Perplexity Prompt to Find Industry Trends & Data

This prompt helps you use Perplexity to uncover current industry trends, statistics, and market data. Perfect for content creators, marketers, and thought leaders who need recent data to support arguments, create infographics, or position their expertise. Perplexity finds credible sources and aggregates current trends—ideal for blog posts, presentations, and reports.

Works Best With: Perplexity | Also works with: Infographics, blog posts, LinkedIn content, investor presentations

The Prompt

Research current industry trends and statistics on the following topic:

Topic details:
– Industry/Topic: [SPECIFIC INDUSTRY OR TREND]
– Focus area: [E.g., “remote work adoption,” “AI implementation,” “consumer spending”]
– Time frame: [E.g., “2024-2025,” “last 6 months,” “projected for 2026”]
– Geography: [GLOBAL, US, SPECIFIC REGION?]
– Audience: [WHO SHOULD UNDERSTAND THIS – executives, consumers, investors?]

Specific research questions:
1. [What’s the market size or growth rate?]
2. [What are the top 3-5 trends in this space?]
3. [What statistics or data points are most compelling?]
4. [What are the key drivers of change?]
5. [What challenges or obstacles exist?]
6. [What does the future outlook look like?]

Data requirements:
– Include: [STATISTICS WITH SOURCES, EXPERT PREDICTIONS, CASE STUDIES]
– Avoid: [SPECULATION WITHOUT EVIDENCE, OUTDATED DATA]
– Citation format: [HOW YOU WANT SOURCES CITED – inline, at bottom?]

Use case: [WHY YOU NEED THIS – content, investor pitch, market research, thought leadership?]

Format: Present findings in clear sections. Prioritize credible sources (Gartner, Pew, McKinsey, etc.) and include publication dates so readers know data is current.

When to Use This Prompt

• You’re writing a blog post or thought leadership piece and need credible data to back claims
• You’re creating an infographic or visual and need compelling statistics
• You’re pitching an idea internally or to investors and need market context
• You want to position your expertise by discussing current trends in your space

What You’ll Get

Current market trends with credible sources and publication dates, relevant statistics and data points with citations, expert predictions and analysis from known research firms, context on what’s driving change in the industry, market outlook and future projections, and actionable insights you can use in content or strategy.

Why This Prompt Works

• Current data only: Perplexity searches live web, so data is recent and relevant—not months old

• Source credibility: By requesting credible sources, you ensure data comes from Gartner, Pew, McKinsey, etc.—not random blogs

• Multiple angles: The prompt asks for trends, stats, drivers, and outlook. This gives you a 360-degree view

• Content-ready: Results are structured for immediate use in content, presentations, or reports

How to Customize This Prompt

1. [INDUSTRY/TOPIC] — Be specific. “AI” is too broad; “AI in sales automation” is better
2. [FOCUS AREA] — What aspect of the industry matters most to you?
3. [RESEARCH QUESTIONS] — Customize based on what you actually need to know
4. [CREDIBLE SOURCES] — Name firms you trust: Gartner, McKinsey, Forrester, Pew, etc.
5. [TIME FRAME] — Specify recent to ensure data isn’t stale

Pro Tips

• Create a trend calendar: Research quarterly to track how trends evolve over time

• Cross-reference sources: If multiple credible sources agree on a trend, use that in your content

• Build a swipe file: Save research in a spreadsheet. When you need data, you already have it sourced

• Share with team: Send trend findings to your marketing, product, and sales teams monthly