-states-dislike-elon-musk-the-mo...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/GrRxdaYRQl2T2RgaKQ70)\n\n### Which States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk?\nWe also reviewed how many people searched for info on Elon Musk each month. Proportional to the state's population, Massachusetts is the most interested in Elon Musk, with 1,069 Google searches made per 100,000 people in the state, the highest in the country. The state of Georgia showed the least interest with only 60 searches made per 100,000 residents.\n\n![states-most-interested-in-elon-musk-e...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/D0WL1JuRGiNyin7BoOpw)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| **State** | **Searches per 100k Residents** |\n| Massachusetts | 1069 |\n| New York | 1046 |\n| New Jersey | 1020 |\n| Washington | 938 |\n| Connecticut | 933 |\n| California | 928 |\n| Florida | 906 |\n| Illinois | 879 |\n| New Hampshire | 878 |\n| Hawaii | 863 |\n| Pennsylvania | 859 |\n| Virginia | 857 |\n| Nevada | 837 |\n| Colorado | 830 |\n| Texas | 817 |\n| Maryland | 815 |\n| Utah | 806 |\n| Arizona | 792 |\n| Ohio | 772 |\n| Oregon | 765 |\n| Rhode Island | 762 |\n| Michigan | 740 |\n| Maine | 728 |\n| Tennessee | 707 |\n| Vermont | 706 |\n| Minnesota | 706 |\n| North Dakota | 698 |\n| Wisconsin | 690 |\n| North Carolina | 685 |\n| Alabama | 669 |\n| Delaware | 661 |\n| Missouri | 655 |\n| Idaho | 638 |\n| Kansas | 620 |\n| South Carolina | 620 |\n| Nebraska | 617 |\n| Alaska | 610 |\n| Kentucky | 604 |\n| Montana | 604 |\n| Arkansas | 595 |\n| Indiana | 592 |\n| Louisiana | 587 |\n| New Mexico | 574 |\n| Iowa | 570 |\n| West Virginia | 564 |\n| Oklahoma | 554 |\n| Mississippi | 500 |\n| Wyoming | 498 |\n| South Dakota | 488 |\n| Georgia | 60 |\n### What Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk?\nOur study also analyzed how the perception of Elon Musk differs by gender. Where possible we reviewed the difference between men and women and what they say and feel about the tech entrepreneur.\n\nWomen were only marginally more likely to tweet more negatively about Elon Musk, with 39.2% of their tweets being negative, compared to 38.1% in men. However, women were also slightly more likely to tweet more positively about Musk (19.3% vs 18.9%).\n\n![gender-of-elon-musk-fans-exploding-to...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/1skas3eYSSeBrLTGaWEX)\n\nOverall, men and women seem to like and dislike the tech entrepreneur an almost equal amount. Indicating that his online fans and critics appear not to be influenced by gender.\n\n### Methodology and sources\nWe took a dataset of 78,081 tweets from Twitter of posts that discussed “Elon Musk” or replied to the @elonmusk account. The exact search terms used for this analysis can be found below. These tweets were than analyzed using a [roBERTa-base sentiment analysis tool](https:\/\/huggingface.co\/cardiffnlp\/twitter-roberta-base-sentiment-latest), created by a Cardiff University’s ‘Research Group in Natural Language Processing’\n\nTweets were only reviewed if they contained geolocation data placing the user in the U.S.\n\nThe [Genderize API](https:\/\/genderize.io\/) was used to determine a probability of gender for each Twitter account where this was not stated on their profile. Those accounts where gender was unable to be determined by the algorithm were discounted from the analysis. Those who identify as non-binary were considered based on their Twitter bios (they\/them pronouns) but did not make up a large enough proportion of the dataset to compare in this study.\n\nGoogle search data came directly from Google ([Google Ads: Keyword Planner](https:\/\/ads.google.com\/intl\/en_uk\/home\/tools\/keyword-planner\/)) which supplied the monthly search volume for the term ‘elon musk’ in each state. This data was taken on the 29th June 2022. 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This acquisition re-ignited an ongoing debate about the world's richest man.\n\nSome people praise Musk for his business prowess, having founded PayPal and grown Tesla into the EV powerhouse it is today. In contrast, others find him problematic, referring to his outspoken nature, and run-ins with the SEC.