Before it was Bing now it’s Google. If you don’t know it search engine giant has released it’s top trending US searches for 2013, along with top Nigerian searches
So what did people search this year? The top list of searches around the globe shows a number of interesting things Bing showed it too now it’s Google the more popular searches are individuals, although they defer as music superstars were not represented on the list like Bing/Yahoo. The death of of South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela made him very popular on the internet infact even more popular than the Kim and Kanye West marriage as he top the chart.
Top 10 list of the world’s most searched
1. Nelson Mandela
2.Paul Walker
3.iPhone 5S
4.Cory Monteith
5.Harlem Shake
6.Boston Marathon
< 7.Royal Baby
8.Samsung Galaxy S4
9.PlayStation 4
10.North Korea
Most searched keywords US
1.Boston Marathon
2.Government Shutdown
3.VMAs
4.Tornado in Moore, Okla.
5.Royal Baby
6. Zimmerman Trial
7.Typhoon Haiyan
8. New Pope
9.Syria Conflict
10. Mayweather versus Canelo(boxing)
Nigeria Top most searched
This searches are in no particular order, they represent different categories.
1. Goldie Harvey
2. Pope Francis 3. Gonzalo Higuain 4. Paul Walker 5. Damoche
Gadgets searches
1. iPhone 5
2. Blackberry Z10 3.Tecno N3 4. Samsung Galaxy s4 5. HTC One
Top Trending Terms (Google trends sats)
1. ASUU Strike
2. JAMB 2013
3. Goldie Harvey Dead
4. Confederation Cups
5. Anambra Elections
My predictions
ASUU strikes related searches will continue to 2014 as the premier body responsible for University education are not yet set to go back. Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB in short a body responsible for higher education entry as an annual thing as such it receives a lot of internet exposure and searches.
Finally from the above list it could be said that education rules Nigeria while celebility and tech searches are king in US.