The top Google searches in South Africa in 2020

Last year 2020, Google decided to now publish their  annual “Year in Search” findings, in which it reveals the top trending search terms in South Africa – and other countries around the world. In 2020, as expected “coronavirus” was the top search term alongside other searches such as recipes for pineapple beer also featured highly, thanks to government’s booze ban during the hard lockdown in April and May.

Here are some of the google searches in 2020:

The top trending questions were:

1. How to apply for an unemployment grant?
2. Who won the election?
3. What time is the President on tonight?
4. What is coronavirus?
5. What is 5G?
6. Where does vanilla flavouring come from?
7. Why were cornflakes invented?
8. Where to buy beer during lockdown?
9. Why were chainsaws invented?
10. How to make hand sanitiser?

The top trending political figures were:

1. Joe Biden
2. Kim Jong Un
3. Kamala Harris
4. Boris Johnson
5. Angie Motshekga
6. Ace Magashule
7. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
8. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
9. Andile Lungisa
10. Bheki Cele

The top 10 trending searches in South Africa in 2020 were:

1. Coronavirus
2. US elections update
3. Sasol share price
4. Level-3 lockdown South Africa
5. Children’s Day
6. Hantavirus
7. Load shedding
8. Cigarettes ban South Africa
9. Teacher’s Day
10. Leap Day

The top trending South African personalities were:

1. Katlego Maboe
2. Nikita Murray
3. Edwin Sodi
4. Lerato Kganyago
5. Menzi Ngubane
6. Jackie Phamotse
7. Tino Chinyani
8. Sophie Ndaba
9. Nomcebo Zikode
10. Monique Muller

The top trending sports searches were:

1. Premier League
2. England vs South Africa
3. PSL standings
4. IPL
5. Champions League
6. South Africa vs Australia
7. La Liga
8. Serie A
9. Europa League
10. Kaizer Chiefs vs Mamelodi Sundowns

The top trending recipes were:

1. Pizza dough recipe
2. Doughnut recipe
3. Pineapple beer recipe
4. Banana loaf recipe
5. Pancakes recipe
6. Magwinya recipe
7. Lemon meringue recipe
8. Cinnabon recipe
9. Naan bread recipe
10. Pornstar martini recipe

Look out for the 2021 searches in December this year.

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