\n\nNow the dust has settled from his initial Twitter takeover news, we’ve undertaken a new study reviewing over 78,000 tweets from the last 12 months discussing Mr. Musk. These tweets were then put through sentiment analysis tools to work out whether each user likes or dislikes him. We have also collected search data from Google, to see which US states Musk has the most people interested in him.\n\nRead below for the full study analyzing Elon Musk's \"approval rating\" by state.\n\nContents:\n\n- [Key Findings:](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings)\n- [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed)\n- [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk)\n- [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https:\/\/explodingtopics.com\/blog\/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk)\n### Key findings:\n- In terms of Elon's overall approval rating, **America feels more negative** (38.2%) than positive (19.2%) toward Elon Musk.\n- **Hawaiians like Elon Musk more than any state**, with the highest proportion of positive tweets toward the tech entrepreneur (272 per 1,000 posts).\n- **Residents of Delaware** are the most likely to **feel negatively toward Musk**, with 465 tweets per 1,000 expressing their dislike, closely followed by Maine (448)\n- **Massachusetts residents are the most interested in Elon Musk**, with a monthly search volume of 1,069 per 100,000 residents Googling information about him.\n- In contrast, the people of **Georgia have little interest toward Musk**, with only 60 per 100,000 citizens searching for him on Google every month.\n### American's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed\nFrom our analysis of over 78,000 recent tweets, America generally does not feel particularly positive about Elon Musk.\n\nOverall, 38.2% of posts about Elon Musk are negative. And only 19.2% are positive toward the tech entrepreneur.\n\n![how-does-america-feel-about-elon-musk...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/5EHyz9rzQXWIbZnBYPhG)\n\nHowever, a large number of tweets (42.6%) are neutral.\n\nLet’s see how this breaks down across the nation.\n\n### Which States Like Elon Musk?\nHawaii tweet their love for Elon Musk the most, with 272 positive tweets for every 1,000 posted. This is possibly influenced by Space X’s Starlink [partnership with Hawaiian Airlines](https:\/\/www.hawaiipublicradio.org\/local-news\/2022-04-26\/hawaiian-airlines-teams-with-elon-musk-company-for-in-flight-internet) in April 2022.\n\nAfter the Aloha State, Alaska had the second-most positive tweets (252), followed by Idaho (238). The top ten states that like Elon Musk the most can be seen in the following map:\n\n![which-states-like-elon-musk-most-expl...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/femhbArjT72d8G4ZYVjY)\n\n### Which States Dislike Elon Musk?\nDelaware residents tend to tweet more about their dislike toward Musk, at around 465 tweets per 1,000, closely followed by Maine (448) and Oregon (443). See the map where Elon has the most haters below:\n\n![which-states-dislike-elon-musk-the-mo...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/GrRxdaYRQl2T2RgaKQ70)\n\n### Which States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk?\nWe also reviewed how many people searched for info on Elon Musk each month. Proportional to the state's population, Massachusetts is the most interested in Elon Musk, with 1,069 Google searches made per 100,000 people in the state, the highest in the country. The state of Georgia showed the least interest with only 60 searches made per 100,000 residents.\n\n![states-most-interested-in-elon-musk-e...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/D0WL1JuRGiNyin7BoOpw)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| **State** | **Searches per 100k Residents** |\n| Massachusetts | 1069 |\n| New York | 1046 |\n| New Jersey | 1020 |\n| Washington | 938 |\n| Connecticut | 933 |\n| California | 928 |\n| Florida | 906 |\n| Illinois | 879 |\n| New Hampshire | 878 |\n| Hawaii | 863 |\n| Pennsylvania | 859 |\n| Virginia | 857 |\n| Nevada | 837 |\n| Colorado | 830 |\n| Texas | 817 |\n| Maryland | 815 |\n| Utah | 806 |\n| Arizona | 792 |\n| Ohio | 772 |\n| Oregon | 765 |\n| Rhode Island | 762 |\n| Michigan | 740 |\n| Maine | 728 |\n| Tennessee | 707 |\n| Vermont | 706 |\n| Minnesota | 706 |\n| North Dakota | 698 |\n| Wisconsin | 690 |\n| North Carolina | 685 |\n| Alabama | 669 |\n| Delaware | 661 |\n| Missouri | 655 |\n| Idaho | 638 |\n| Kansas | 620 |\n| South Carolina | 620 |\n| Nebraska | 617 |\n| Alaska | 610 |\n| Kentucky | 604 |\n| Montana | 604 |\n| Arkansas | 595 |\n| Indiana | 592 |\n| Louisiana | 587 |\n| New Mexico | 574 |\n| Iowa | 570 |\n| West Virginia | 564 |\n| Oklahoma | 554 |\n| Mississippi | 500 |\n| Wyoming | 498 |\n| South Dakota | 488 |\n| Georgia | 60 |\n### What Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk?