Surprise, surprise. Coronavirus was top of everyone’s minds this year, as reflected in Google’s Year in Search results released today.
Pandemic notwithstanding, however, South Africans’ love affair with sport, celebrities and politics remained unchanged.
From ‘how to make pineapple beer’ to ‘level 3 lockdown’, ‘Teacher’s Day’ and ‘Kamala Harris’, South Africans used Search to learn about their world.
Google’s 2020 Year in Search compiles the moments, people, topics, events, and places that captured the world’s attention this year. The results range from overall global stories to hundreds of top 10 lists of trending topics across pop culture and lifestyle, sports, music, news, and more from across almost 70 countries.
Google provided the following information:
Top ten trending searches
- Coronavirus
- US elections update
- Sasol share price
- Level 3 lockdown South Africa
- Children’s Day
- Hantavirus
- Load shedding
- Cigarettes ban South Africa
- Teacher’s Day
- Leap Day
Top trending questions
- How to apply for an unemployment grant?
- Who won the election?
- What time is the President on tonight?
- What is coronavirus?
- What is 5G?
- Where does vanilla flavouring come from?
- Why were cornflakes invented?
- Where to buy beer during lockdown?
- Why were chainsaws invented?
- How to make hand sanitiser?
Top trending ‘near me’ searches
- Restaurant near me
- Grocery stores near me
- Builders near me
- Midas near me
- Virgin Active near me
- Hardware near me
- Mexican food delivery near me
- Massage spa near me
- Game stores near me
- Hiking near me
Top trending personalities – Loss
- Kobe Bryant
- Mshoza
- Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure
- Bob Mabena
- Naya Rivera
- George Floyd
- Chadwick Boseman
- Zinzi Mandela
- Thandeka Mdeliswa
- Mary Twala
See more Google Search rankings on the next page.
Top trending South African personalities
- Katlego Maboe
- Nikita Murray
- Edwin Sodi
- Lerato Kganyago
- Menzi Ngubane
- Jackie Phamotse
- Tino Chinyani
- Sophie Ndaba
- Nomcebo Zikode
- Monique Muller
Top trending political figures
- Joe Biden
- Kim Jong Un
- Kamala Harris
- Boris Johnson
- Angie Motshekga
- Ace Magashule
- Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
- Andile Lungisa
- Bheki Cele
Top trending sports searches
- Premier League
- England vs South Africa
- PSL standings
- IPL
- Champions League
- South Africa vs Australia
- La Liga
- Serie A
- Europa League
- Kaizer Chiefs vs Mamelodi Sundowns
Top trending recipes
- Pizza dough recipe
- Doughnut recipe
- Pineapple beer recipe
- Banana loaf recipe
- Pancakes recipe
- Magwinya recipe
- Lemon meringue recipe
- Cinnabon recipe
- Naan bread recipe
- Pornstar martini recipe
Top trending travel searches
- Trip to Mauritius
- Trip to Durban
- Trip to Thailand
- Trip to Mozambique
- Trip to Hawaii
- Trip to Mars
- Trip to Singapore
- Trip to Bali
- Trip to Jamaica
- Trip to Zanzibar
To see more information about Google’s Year in Search across the globe visit Google’s trends site.