South Africa and the rest of the world have spent a large portion of 2020 having to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. It has therefore come as no surprise that Coronavirus has topped Google’s list of the top searches in South Africa for 2020.
Google on Wednesday announced the results of the 2020 Year in Search, sharing what the world and South Africans searched for as well as asked about in the world’s largest search engine.
In South Africa, Coronavirus was top of everyone’s mind this year and the pandemic’s impact is reflected in the Year in Search lists.
The Tech giant in a statement highlights that “just as search helps people to explore and discover a world of information, there are many ways to explore the year through the lens of Google Search.”
It, therefore, comes as no surprise that other top searches in South Africa for 2020 included searches such as ‘how to make pineapple beer’ to ‘level 3 lockdown’, ‘Teacher’s Day’ and ‘Kamala Harris’.
South Africans’ love affair with sport, celebrities, and politics remained unchanged, despite the pandemic.
Other Google’s top Trending Searches of 2020 included terms such as unemployment grants, restaurants, Kobe Bryant, Katlego Maboe, Joe Biden, Premier League, pizza dough and trips to Mauritius.
In the video below, google highlights Year In Search 2020
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 personalities – Loss
- Kobe Bryant
- Mshoza
- Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure
- Bob Mabena
- Naya Rivera
- George Floyd
- Chadwick Boseman
- Zinzi Mandela
- Thandeka Mdeliswa
- Mary Twala
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
