Coronavirus

Inflation is now the top global worry for the first time, with 26 out of 27 countries recording an increase in concern over the last month.

Two years into the unprecedented upheavals instigated by a global pandemic, it feels like a good moment to take stock and think about what we have learned during this dramatic period.

The fourth and final regional report summarizing key trends across surveyed African Union Member States and highlighting paths forward is now available.

Concern about the coronavirus is fluctuating from country to country but declining overall. Ipsos regularly uses a list of eighteen issues and test it in 28 countries across the world to establish the answer to this question: What Worries the World?

The initial slow spread of Covid-19 through Africa helped some countries to start preparing for the inevitable, but – a little more than a year into the pandemic – many Africans report a rather devastating effect on their lives and livelihoods.

One of the most devastating “unintended consequences” of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa is the spread of hunger.

Our monthly round-up of research and analysis from Ipsos teams around the world covers a range of topics from gender equality and parenting to retail trends and how advertising becomes famous.

People all over the world want political leaders to look at their country’s needs first, before any political issues, when working towards recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. They essentially want their leaders to be statesmen and not politicians during this period.

Our monthly round-up of Ipsos research and thinking reflects on the world one year on from Covid-19, looks forward to the world in 2025 and beyond, and presents new white papers on customer experience, product innovation and research methods.