COVID-19, ASUU strike, Davido, others top 2020 Google search

Coronavirus, Joe Biden, Davido, Kobe Bryant, and Martinis topped the results of Google 2020 Year-in-Search.

Also, the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff of Universities is among the top trending searches and questions in Nigeria.

This was announced in a press statement by the Communication Officer, Google’s West Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade.

He said Google’s 2020 Year-in-Search compiled the moments, people, topics, events, and places that captured the world’s attention in the year.

Kola-Ogunlade said from overall global stories to hundreds of top 10 lists of trending topics across pop culture and lifestyle, sports, music, news, and more from across almost 70 countries.

He said Coronavirus was top on everyone’s minds in 2020.

Other top trending global search included election results, zoom, India Vs News Zealand, Google classroom and Naira Marley, among others,

Kola-Ogunlade listed other trending searches as recipes, trending questions, trending people, trending songs, and others.

Part of the statement read, “Just as search helps people to explore and discover a world of information, there are many ways to explore the year through the lens of Google Search.

“From overall global stories to hundreds of top 10 lists of trending topics across pop culture and lifestyle, sports, music, news, and more from across almost 70 countries.

“Coronavirus was top of everyone’s minds this year and the pandemic’s impact is reflected in the Year in Search lists. Pandemic notwithstanding, Nigerians interest in celebrities, music, movies and TV shows showed itself strongly again in this year’s Year in Search lists.

“From ‘how to make hand sanitizer’ to ‘Rema’, ‘Betty – Butter’ and ‘Mulan’, Nigerians use Search to explore their world.”

Top trending searches – global
Coronavirus
Election results
Kobe Bryant
Zoom
IPL
India vs New Zealand
Coronavirus update
Coronavirus symptoms
Joe Biden
Google Classroom

Top 10 trending searches (Nigeria)
Coronavirus
US election
Joe Biden
Google Classroom
ASUU
Zoom Live
Rema
Naira Marley
Rahama Sadua
Hushpuppi

Top trending questions (Nigeria)
Who is the new President of America?
When is school resuming in Nigeria?
How to make hand sanitizer
Who is George Floyd?
How to make face mask
Who is Joe Biden?
Who is Laycon?
How to make cake
Who is Aisha Yesufu?
How to make bread

Top trending people (Nigeria)
Joe Biden
Rema
Naira Marley
Rahama Sadau
Hushpuppi
Laycon
Kamala Harris
Omah Lay
Maryam Sanda
Kai Havertz

Top trending recipes (Nigeria)
Pornstar martini recipe
Puff puff recipe
Pancake recipe
Red velvet cake recipe
Meat pie recipe
Chin chin recipe
Bread recipe
Chocolate cake recipe
Oha soup recipe
Egusi soup recipe

Top trending songs (Nigeria)
Davido – Fem
Simi – Duduke
XXXTentacion – Bad
Betty – Butter
Rema- Ginger me
Rema – Woman
Burna Boy – Wonderful
Patoranking – Abule
Naira Marley – Tesumole
Davido ft Nicki Minaj – Holy Ground