This page tracks how public attention to QRL and the quantum-computing topic evolves over time, using Google Trends relative search interest. It is purely informational — it shows the data and nothing more.
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Reading this chart
What the 0–100 index means and how to read the lines over time.
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Relative interest (0–100)
Google Trends publishes a relative index, not search counts. 100 marks the busiest week in the window; every other week is scaled against it. A value is not a volume.
One scale per keyword
Each term is normalized to its own peak, so a taller line does not mean a term is searched more than another. Compare a line to itself over time, not against the other lines.
Shape over height
Read direction and turning points — rising, spikes, decline — rather than the exact value on any single week.
Coverage
Roughly five years of history, one point per week, per keyword. Use the range buttons above the chart to zoom in or out.
Toggle a line
Click a keyword in the legend to hide its line; click again to bring it back. Handy for isolating one term.
Updates & reliability
Collected once a week. Google Trends has no stable official API; if the source breaks upstream a line simply stops updating rather than showing wrong data.
FAQ about trends
Common questions about this page+
What does this page measure?
Google Trends relative search interest over time for a fixed set of keywords (QRL, quantum computing, post-quantum cryptography, XMSS), across a multi-year window.
Why is Google Trends shown as 0–100 instead of a real number?
Google Trends only publishes relative interest — a 0–100 index normalized within its own query window — not absolute search counts. A value of 100 is the peak point in the window; it is not a volume. Compare shape and direction over time, not the absolute height between separate keywords.
How often does the data update?
Once a week. The source is polled on a weekly schedule, so new points appear roughly every seven days.
Is this a prediction or a signal of risk?
No. This page is purely descriptive — it reports the trend data as collected and draws no conclusions. Read it as a record of public attention, nothing more.
Google Trends — search interest
Relative search interest (0–100), normalized within Google's window per keyword.