\nOur study also analyzed how the perception of Elon Musk differs by gender. Where possible we reviewed the difference between men and women and what they say and feel about the tech entrepreneur.\n\nWomen were only marginally more likely to tweet more negatively about Elon Musk, with 39.2% of their tweets being negative, compared to 38.1% in men. However, women were also slightly more likely to tweet more positively about Musk (19.3% vs 18.9%).\n\n![gender-of-elon-musk-fans-exploding-to...](https:\/\/cdn.buttercms.com\/output=f:webp\/1skas3eYSSeBrLTGaWEX)\n\nOverall, men and women seem to like and dislike the tech entrepreneur an almost equal amount. Indicating that his online fans and critics appear not to be influenced by gender.\n\n### Methodology and sources\nWe took a dataset of 78,081 tweets from Twitter of posts that discussed “Elon Musk” or replied to the @elonmusk account. The exact search terms used for this analysis can be found below. These tweets were than analyzed using a [roBERTa-base sentiment analysis tool](https:\/\/huggingface.co\/cardiffnlp\/twitter-roberta-base-sentiment-latest), created by a Cardiff University’s ‘Research Group in Natural Language Processing’\n\nTweets were only reviewed if they contained geolocation data placing the user in the U.S.\n\nThe [Genderize API](https:\/\/genderize.io\/) was used to determine a probability of gender for each Twitter account where this was not stated on their profile. Those accounts where gender was unable to be determined by the algorithm were discounted from the analysis. Those who identify as non-binary were considered based on their Twitter bios (they\/them pronouns) but did not make up a large enough proportion of the dataset to compare in this study.\n\nGoogle search data came directly from Google ([Google Ads: Keyword Planner](https:\/\/ads.google.com\/intl\/en_uk\/home\/tools\/keyword-planner\/)) which supplied the monthly search volume for the term ‘elon musk’ in each state. This data was taken on the 29th June 2022. The monthly search volume from Google was compared to the population of each state, from [World Population Review](https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/states), to get an approximate figure for searches per 100,000 people.\n\n#### Stop Guessing, Start Growing 🚀\nUse real-time topic data to create content that resonates and brings results.\n\nExploding Topics is owned by Semrush. Our mission is to provide accurate data and expert insights on emerging trends. 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Boilerpipe Text	Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter closed this week. This acquisition re-ignited an ongoing debate about the world's richest man. Some people praise Musk for his business prowess, having founded PayPal and grown Tesla into the EV powerhouse it is today. In contrast, others find him problematic, referring to his outspoken nature, and run-ins with the SEC. Now the dust has settled from his initial Twitter takeover news, we’ve undertaken a new study reviewing over 78,000 tweets from the last 12 months discussing Mr. Musk. These tweets were then put through sentiment analysis tools to work out whether each user likes or dislikes him. We have also collected search data from Google, to see which US states Musk has the most people interested in him. Read below for the full study analyzing Elon Musk's "approval rating" by state. Contents: Key Findings: American's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed Which States Like Elon Musk? Which States Dislike Elon Musk? Key findings: In terms of Elon's overall approval rating, America feels more negative (38.2%) than positive (19.2%) toward Elon Musk. Hawaiians like Elon Musk more than any state , with the highest proportion of positive tweets toward the tech entrepreneur (272 per 1,000 posts). Residents of Delaware are