Google 2020 Year in Search: Here’s what South Africans wanted to know
Did Trump triumph on Google Search, or did Joe Biden beat him to it? Did South Africans really love Jerusalema? Did banana bread rise to the top or was it beaten out by pineapple beer? Google reveals all.
Google on Wednesday, 9 December 2020 hosted its annual Year in Search event to show exactly what South Africans were searching for throughout the year. And what a tumultuous year it was.
“It’s been a year of quarantines, nose invasions, and meetings-that-should-have-been-emails. Locked indoors with all their questions, what did South Africans want to know most?”
Google Year in Search
Google 2020 Year in Search
These are the top trending search result in South Africa
Top 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 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?
South African personalities
- Katlego Maboe
- Nikita Murray
- Ediwn Sodi
- Lerato Kganyago
- Menzi Ngubane
- Jackie Phamotse
- Tino Chinyani
- Sophie Ndaba
- Nomcebo Zikode
- Monique Muller
To trending personalities (loss)
- Kobe Byrant
- Mshoza
- Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure
- Bob Mabena
- Naya Rivera
- George Floyd
- Chadwick Boseman
- Zinzi Mandela
- Thandeka Mdeliswa
- Mary Twala
Top ‘near me’ searches
- Restaurant near me
- Grocery store near re
- Builders near me
- Midas near me
- Virgin Active near me
- Hardware near me
- Mexican food delivery near me
- Massage spa near me
- Game stores near me
- Hiking near me
Top trending recipe searches
- Pizza dough recipe
- Doughnut recipe
- Pineapple beer recipe
- Banana loaf recipe
- Pancakes recipe
- Magwinya recipe
- Lemon meringue recipe
- Cannabon recipe
- Naan bread recipe
- Pronstar 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 Namibia
Top trending politicians
- Joe Biden
- Kim Jon Un
- Kamala Harris
- Boris Johnson
- Angie Motshekga
- Ace Magashule
- Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
- Andile Lungisa
- Bheki Cele
