Year in Search 2019: India’s eternal love for Cricket trumps Politics and Entertainment in 2019

by Samiksha
          ‘ICC Cricket World Cup’ remains top trending query on Google Search
          ISRO’s space mission ‘Chandrayaan 2’ and ‘Article 370’ feature among the top trends
          Kabir Singh & Avengers: Endgame feature as the top trending movies of 2019
Mumbai, December , 2019: 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 BoyMission 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 ElectionsChandrayaan 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 attackCyclone 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
Also, do check out our annual Year in Search video at g.co/2019
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