Since the first fears of the pandemic emerged in the U.S. in early March, businesses across the nation have endured six months of uncertainty. Yet, businesses are adapting and proving their resilience through lockdowns, reopenings, a summer surge in virus cases…
Whether you’ve been hit by Cupid’s arrow this Valentine’s Day or riding solo, you might have wondered what people search for on this emotionally-loaded holiday. Well we’ve got the answers, and they may surprise you…. We dug deep into Yelp’s data stores to find out what men and women search for around Valentine’s Day. We… Read more
Today we’re releasing the second edition of Yelp’s Local Economic Outlook, a program to rank U.S. metro areas by the pace of growth in their local-business population. This program is part of a larger, ongoing project surfacing insights from Yelp’s deep data stores to help businesses succeed and to arm policymakers with the information they… Read more
Happy (almost) New Year! As 2017 comes to an end, we look back at all the good things that happened in the big 2-0-1-7 and pay tribute to all the wonderful local businesses that opened this year. To create this list, our experts in the Yelp Data Lab identified the restaurants that were added to… Read more
Whether you’re guilty of gifting your sister-in-law the same Yankee candle now five years in a row, or you’ve earned a reputation as the most thoughtful secret Santa at the office holiday party, Yelp is here to help fuel your creativity and make you the most amazing local gift giver around this holiday season. Check… Read more
Apple, cherry, pumpkin, oh pie! Nothing says ‘hooray for the holidays’ quite like a fresh bite of flaky crust and delicious filling to finish off a family feast. Not once, but twice in 2017 have we dug to the depths of Yelp data to find the best pieces of piquant pie in the U.S.; Both… Read more
One year ago today, as election returns came in, some watchers turned to Yelp. Many of them were looking for immigration lawyers or cannabis clinics. Searches for both categories — and related cannabis categories — spiked just as it became clear that Americans had elected a president who campaigned on a platform of limiting immigration,… Read more
The leaves are changing, the weather is getting colder and the smell of pumpkin spice fills the air: Fall is here and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Thanks to Yelp’s devoted data science team, we’re sharing where to enjoy fun fall festivities and flavorful treats this autumn. We worked with Insider, Mic, Delish, Southern Living… Read more
Launching today, the Yelp Local Economic Outlook is a new program to track which areas of America are ripe for economic opportunity: where small businesses in America have the best chance of success. This program is an ongoing effort to surface insights from Yelp’s deep data stores to help businesses succeed and to arm policymakers… Read more
As far as neighborhoods go, it’s clear an area is heating up when the hipsters start hanging around. Where to find these spots? Just search “hipster” on Yelp and you’ll be pointed in the right direction. Hipsterness is one thing, but what about areas that are hot on the housing market, too? We partnered with… Read more
Measuring and quantifying local economic activity is tough. Traditionally, researchers in the U.S. have used government data to try to understand the forces that impact local community growth or decline. But the data (mainly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau) can take years to become available! For example, policymakers might have… Read more