Google Trends, a platform administered by the US information technologies giant Google, calculated that Lithuania was 10th among all countries in terms of searches about Olympics over the past 24 hours.
The list is topped by Uruguay, followed by Brazil in 2nd and New Zealand in 3rd. Other countries include Sweden, Australia, the Netherlands, Panama, Norway and Canada.
Google Trends analyzes how often a particular search-term is entered relative to the total search-volume across various regions of the world, and in various languages.
The Olympic Games are scheduled to kick off on Friday and last until Aug. 21. The Lithuanian delegation includes 68 athletes. Associated Press news agency forecasts four medals for Lithuania.
