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Open evidence trend

Updated · Compare · Confirmed by Next Big PulseEvery source we read for this search, weighted and blended into one weekly line of overall interest, 0 to 100 of its own peak. The last 2 weeks are provisional. What it's made of

Open evidence is still accelerating: overall interest is up +122% in a year and +33% in the last three months.

ConfidenceHow sure the Pulse is over its last 13 weeks. High confidence: three or more steady sources, from different companies, carry the line lately. Every label
High
Next Big Pulse.
open evidence: weekly interest over three years, +122% in a year.

Two things to know

  1. Open evidence is tracked on the Next Big Pulse, +122% in a year, about 1.5M searches a month in the US.
  2. Near its peak: at 100% of its two-year peak; searches at this point were higher a year later 76% of the time, against 73% for any search.
Searches a month
1.5M
The Pulse now, US, between 780K and 3.0M
Rise so far
Near its peak
At 100% of its 2-year peak, climbing 99 weeks. Searches here were higher a year on 76% of the time (any search 73%)
Shelf life
9 to 63 weeks
How long past rises like this one lasted: median 23 weeks, from 3,914 rises. History, not a forecast
Overall interest, a year
+122%
from 806K to 1.5M searches a month
Last 3 months
+33%
accelerating, +375K a month
Peaks
All year
no seasonal peak
A click is worth
$0.32
what advertisers pay
Ranking difficulty
20/100
room for a new page

What's next for open evidence

Direction
Accelerating, +33% over the last 3 months.

Is open evidence really trending?

Only Hunger is measured for open evidence so far: no source of Heat counts it yet, so there's no verdict.

  1. Hungerwhat people go looking for+33% in 3 monthsFrom Bing searches, Google News search, web popularity
  2. HeatHeat: what the crowd is shown, unasked. No source counts it for this search yet.

Real when people are shown it and go looking for it; Early when the crowd is shown it first; Hype when it's shown and not sought; Quiet demand when searches rise with little talk. How the two sides are read.

Is open evidence still growing?

Yes. Overall interest in open evidence is up +122% in a year, and still up +33% over the last 3 months. The line blends every source we read for it, each listed below with its own figures, and the Next Big Pulse confirms the rise.

  1. +33%in 3 monthsJul 2026 to this week
  2. +122%in 1 yearOct 2025 to this week
  3. +1,178%in 2 yearsOct 2024 to this week

Each figure compares overall interest at the end of the window with its start.

Who searches for it, and why

Open Evidence refers to OpenEvidence, an AI-powered medical search engine that answers clinicians' questions with citations from peer-reviewed journals and guidelines, free for verified doctors and funded by advertising. People search it to sign up, compare it with other medical AI tools and ask whether it is accurate. In practice, the searchers are physicians, nurses, residents and medical students using it at the point of care. Its fast adoption has made it one of the most used AI tools in medicine. It signals demand for trustworthy clinical AI tools and related services.

Most people search it to learn about it.

Sources

The chart is the Next Big Pulse: every source with a weekly or monthly reading for open evidence, blended into one line of overall interest. A trend counts only when independent sources confirm the rise, each read against what every other search we track did there.

What the line for open evidence is made of, by its share of the last year
  • Bing searches69%since Sep 2024
  • Web popularity27%since Sep 2024
  • Google News search2%since Jan 2026

Confidence: high, three or more steady sources, from different companies, carry the line lately. The last 2 weeks rest on fewer sources: they aren't in Bing searches and web popularity yet. How the grade works

Independent sources, and whether each rose with open evidence
SourceRose with itThis search, in a yearThe typical search there
Bing searchesRoseMore than for the typical search there. Named, not quoted: its licence.
Wikipedia viewsNo rise above typical
Bluesky postsNo rise above typical
Hacker News mentionsNo rise above typical
Research papersNo rise above typical
New York Times articlesNo rise above typical

Searches a month is the Pulse's reading now, in Google Ads' scale for the US; cost per click and ranking difficulty are Google Ads keyword estimates.

The same search on Google Trends · How we read every source

Projections are Next Big's forecasts from public search data. They aren't financial, investment, trading or medical advice.

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Cite as: Next Big Pulse for "open evidence", weekly overall interest, 0 to 100 of its own peak. Next Big, nextbig.io/trend/open-evidence, as of October 19, 2026.

Questions

Is open evidence still popular in 2026?

Yes. Overall interest in open evidence is up +122% on a year ago, and +33% over the last three months.

How many people search for open evidence?

About 1.5 million searches a month in the US, on the Next Big Pulse.

When do searches for open evidence peak?

It doesn't follow a season. Its busiest week in five years was in October 2026.

Will open evidence keep growing?

It's too early to project: the rise is too short or too uneven for a forecast to mean anything yet. Its direction over the last three months is accelerating.

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Data as of October 19, 2026. First seen October 17, 2026.