// Dataset v2.0 · Public · Three-Source Verified

The Zorthex Dataset

70 phenomena across 7 domains · diffusion-lag (L) and attention positioning

Cases

Domains

Verification

Three-source

Observation cut-off

May 2026

Verified backbone · three-source verification. Each case is positioned using three independent attention signals: Google Trends (operational), Wikipedia pageviews (informational), and Reddit (community, declared qualitative proxy). Figures reflect data as of the observation cut-off: May 2026, with Google Trends CSV snapshots locked and archived. All values are subject to revision · re-verification recommended every 90 days, mirroring the dated and revisable nature of credit ratings. Cases are shown with their verification state (Structural / Observation / Bubble / Pre-dataset). Descriptive only · does not constitute investment advice. Full method: methodology.

◉ Google Trends · operationalWho searches to act now. The metric L is computed here (12 consecutive months ≥25/100). CSV snapshot-locked, archived on GitHub.

◉ Wikipedia · informationalWho reads to understand. Absolute pageviews via Wikimedia API — a corrective to search-index normalization.

◉ Reddit · communityHow a topic is discussed. Declared qualitative proxy (assente / nascente / matura), not a metric.

STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION BUBBLE PRE / NON-STAT Fully legible Dual-velocity

Phenomenon	L (mo)	Regime	Status	Three-factor family	Note
Financial Infrastructure & Regulation · 10 cases
Area read · indicative L (area): ~110 mo (n=6 comparable) · dominant regime: Policy-Trigger Slow multi-year ramp, breakout on a regulatory trigger. A new financial-infrastructure phenomenon will likely follow the same shape: long latency, then activation on a norm.
Stablecoins	128	Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Convergence (trigger)	GT+Wiki ignite together Jun-Jul 2025 (GENIUS Act). Model case.
Cryptocurrency	96	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Wiki peak 2021 market cycle; mature on both.
Bitcoin	146	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Real consolidation Dec 2020; Wiki ~7,265/day.
CBDC	61	Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Wiki ~486/day, declining from 2023.
Open Banking	75	Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	B2B, Wiki ~650/day, slow growth.
Buy Now Pay Later	157	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity / consumer	Wiki ~300/day, rising.
RWA Tokenization	103	Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Weak third factor	No clean Wikipedia article; declared. GT breakout Aug 2025.
Tokenized Deposits		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION		Provisional, within cluster window.
Basel III	~0	Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Intermediate	Attention immediate at Sep 2010 announcement.
MiCA		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Cluster (unconfirmed)	Wiki ~120/day flat; cluster not confirmed informationally.
Security / Tech / Cyber / Quantum · 10 cases
Area read · indicative L (area): ~138 mo (n=4 comparable) · dominant regime: Policy-Trigger Long institutional latency, technical-confined attention, breakout often policy- or incident-driven. Dual-velocity is the norm here.
Cybersecurity	145	Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Intermediate / B2B	Broad but mature, Wiki ~1,800/day stable.
Zero Day Vulnerability	231	Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Wiki base ~15/day; technical, near-invisible to public.
Endpoint Security	144	Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Pure B2B, Wiki ~90/day.
Post-Quantum Cryptography		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate (rising)	Under revision; GT breakout Aug 2025; Wiki rising ~900-2,330/day.
Quantum Computing		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Fully legible	Wiki ~3,553/day high; GT to re-verify on CSV.
Cloud Computing	31	Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible (Wiki anomaly)	L=36 from historic 2009 run. Oct-2025 Wiki spike (AWS outage) excluded.
Edge Computing		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Noise (divergent)	GT surge Aug 2025 NOT matched by Wiki (flat/declining).
Digital Identity		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity	Wiki ~169/day, B2B.
AI Watermarking		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity	t_start Oct 2023 (Biden EO 14110). Wiki ~144/day technical.
eIDAS		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Cluster (unconfirmed)	Wiki ~140/day flat.
Energy · 10 cases
Area read · indicative L (area): Green Hydrogen 204 mo (n=1 comparable) · dominant regime: Policy-Trigger Single comparable structural case (declared) - average not yet meaningful. Pattern: very long latency, policy-driven. To consolidate as more cases verify.
Green Hydrogen	204	Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	GT active 80/100, Wiki ~242/day = industry, not public.
Nuclear Fusion		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	Wiki ~1,062/day, peak Dec 2022. Longest historical lag candidate.
Small Modular Reactor		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	Wiki ~900-1,280/day rising; phantom L removed.
Carbon Capture		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate (+ event spike)	Wiki ~440/day; Jun-2025 event spike (12,486) flagged, excluded.
Solar Energy		Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Intermediate	Wiki ~748/day; mature.
Wind Energy		Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Intermediate	Wiki ~599/day; mature.
Heat Pump		Policy-Trigger	STRUCTURAL	Intermediate	Wiki ~840/day.
Battery Storage		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Cluster (unconfirmed)	Wiki declining; cluster not confirmed.
Carbon Tax		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity	Wiki ~151/day, declining.
EV Charging		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	GT to re-verify; provisional.
