Coronavirus, Joe Biden top Google’s 2020 global, Nigeria search trends

By Charles Abuede

Google, on Wednesday, releasef the results of its 2020 Year in Search, sharing what the world, and Nigerians, searched for, asked about, listened to and watched in 2020. Coronavirus was top on everyone’s mind, this year and the pandemic’s impact is reflected in the Year in Search lists.

Pandemic notwithstanding, Nigerians interest in celebrities, music, movies and TV shows showed itself strongly again in this year’s Year in Search lists.

Google’s 2020 Year in Search compiles the moments, people, topics, events, and places that captured the world’s attention this year. Just as Search helps people to explore and discover a world of information, and there are many ways to explore the year through the lens of Google Search. 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.

Search trends information is gleaned from data collated by Google based on what Africans have been searching for and asking Google this year. Google processes more than 40 thousand search queries every second. This translates to more than a billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide.

From ‘how to make hand sanitizer’ to ‘Rema’, ‘Betty – Butter’ and ‘Mulan’, Nigerians use Search to explore their world.

 

Top trending searches – global

Coronavirus

Election results

Kobe Bryant

Zoom

IPL

India vs New Zealand

Coronavirus update

Coronavirus symptoms

Joe Biden

Google Classroom

 

Top 10 trending searches (Nigeria)

Coronavirus

US election

Joe Biden

Google Classroom

ASUU

Zoom Live

Rema

Naira Marley

Rahama Sadua

Hushpuppi

 

Top trending questions (Nigeria)

Who is the new President of America?

When is school resuming in Nigeria?

How to make hand sanitizer

Who is George Floyd?

How to make face mask

Who is Joe Biden?

Who is Laycon?

How to make cake

Who is Aisha Yesufu?

How to make bread

 

Top trending people (Nigeria)

Joe Biden

Rema

Naira Marley

Rahama Sadau

Hushpuppi

Laycon

Kamala Harris

Omah Lay

Maryam Sanda

Kai Havertz

 

Top trending recipes (Nigeria)

Pornstar martini recipe

Puff puff recipe

Pancake recipe

Red velvet cake recipe

Meat pie recipe

Chin chin recipe

Bread recipe

Chocolate cake recipe

Oha soup recipe

Egusi soup recipe

 

Top trending songs (Nigeria)

Davido – Fem

Simi – Duduke

XXXTentacion – Bad

Mayorkun ft Davido – Betty Butter

Rema- Ginger me

Rema – Woman

Burna Boy – Wonderful

Patoranking – Abule

Naira Marley – Tesumole

Davido ft Nicki Minaj – Holy Ground