Year in Search 2019: Cricket World Cup and Lok Sabha Elections top list
Recapping the many trends that stoked the users’ imagination in 2019, Google India announced its ‘Year in Search’ results highlighting standout moments in Search across news, sporting events, personalities, movies, songs and more.
The top 10 overall list of trending search terms this year reflected the country's excitement around events like the Cricket World Cup, the Lok Sabha elections followed by the buzzing interest that surrounded the launch of Chandrayaan 2. Movies like Kabir Singh, Gully Boy, Mission Mangal, Joker, and a double entry of Marvel’s blockbusters -- Avengers: Endgame and Captain Marvel also featured in the overall list.
Among the most searched personalities this year, IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman topped the list, followed by Lata Mangeshkar, and Yuvraj Singh. This year also witnessed a unique entry of the internet singing sensation ‘Ranu Mondal’. Sporting searches were dominated by the Cricket World Cup followed by the Pro Kabaddi League. Other international sporting spectacles like the Wimbledon, Copa América, and the tennis tournaments (including the Australian, French and US Open) were also highly searched.
Putting a spotlight on the major news events, searches were understandably dominated by the Lok Sabha Elections, Chandrayaan 2, and Article 370. Other important news events including the Maharashtra and Haryana state assembly elections were highly searched. Additionally, the list saw a mix of both local and global news moments such as the Pulwama attack, Cyclone Fani, the Ayodhya verdict, and the Amazon forest fire.
Some of the most interesting search terms were those centered around ‘How to..’, and ‘What is…’, Google Search saw a wide variety of questions including ‘How to vote’, ‘How to get Fastag’, ‘How to select channels as per TRAI’, ‘What is Article 370?’, ‘What is howdy Modi?’, ‘What is DLS method in cricket?’, ‘What is Article 15?’ among others. Additionally, on local searches around ‘Near me…’, the top queries revolved around “Dance classes near me” followed by “Salons near me”. Interestingly, a pertinent entry in this particular list in 2019 was “Air quality Index near me”.
View the complete 2019 India-specific lists and global trends in detail; and dive into thousands of global top-ten lists across pop culture, sports, music, politics, news, captured from more than 75 countries.
Here is the overall Google 2019 Year in Search results:
Overall |
Near me |
How to... |
Personalities |
Movies |
Songs |
Sports Events |
What is... |
News |
Cricket World Cup |
Dance classes near me |
How to vote |
Abhinandan Varthaman |
Kabir Singh |
Le Photo Le |
Cricket World Cup |
What is Article 370? |
Lok Sabha election results |
Lok Sabha Elections |
Salons near me |
How to link Aadhar to PAN |
Lata Mangeshkar |
Avengers: Endgame |
Teri Meri Kahani |
Pro Kabaddi League |
What is exit poll? |
Chandrayaan 2 |
Chandrayaan 2 |
Costume stores near me |
How to check name in voter list |
Yuvraj Singh |
Joker |
Teri Pyari Pyari Do Akhiyan |
Wimbledon |
What is a black hole? |
Article 370 |
Kabir Singh |
Mobile stores near me |
How to check NEET result |
Anand Kumar |
Captain Marvel |
Vaste |
Copa América |
What is howdy Modi? |
PM Kisan Yojana |
Avengers: Endgame |
Saree shop near me |
How to select channels as per TRAI |
Vicky Kaushal |
Super 30 |
Coca-Cola Tu |
Australian Open |
What is e-cigarette? |
Maharashtra assembly elections |
Article 370 |
Air quality Index near me |
How to remove Holi colour |
Rishabh Pant |
Mission Mangal |
Gori Tori Chunari Ba Lal Lal Re |
French Open |
What is DLS method in cricket? |
Haryana assembly election result |
NEET results |
Furniture store near me |
How to play PUBG |
Ranu Mondal |
Gully Boy |
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas |
Super Bowl |
What is Ayodhya case? |
Pulwama attack |
Joker |
Toy store near me |
How to get Fastag |
Tara Sutaria |
War |
Ladki Aankh Mare |
The Ashes |
What is Article 15? |
Cyclone Fani |
Captain Marvel |
Electronic stores near me |
How to know polling booth |
Siddharth Shukla |
Housefull 4 |
Payaliya Bajni Lado Piya |
US Open |
What is surgical strike? |
Ayodhya verdict |
PM Kisan Yojana |
Spa near me |
How to file GSTR-9 |
Koena Mitra |
Uri: The Surgical Strike |
Kya Baat Hai |
Indian Super League |
What is National Register of Citizens of India? |
Amazon forest fire |
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