Google Year in Search 2021: Cricket, Cowin and Tokyo Olympics among top searches in India
Google India today announced the results for its Year in Search 2021, recapping the top search trends of 2021 in India. The listing reveals what Indians searched for the most throughout the year across news, sports, entertainment, and other categories. Check out the results below.
The top searches: Cricket, CoWin
Cricket continued to be a major search trend this year, with the Indian Premier League, CoWIN and the ICC T20 World Cup filling the top three spots in the overall list of search queries. The Euro Cup and Toyko Olympics were number four and five in the list respectively. The Covid vaccine, Free Fire redeem code, Neeraj Chopra, Aryan Khan and Copa America were other notable searches in the top ten list.
Sports, Bollywood celebrities
Another popular search trend was the performance of Indian sportspersons at the Tokyo Olympics. Search queries included Neeraj Chopra, who brought India its first medal in athletics. Interest also spiked around personalities including Aryan Khan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and page three celebrities such as Vicky Kaushal, Shehnaaz Gill, and Raj Kundra.
COWIN, vaccination information, and Free Fire
The commencement of the world’s largest vaccination drive in the world saw searches for COWIN and Covid Vaccine trending massively as people sought information around the vaccinations options and their availability.
Among games, however, battle royale shooter Free Fire was the only gaming entry that made it to the overall trending list.
‘Near me’ searches in 2021
‘Near me’ searches this year revolved largely around services related to the pandemic. While a lot of people searched for vaccines, Covid tests, Covid hospitals, searches for oxygen cylinders and CT scans also witnessed a spike as people fought the second wave of COVID through the first half of the year.
In addition, queries on food deliveries, tiffin services, and takeout restaurants also surged with people looking to ride out the intermittent lockdowns, revealed Google.
Cinema, recipes, and other news
2021 also witnessed a strong interest in regional cinema. Jai Bhim, a Tamil blockbuster secured the top spot on the Movies list, followed by Bollywood movies Shershaah, Radhe, and Bell Bottom. Hollywood movies like Godzilla vs Kong and Eternals rounded up the list of the top trending movies of this year.
Meanwhile, Google also revealed that queries in the ‘Recipes’ category proved to be a buffet of terms, with Enoki Mushrooms topping the trend cake. It was an intriguing spectrum of culinary-spanning interests, from the racy Porn Star Martini to Lasagna.
Recipes for Modak and Cookies added a sweet taste alongside homely staples like ‘Methi Matar Malai’ and ‘Palak’. Kada, the hot favorite immunity-boosting home remedy, also featured among the top recipes, the report added.
Coming to News, while Covid-19 continued to be the most searched term, other key elements people searched for the most include key global events and topics such as the Tokyo Olympics, Black Fungus, Afghanistan, and the West Bengal elections.
With Thanks Refrence to : https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/google-year-in-search-2021-cricket-cowin-and-tokyo-olympics-among-top-searches-in-india-7662134/
