Dec 8, 2021
By: Marcia SekhoseGoogle today revealed the top search trends of 2021 in India. It includes what people Google searched the most and in different categories like news, sports, and entertainment.
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Indian Premier League was the top search query in India this year. ICC T20 World Cup, Euro Cup and Tokyo Olympics were also among the top five.
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The top ‘near me’ query on Google Search was “Covid vaccine near me” followed by “Covid test near me” and “Food delivery near me”.
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How to is a popular search query on Google, and what people wanted to learn the most was “How to register for covid vaccine” in India.
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In addition to learning how tos, Indians also searched for what black fungus is, what the factorial of hundred is, what the Taliban is and what’s happening in Afghanistan.
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Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra was the most searched personality followed by Aryan Khan, Shenaaz Gill and Raj Kundra.
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Although released in November, Jai Bhim became the most Google searched movie in India this year. Other popular movies were Shershaah, Radhe, Bell Bottom and Eternals.
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The most searched news event was the Tokyo Olympics, followed by black fungus, Afghanistan, West Bengal elections and tropical cyclone Tauktae.
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Recipes are also a popular search query everywhere and Indians were most curious about enoki mushrooms, Modak, methi matar malai, palak and the age-old chicken soup.
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