the most likely to feel negatively toward Musk , with 465 tweets per 1,000 expressing their dislike, closely followed by Maine (448) Massachusetts residents are the most interested in Elon Musk , with a monthly search volume of 1,069 per 100,000 residents Googling information about him. In contrast, the people of Georgia have little interest toward Musk , with only 60 per 100,000 citizens searching for him on Google every month. American's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed From our analysis of over 78,000 recent tweets, America generally does not feel particularly positive about Elon Musk. Overall, 38.2% of posts about Elon Musk are negative. And only 19.2% are positive toward the tech entrepreneur. However, a large number of tweets (42.6%) are neutral. Let’s see how this breaks down across the nation. Which States Like Elon Musk? Hawaii tweet their love for Elon Musk the most, with 272 positive tweets for every 1,000 posted. This is possibly influenced by Space X’s Starlink partnership with Hawaiian Airlines in April 2022. After the Aloha State, Alaska had the second-most positive tweets (252), followed by Idaho (238). The top ten states that like Elon Musk the most can be seen in the following map: Which States Dislike Elon Musk? Delaware residents tend to tweet more about their dislike toward Musk, at around 465 tweets per 1,000, closely followed by Maine (448) and Oregon (443). See the map where Elon has the most haters below: Which States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk? We also reviewed how many people searched for info on Elon Musk each month. Proportional to the state's population, Massachusetts is the most interested in Elon Musk, with 1,069 Google searches made per 100,000 people in the state, the highest in the country. The state of Georgia showed the least interest with only 60 searches made per 100,000 residents. State Searches per 100k Residents Massachusetts 1069 New York 1046 New Jersey 1020 Washington 938 Connecticut 933 California 928 Florida 906 Illinois 879 New Hampshire 878 Hawaii 863 Pennsylvania 859 Virginia 857 Nevada 837 Colorado 830 Texas 817 Maryland 815 Utah 806 Arizona 792 Ohio 772 Oregon 765 Rhode Island 762 Michigan 740 Maine 728 Tennessee 707 Vermont 706 Minnesota 706 North Dakota 698 Wisconsin 690 North Carolina 685 Alabama 669 Delaware 661 Missouri 655 Idaho 638 Kansas 620 South Carolina 620 Nebraska 617 Alaska 610 Kentucky 604 Montana 604 Arkansas 595 Indiana 592 Louisiana 587 New Mexico 574 Iowa 570 West Virginia 564 Oklahoma 554 Mississippi 500 Wyoming 498 South Dakota 488 Georgia 60 What Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk? Our study also analyzed how the perception of Elon Musk differs by gender. Where possible we reviewed the difference between men and women and what they say and feel about the tech entrepreneur. Women were only marginally more likely to tweet more negatively about Elon Musk, with 39.2% of their tweets being negative, compared to 38.1% in men. However, women were also slightly more likely to tweet more positively about Musk (19.3% vs 18.9%). Overall, men and women seem to like and dislike the tech entrepreneur an almost equal amount. Indicating that his online fans and critics appear not to be influenced by gender. Methodology and sources We took a dataset of 78,081 tweets from Twitter of posts that discussed “Elon Musk” or replied to the @elonmusk account. The exact search terms used for this analysis can be found below. These tweets were than analyzed using a roBERTa-base sentiment analysis tool , created by a Cardiff University’s ‘Research Group in Natural Language Processing’ Tweets were only reviewed if they contained geolocation data placing the user in the U.S. The Genderize API was used to determine a probability of gender for each Twitter account where this was not stated on their profile. Those accounts where gender was unable to be determined by the algorithm were discounted from the analysis. Those who identify as non-binary were considered based on their Twitter bios (they/them pronouns) but did not make up a large enough proportion of the dataset to compare in this study. Google search data came directly from Google ( Google Ads: Keyword Planner ) which supplied the monthly search volume for the term ‘elon musk’ in each state. This data was taken on the 29th June 2022. The monthly search volume from Google was compared to the population of each state, from World Population Review , to get an approximate figure for searches per 100,000 people. Stop Guessing, Start Growing 🚀 Use real-time topic data to create content that resonates and brings results. Exploding Topics is owned by Semrush. Our mission is to provide accurate data and expert insights on emerging trends. Unless otherwise noted, this page’s content was written by either an employee or a paid contractor of Semrush Inc.
