Russian users are once again actively interested in leaving the country. According to Google Trends, In January-March 2026, interest in the topic of emigration increased sharply. Search queries have almost reached their highest level in recent years.
Growing interest in emigration
According to Russian media, citing Google Trends, in March 2026, interest in leaving Russia reached 88 points out of 100. This is one of the highest figures for the last year.
Queries like «How to leave Russia» and «leave Russia» rose sharply after a relative decline in 2025. In January 2026, this indicator was 75 points, and in February 2025 it was only 31 points.
Comparison with previous periods
The peak of interest in emigration was observed in January 2023 against the backdrop of the mobilisation call. The Google Trends index reached a maximum of 100 points.
After that, interest gradually declined. However, since the beginning of 2026, the trend has changed again to an upward one.
Context.
The increase in requests to leave Russia may be related to the political and economic situation in the country. Google Trends records the dynamics of user interest in certain topics based on search queries.
Similar spikes have already been recorded during previous waves of mobilisation and political instability.
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