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Ohio Among Top 15 Biggest Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping States
The busiest time of the American shopping calendar arrives this month. Just after Thanksgiving, millions of people flock to retail stores and a host of websites to score one-day deals and finish off their Christmas and holiday lists for good.
Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving every year, is a massive shopping day for Americans. And nowadays, thanks to the popularity of online shopping, Cyber Monday has become a great time to score even more deals.
At BetOhio.com, home of the best Ohio sports betting coverage, we wanted to see which states are the most interested in Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. We used Google Trends to rank states based on a combined interest score for “black friday,” “black friday deals,” “cyber monday,” and “cyber monday deals.” We then used SEMRush.com to find the search volume for the terms “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” in Ohio to see which is more popular in the state. All searches were conducted from Oct. 12 to Nov. 12, 2024.
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States Most Interested In Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals
Rank | States | Total Score |
1 | New York | 373 |
2 | West Virginia | 239 |
3 | North Dakota | 198 |
4 | Arkansas | 197 |
5 | Kentucky | 180 |
T6 | Iowa | 174 |
T6 | South Dakota | 174 |
8 | Alabama | 168 |
9 | Utah | 97 |
10 | Mississippi | 89 |
11 | Wyoming | 81 |
12 | Ohio | 80 |
13 | Hawaii | 44 |
14 | Montana | 41 |
15 | California | 25 |
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Where Ohio Ranks For Black Friday And Cyber Monday Interest
When it comes to search interest scores surrounding the two holidays, Ohio’s total of 80 ranks 12th nationally. The state is sandwiched between shopping-friendly locales like Wyoming (81 total score) and Hawaii (44).
The Buckeye State’s interest in Black Friday and Cyber Monday ranked well behind America’s leaders in shopping search interest, though, with New York (373 total points), West Virginia (239) and North Dakota (198) leading the nation, according to our research-based scoring system. Arkansas (197 points) and Kentucky (180 points) rounded out the U.S. top five.
The holiday season also means college football fans statewide are getting ready for The Game on Nov. 30, and we have a Michigan vs. Ohio State odds page for the latest on this year’s clash in Columbus.
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Ohio Preferences: Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday
Situation | Search Volume |
Black Friday | 12.1K |
Cyber Monday | 1.9K |
As far as shopping holiday preferences in Ohio, it seems residents prefer to do their shopping on Black Friday much more than Cyber Monday, with the latter being a much newer concept. The day after Thanksgiving – this year’s Black Friday falls on Nov. 29 – scored nearly 12 times the search volume (more than 12,100) over the online-only shopping day (1.9K).
No matter where they do holiday their shopping this year, there’s no denying that Ohio residents are up for the task of getting their shopping lists sorted. And they are interested in the dynamic holiday shopping duo that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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