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Table of contents Back to top - [Key Findings:](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings) - [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed) - [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk) - [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk) - [Which States Show The Most Interest In Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-show-the-most-interest-in-elon-musk) - [What Do Men And Women Think Of Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#what-do-men-and-women-think-of-elon-musk) - [Methodology And Sources](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#methodology-and-sources) Blog \> Elon Musk's State-By-State Approval Rating # Elon Musk's State-By-State Approval Rating ![author photo](https://cdn.buttercms.com/resize=width:80,height:80/output=f:webp/zeRcXajS1WfPs6J5tVBm) by Josh Howarth Last Updated: October 28, 2022 #### Stop Guessing, Start Growing 🚀 Use real-time topic data to create content that resonates and brings results. Contents: - [Key findings:](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings) - [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed) - [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk) - [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk) - [Which States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-show-the-most-interest-in-elon-musk) - [What Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#what-do-men-and-women-think-of-elon-musk) - [Methodology and sources](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#methodology-and-sources) Share: Elon Musk's \$44 billion deal to purchase Twitter closed this week. This acquisition re-ignited an ongoing debate about the world's richest man. Some people praise Musk for his business prowess, having founded PayPal and grown Tesla into the EV powerhouse it is today. In contrast, others find him problematic, referring to his outspoken nature, and run-ins with the SEC. Now the dust has settled from his initial Twitter takeover news, we’ve undertaken a new study reviewing over 78,000 tweets from the last 12 months discussing Mr. Musk. These tweets were then put through sentiment analysis tools to work out whether each user likes or dislikes him. We have also collected search data from Google, to see which US states Musk has the most people interested in him. Read below for the full study analyzing Elon Musk's "approval rating" by state. Contents: - [Key Findings:](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings) - [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed) - [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk) - [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk) ...more ### Key findings: - In terms of Elon's overall approval rating, America feels more negative (38.2%) than positive (19.2%) toward Elon Musk. - Hawaiians like Elon Musk more than any state, with the highest proportion of positive tweets toward the tech entrepreneur (272 per 1,000 posts). - Residents of Delaware are the most likely to feel negatively toward Musk, with 465 tweets per 1,000 expressing their dislike, closely followed by Maine (448) - Massachusetts residents are the most interested in Elon Musk, with a monthly search volume of 1,069 per 100,000 residents Googling information about him. - In contrast, the people of Georgia have little interest toward Musk, with only 60 per 100,000 citizens searching for him on Google every month. ### American's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed From our analysis of over 78,000 recent tweets, America generally does not feel particularly positive about Elon Musk. Overall, 38.2% of posts about Elon Musk are negative. And only 19.2% are positive toward the tech entrepreneur. ![how-does-america-feel-about-elon-musk...