Iraqi local search is the cheapest growth lever you're ignoring
Most Iraqi SMEs have either no Google Business Profile or a half-claimed one with two photos and zero reviews. The handful that have done it properly are dominating local search across their cities. Google carries 99.67% of Iraqi search referrals (StatCounter, August 2026), so the map pack is where local buyers actually look. The impact of doing nothing is real: every month you don't appear in the Maps 3-pack, customers are calling someone else.
Listings shown in the map pack before anyone scrolls
Iraqi search referrals from Google (StatCounter, Aug 2026)
Iraqi internet users, 83.8% of the population (DataReportal, Digital 2026)
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