Google on Wednesday released ‘Year in Search 2020’ results to detail the top trending searches in India and around the globe this year. The list of top searches includes ‘coronavirus’, ‘US election results’, and ‘PM Kisan Yojana’.
Google on Wednesday released its anticipated ‘Year in Search 2020′ to detail the top trending searches in India and around the globe this year. As one can expect, the list of top searches on Google included ‘coronavirus’, ‘US election results’, and ‘PM Kisan Yojana’. However, the term ‘Indian Premier League’ surpassed all other queries in 2020 and became the top trending query on Google in India. Globally, ‘coronavirus’ was the top search. This was expected as the pandemic has disrupted the lives of millions around the world. In India, Google said that ‘Indian Premier League’ made it the top trending query in 2020, followed by ‘coronavirus’, ‘US election results’, ‘PM Kisan Yojana’, and ‘Bihar election results’. Queries around the Indian Premier League, coronavirus, and the US presidential elections also led the list of major news events searched on Google. Other important news events that triggered heavy search activity included the unprecedented lockdown, Nirbhaya case, Beirut explosion, bushfires in Australia, and locust swarm attack. US President-elect Joe Biden emerged as a top trending personality on Google in India, along with news anchor Arnab Goswami, and Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor. Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Rhea Chakraborty, and Ankita Lokhande were also amongst the top trending personalities. International personalities that were trending on Google in India include North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un, Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan, and US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