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/5EHyz9rzQXWIbZnBYPhG) However, a large number of tweets (42.6%) are neutral. Let’s see how this breaks down across the nation. ### Which States Like Elon Musk? Hawaii tweet their love for Elon Musk the most, with 272 positive tweets for every 1,000 posted. This is possibly influenced by Space X’s Starlink [partnership with Hawaiian Airlines](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2022-04-26/hawaiian-airlines-teams-with-elon-musk-company-for-in-flight-internet) in April 2022. After the Aloha State, Alaska had the second-most positive tweets (252), followed by Idaho (238). The top ten states that like Elon Musk the most can be seen in the following map: ![which-states-like-elon-musk-most-expl...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/femhbArjT72d8G4ZYVjY) ### Which States Dislike Elon Musk? Delaware residents tend to tweet more about their dislike toward Musk, at around 465 tweets per 1,000, closely followed by Maine (448) and Oregon (443). See the map where Elon has the most haters below: ![which-states-dislike-elon-musk-the-mo...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/GrRxdaYRQl2T2RgaKQ70) ### Which States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk? We also reviewed how many people searched for info on Elon Musk each month. Proportional to the state's population, Massachusetts is the most interested in Elon Musk, with 1,069 Google searches made per 100,000 people in the state, the highest in the country. The state of Georgia showed the least interest with only 60 searches made per 100,000 residents. ![states-most-interested-in-elon-musk-e...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/D0WL1JuRGiNyin7BoOpw) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| State \| Searches per 100k Residents \| \| Massachusetts \| 1069 \| \| New York \| 1046 \| \| New Jersey \| 1020 \| \| Washington \| 938 \| \| Connecticut \| 933 \| \| California \| 928 \| \| Florida \| 906 \| \| Illinois \| 879 \| \| New Hampshire \| 878 \| \| Hawaii \| 863 \| \| Pennsylvania \| 859 \| \| Virginia \| 857 \| \| Nevada \| 837 \| \| Colorado \| 830 \| \| Texas \| 817 \| \| Maryland \| 815 \| \| Utah \| 806 \| \| Arizona \| 792 \| \| Ohio \| 772 \| \| Oregon \| 765 \| \| Rhode Island \| 762 \| \| Michigan \| 740 \| \| Maine \| 728 \| \| Tennessee \| 707 \| \| Vermont \| 706 \| \| Minnesota \| 706 \| \| North Dakota \| 698 \| \| Wisconsin \| 690 \| \| North Carolina \| 685 \| \| Alabama \| 669 \| \| Delaware \| 661 \| \| Missouri \| 655 \| \| Idaho \| 638 \| \| Kansas \| 620 \| \| South Carolina \| 620 \| \| Nebraska \| 617 \| \| Alaska \| 610 \| \| Kentucky \| 604 \| \| Montana \| 604 \| \| Arkansas \| 595 \| \| Indiana \| 592 \| \| Louisiana \| 587 \| \| New Mexico \| 574 \| \| Iowa \| 570 \| \| West Virginia \| 564 \| \| Oklahoma \| 554 \| \| Mississippi \| 500 \| \| Wyoming \| 498 \| \| South Dakota \| 488 \| \| Georgia \| 60 \| ### What Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk? Our study also analyzed how the perception of Elon Musk differs by gender. Where possible we reviewed the difference between men and women and what they say and feel about the tech entrepreneur. Women were only marginally more likely to tweet more negatively about Elon Musk, with 39.2% of their tweets being negative, compared to 38.1% in men. However, women were also slightly more likely to tweet more positively about Musk (19.3% vs 18.9%). ![gender-of-elon-musk-fans-exploding-to...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/1skas3eYSSeBrLTGaWEX) Overall, men and women seem to like and dislike the tech entrepreneur an almost equal amount. Indicating that his online fans and critics appear not to be influenced by gender. ### Methodology and sources We took a dataset of 78,081 tweets from Twitter of posts that discussed “Elon Musk” or replied to the @elonmusk account. The exact search terms used for this analysis can be found below. These tweets were than analyzed using a [roBERTa-base sentiment analysis tool](https://huggingface.co/cardiffnlp/twitter-roberta-base-sentiment-latest), created by a Cardiff University’s ‘Research Group in Natural Language Processing’ Tweets were only reviewed if they contained geolocation data placing the user in the U.S. The [Genderize API](https://genderize.io/) was used to determine a probability of gender for each Twitter account where this was not stated on their profile. Those accounts where gender was unable to be determined by the algorithm were discounted from the analysis. Those who identify as non-binary were considered based on their Twitter bios (they/them pronouns) but did not make up a large enough proportion of the dataset to compare in this study. Google search data came directly from Google ([Google Ads: Keyword Planner](https://ads.google.com/intl/en_uk/home/tools/keyword-planner/)) which supplied the monthly search volume for the term ‘elon musk’ in each state. 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Readable Markdown	Elon Musk's \$44 billion deal to purchase Twitter closed this week. This acquisition re-ignited an ongoing debate about the world's richest man. Some people praise Musk for his business prowess, having founded PayPal and grown Tesla into the EV powerhouse it is today. In contrast, others find him problematic, referring to his outspoken nature, and run-ins with the SEC. Now the dust has settled from his initial Twitter takeover news, we’ve undertaken a new study reviewing over 78,000 tweets from the last 12 months discussing Mr. Musk. These tweets were then put through sentiment analysis tools to work out whether each user likes or dislikes him. We have also collected search data from Google, to see which US states Musk has the most people interested in him. Read below for the full study analyzing Elon Musk's "approval rating" by state. Contents: - [Key Findings:](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#key-findings) - [American's Sentiment On Elon Musk Is Mixed](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#americans-sentiment-on-elon-musk-is-mixed) - [Which States Like Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-like-elon-musk) - [Which States Dislike Elon Musk?](https://explodingtopics.com/blog/what-america-thinks-of-elon-musk#which-states-dislike-elon-musk) ### Key findings: - In terms of Elon's overall approval rating, America feels more negative (38.2%) than positive (19.2%) toward Elon Musk. - Hawaiians like Elon Musk more than any state, with the highest proportion of positive tweets toward the tech entrepreneur (272 per 1,000 posts). - Residents of Delaware are the most likely to feel negatively toward Musk, with 465 tweets per 1,000 expressing their dislike, closely followed by Maine (448) - Massachusetts residents are the most interested in Elon Musk, with a monthly search volume of 1,069 per 100,000 residents Googling information about him. - In contrast, the people of Georgia have little interest toward Musk, with only 60 per 100,000 citizens searching for him on Google every month. ### American's Sentiment On Elon Musk is Mixed From our analysis of over 78,000 recent tweets, America generally does not feel particularly positive about Elon Musk. Overall, 38.2% of posts about Elon Musk are negative. And only 19.2% are positive toward the tech entrepreneur. ![how-does-america-feel-about-elon-musk...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/5EHyz9rzQXWIbZnBYPhG) However, a large number of tweets (42.6%) are neutral. Let’s see how this breaks down across the nation. ### Which States Like Elon Musk? Hawaii tweet their love for Elon Musk the most, with 272 positive tweets for every 1,000 posted. This is possibly influenced by Space X’s Starlink [partnership with Hawaiian Airlines](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2022-04-26/hawaiian-airlines-teams-with-elon-musk-company-for-in-flight-internet) in April 2022. After the Aloha State, Alaska had the second-most positive tweets (252), followed by Idaho (238). The top ten states that like Elon Musk the most can be seen in the following map: ![which-states-like-elon-musk-most-expl...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/femhbArjT72d8G4ZYVjY) ### Which States Dislike Elon Musk? Delaware residents tend to tweet more about their dislike toward Musk, at around 465 tweets per 1,000, closely followed by Maine (448) and Oregon (443). See the map where Elon has the most haters below: ![which-states-dislike-elon-musk-the-mo...