What the world asked Google in 2023, from the ‘Israel war’ to ‘Taylor Swift’
In the United States, many people spent the year wondering why eggs, Taylor Swift tickets, and sriracha bottles were so pricey.
Here is your 2023 Google search history:
Actually, the world’s, too. The California-based internet giant unveiled its ‘Year in Search’ on Monday, compiling a list of the world’s most popular questions for 2023. Topics covered included the passing of well-known people, terrible news with global implications, and famous pop culture events (hello, Barbenheimer).
According to Google’s worldwide data, the most searched-for news in 2023 was the continued conflict between Israel and Hamas. Other popular topics included the June implosion of a submersible Titanic and the severe earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in February.
Damar Hamlin was the most searched-for person on Google this year. Hamlin, a safety for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, suffered a near-fatal heart collapse on the field during a game in January but has since completed a famous return. Following him was actor Jeremy Renner, who survived a horrific snowplow accident at the start of 2023. Meanwhile, the late Matthew Perry and Tina Turner lead the search trends for renowned people who died.
In the sphere of entertainment, ‘Barbie’ led Google search’s cinema trends this year, followed by Barbenheimer co-pilot ‘Oppenheimer’ and Indian thriller ‘Jawan’. ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Wednesday,’ and ‘Ginny and Georgia’ were the top three trending series on television in 2023.
Yoasobi’s ‘Idol’ was the top trending song on Google. Following that was Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That In A Small Town,’ which skyrocketed in the charts amid controversy this summer, and Shakira and Bizarrap’s ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.
‘Why eggs, Taylor Swift tickets, and sriracha bottles are so pricey?’
That’s only the tip of the iceberg in terms of Google’s worldwide search trends for 2023. Bibimbap was the most popular recipe. The new home of Argentine soccer ace Lionel Messi, Inter Miami CF, tops Google’s sports teams trends.
In the United States, many people spent the year wondering why eggs, Taylor Swift tickets, and sriracha bottles were so pricey — while ‘rizz’ (just selected Oxford’s word of the year) was a contender for popular slang definition inquiries.
More data, including country-specific lists and trends from previous years, may be found in Google’s ‘Year in Search’ archive. According to the business, it gathered its 2023 search results from January 1 to November 27 of this year.
What Did India Search for in Google Year in Search 2023?
Chandrayaan-3 is at the top of the list! ISRO’s third lunar mission was a huge success! Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on the moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023, becoming India the first country to accomplish so.
Following Chandrayaan-3, we have the Karnataka Elections 2023 Results, in which the Congress party, led by CM Siddamaraih, wins by a landslide, defeating the previous BJP administration by 135 seats. The elections also featured the largest voter turnout in the history of assembly elections, at 73.19 percent.
In addition to this, the train accident that occurred in Odisha in June 2023 was included on the list. Three trains collided in the Balasore district on June 2. At full speed, the Coromandel Express entered the passing loop rather than the main route at Bahanaga Bazar railway station and collided with a cargo train.
The battle between the Kuki and Meiti tribes in Manipur heightened tensions throughout India. Three months after the battle began, emotions rose when a video of two women being paraded naked went viral on social media.
Apart from the top ten most googled news events, Indians also searched terms like ‘What Is G20?’, ‘UCC kya hai?’ and many more. As many of us joined together in mourning the loss of the cherished “Chandler Bing,” the death of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. star Matthew Perry also became one of the most googled events in India.
It’s likely that you’ve seen numerous lists summarizing internet behavior this year, ranging from dictionary lookups to music streaming, as 2023 comes to an end. Google is not the only business that releases yearly data. Wikipedia, for instance, unveiled its year-end list of the most popular articles last week, with its piece about ChatGPT coming in top. In addition, Google revealed the “of all time” search statistics for a number of niche categories in celebration of the search engine’s 25th birthday. Since 2004 (the year the company’s trends data was public), Beyoncé has been the most Googled Grammy winner ever, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese soccer star, is the most searched athlete, and “Harry Potter” is the mos
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