Biotech / Medical · 10 cases
Area read · indicative L (area): ~140 mo (n=5 comparable) · dominant regime: Institutional Mass Years of invisibility then institutional adoption. Specialist attention precedes public. A new biotech phenomenon will likely show a long, institution-led curve.
GLP-1	85	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Ozempic wave, Wiki ~1,300/day, real public interest.
CRISPR	99	Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	With anchor. 2026 GT re-peak NOT confirmed by Wiki = cluster noise.
Precision Medicine	165	Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Specialist, Wiki ~180/day.
Liquid Biopsy	175	Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Pure specialist, Wiki ~40/day.
Autonomous Vehicle	176	Institutional Mass	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Mature, Wiki ~1,000/day, declining from 2023.
AI Explainability		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	t_start Aug 2016 (DARPA). Wiki ~1,290/day, rising.
mRNA Cancer Vaccines			PRE / NON-STAT	Set aside	Term to re-pull exactly; NON-STAT (COVID shock).
Gene Therapy		Institutional Mass	PRE	Pre-dataset	t_peak = GT data start 2004; L not meaningful.
Stem Cell		Institutional Mass	PRE	Pre-dataset	Pre-dataset.
Telemedicine			PRE / NON-STAT	Pre-dataset	NON-STAT (COVID).
Policy / Regulatory · 10 cases
Area read · indicative L (area): see cases (mostly observation) · dominant regime: Policy-Trigger Recent/cluster-heavy: most cases still OBSERVATION. Area read provisional pending May-consolidated data.
GDPR		Shock/Spoke	BUBBLE		Threshold crossed, no 12-month window. NON-STAT.
EU AI Act		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	Wiki ~639/day, peak May 2024.
AI Red Teaming		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate (proxy)	t_start Oct 2023 (Biden EO). Wiki proxy 'Red team' ~329/day.
AI Incident Reporting		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity (proxy)	t_start Nov 2020 (AIID). Proxy 'AI safety' ~451/day.
AI Procurement Policy		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity	t_start Oct 2023 (Biden EO). Wiki ~142/day.
ESG		Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Intermediate	Wiki ~735/day.
CISA		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	Wiki ~450/day, peak Apr 2025.
Algorithmic Auditing		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate (proxy)	Above threshold since 2009 but never 12 consecutive months in 16 yrs.
Responsible AI		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Intermediate (proxy)	t_start Oct 2018. Proxy 'Ethics of AI' ~940/day. Broad proxy declared.
Model Cards AI		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity (proxy)	t_start Oct 2018 (Mitchell et al.). Concept-page minuscule; broad proxy.
Consumer / Social · 10 cases
Area read · indicative L (area): ~48 mo (n=4 comparable) · dominant regime: Market-Narrative Fast consolidation, market- and narrative-driven. Consumer phenomena become legible far quicker than infrastructure. Shortest lags in the dataset.
iPhone	29	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Run 205 months; annual launches.
Facebook	59	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Historic mainstream, now declining.
TikTok	31	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Mature on both. L=31 verified (t_peak Apr 2020).
Virtual Reality	71	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Fully legible	Consolidated 2015-16, now receding.
Metaverse		Shock/Spoke	BUBBLE		Confirmed bubble.
NFT		Shock/Spoke	BUBBLE		Confirmed bubble.
Digital Nomad	325	Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Extended structural lag (t_start 1997, Makimoto, Level B). L=325 verified on CSV. Concept origin far precedes infrastructure enablement.
Creator Economy		Market-Narrative	OBSERVATION	Anomaly (Reddit>Wiki)	Reddit strong, Wiki weak ~159/day. Declared anomaly.
Streaming		Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Intermediate	Wiki ~1,275/day.
Influencer		Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Wiki ~289/day, declining from 2023 peak.
AI Governance · 10 cases
Area read · indicative L (area): see cases (mostly observation) · dominant regime: Policy-Trigger Most dual-velocity domain of all (operational high, informational low). Largely OBSERVATION; area read qualitative, L provisional.
Generative AI		Market-Narrative	OBSERVATION	Fully legible (Wiki corrects GT)	Wiki high & constant since 2023 (~3-5k/day); GT normalization artifact.
Deep Learning		Institutional Mass	OBSERVATION	Fully legible (Wiki corrects GT)	Wiki ~2-2.5k/day steady since 2023; GT inflated by renormalization.
AI Governance		Policy-Trigger	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity	Domain is the most dual-velocity of all.
ICO Boom		Shock/Spoke	BUBBLE		Confirmed bubble.
Memecoin		Shock/Spoke	BUBBLE		Confirmed bubble.
Web3		Market-Narrative	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	Wiki ~956/day, peak Dec 2021, declining.
Gig Economy		Market-Narrative	STRUCTURAL	Dual-velocity	Wiki ~272/day.
Subscription Economy		Market-Narrative	OBSERVATION	Intermediate	Wiki ~406/day.
Super App	185	Market-Narrative	OBSERVATION	Dual-velocity (weak)	Wiki ~118/day, declining. Fragile case.
Remote Work			PRE / NON-STAT	Pre-dataset	NON-STAT (COVID shock).

How to read L. L = t_peak − t_start, in months — the gap between first documented public emergence and sustained mainstream attention. L is stable when the all-time peak is historical; cases whose peak is recent (within the Aug-2025 attention wave) carry a provisional L and are marked OBSERVATION. Where the third factor reveals a B2B / policy-driven phenomenon (operational attention high, informational low), this dual-velocity pattern is declared, not corrected. The internal dataset extends beyond these public cases; pre-dataset and non-stationary cases are retained for completeness but excluded from L averaging.