Connectedeconomy Monthly Report news and trends

The Virtual Doctor Will See You Now: 40% of Consumers Embrace Telemedicine
Healthcare // July 19, 2023

First popularized as a replacement for in-person healthcare visits during the pandemic, telemedicine has since found a more permanent footing for patients. The steady rate of consumers participating in at least monthly telemedicine appointments since January 2022 is noted in proprietary research prepared for the...

The Great Remote Workforce Divide Gets Wider
Consumer Insights // July 11, 2023

This next installment of PYMNTS’ mini-series on consumer behaviors popularized during the pandemic demonstrates that workers may be in no rush to return to the office. The rate of employees engaging in remote work has continued to rise, with the growing shares illustrated in proprietary...

There’s a Massive Urban-Rural Divide in Digital Healthcare — and It’s Growing
Connected Economy // May 23, 2023

On Jan. 27, the Federal Communications Commission published a report and order expanding access to digital healthcare tools in rural America. The report acknowledged that digital and telehealth options have grown increasingly critical to providing healthcare to consumers in sparsely populated communities with limited brick-and-mortar...

Nearly 4 in 5 Consumers Screen Dating App Matches on Social Media
Connected Economy // April 21, 2023

Bumble. Tinder. Hinge. MeetMe. Grindr. Plenty of Fish. Every month, 73 million consumers across the United States log in to dating apps like these to search for dates, hookups and partners, and 25 million of them log in every single day. Meeting via app is...

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Home Is Where the Heart and the Connected Consumer Is 

August 23, 2023
Consumers’ move towards living more digitally connected lives continues to grow, with participation in the ConnectedEconomy™ experiencing an 8% year-over-year rise as of April. This surge in engagement has overtaken any stagnancy in the last months of 2022, as illustrated in the below chart created for PYMNTS’ May “ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report.” The greatest rise occurred between […]

The Virtual Doctor Will See You Now: 40% of Consumers Embrace Telemedicine

July 19, 2023
First popularized as a replacement for in-person healthcare visits during the pandemic, telemedicine has since found a more permanent footing for patients. The steady rate of consumers participating in at...

The Great Remote Workforce Divide Gets Wider

July 11, 2023
This next installment of PYMNTS’ mini-series on consumer behaviors popularized during the pandemic demonstrates that workers may be in no rush to return to the office. The rate of employees...

Consumers Now Want Digital in Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, Study Finds

March 29, 2023
Tech layoffs are running rampant. With inveterate titans like Meta, Google and Microsoft laying off thousands of workers, many are beginning to wonder whether digital growth and consumers’ appetite for...