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/GrRxdaYRQl2T2RgaKQ70) ### Which States Show the Most Interest In Elon Musk? We also reviewed how many people searched for info on Elon Musk each month. Proportional to the state's population, Massachusetts is the most interested in Elon Musk, with 1,069 Google searches made per 100,000 people in the state, the highest in the country. The state of Georgia showed the least interest with only 60 searches made per 100,000 residents. ![states-most-interested-in-elon-musk-e...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/D0WL1JuRGiNyin7BoOpw) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| State \| Searches per 100k Residents \| \| Massachusetts \| 1069 \| \| New York \| 1046 \| \| New Jersey \| 1020 \| \| Washington \| 938 \| \| Connecticut \| 933 \| \| California \| 928 \| \| Florida \| 906 \| \| Illinois \| 879 \| \| New Hampshire \| 878 \| \| Hawaii \| 863 \| \| Pennsylvania \| 859 \| \| Virginia \| 857 \| \| Nevada \| 837 \| \| Colorado \| 830 \| \| Texas \| 817 \| \| Maryland \| 815 \| \| Utah \| 806 \| \| Arizona \| 792 \| \| Ohio \| 772 \| \| Oregon \| 765 \| \| Rhode Island \| 762 \| \| Michigan \| 740 \| \| Maine \| 728 \| \| Tennessee \| 707 \| \| Vermont \| 706 \| \| Minnesota \| 706 \| \| North Dakota \| 698 \| \| Wisconsin \| 690 \| \| North Carolina \| 685 \| \| Alabama \| 669 \| \| Delaware \| 661 \| \| Missouri \| 655 \| \| Idaho \| 638 \| \| Kansas \| 620 \| \| South Carolina \| 620 \| \| Nebraska \| 617 \| \| Alaska \| 610 \| \| Kentucky \| 604 \| \| Montana \| 604 \| \| Arkansas \| 595 \| \| Indiana \| 592 \| \| Louisiana \| 587 \| \| New Mexico \| 574 \| \| Iowa \| 570 \| \| West Virginia \| 564 \| \| Oklahoma \| 554 \| \| Mississippi \| 500 \| \| Wyoming \| 498 \| \| South Dakota \| 488 \| \| Georgia \| 60 \| ### What Do Men and Women Think of Elon Musk? Our study also analyzed how the perception of Elon Musk differs by gender. Where possible we reviewed the difference between men and women and what they say and feel about the tech entrepreneur. Women were only marginally more likely to tweet more negatively about Elon Musk, with 39.2% of their tweets being negative, compared to 38.1% in men. However, women were also slightly more likely to tweet more positively about Musk (19.3% vs 18.9%). ![gender-of-elon-musk-fans-exploding-to...](https://cdn.buttercms.com/output=f:webp/1skas3eYSSeBrLTGaWEX) Overall, men and women seem to like and dislike the tech entrepreneur an almost equal amount. Indicating that his online fans and critics appear not to be influenced by gender. ### Methodology and sources We took a dataset of 78,081 tweets from Twitter of posts that discussed “Elon Musk” or replied to the @elonmusk account. The exact search terms used for this analysis can be found below. These tweets were than analyzed using a [roBERTa-base sentiment analysis tool](https://huggingface.co/cardiffnlp/twitter-roberta-base-sentiment-latest), created by a Cardiff University’s ‘Research Group in Natural Language Processing’ Tweets were only reviewed if they contained geolocation data placing the user in the U.S. The [Genderize API](https://genderize.io/) was used to determine a probability of gender for each Twitter account where this was not stated on their profile. Those accounts where gender was unable to be determined by the algorithm were discounted from the analysis. Those who identify as non-binary were considered based on their Twitter bios (they/them pronouns) but did not make up a large enough proportion of the dataset to compare in this study. Google search data came directly from Google ([Google Ads: Keyword Planner](https://ads.google.com/intl/en_uk/home/tools/keyword-planner/)) which supplied the monthly search volume for the term ‘elon musk’ in each state. This data was taken on the 29th June 2022. The monthly search volume from Google was compared to the population of each state, from [World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/states), to get an approximate figure for searches per 100,000 people. #### Stop Guessing, Start Growing 🚀 Use real-time topic data to create content that resonates and brings results. Exploding Topics is owned by Semrush. Our mission is to provide accurate data and expert insights on emerging trends. Unless otherwise noted, this page’s content was written by either an employee or a paid contractor of Semrush Inc.
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