Mshoza, Bob Mabena, Lerato Kganyago, Coronavirus, Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and more were 2020’s most trending searches.
The year is almost over, and we are taking a look at some of the most talked about things on the internet. Various topics, names, events, personalities and so on made it to Google’s year end list of the most searched trends.
This year, the internet was particularly rocked with news of several losses which hit Mzansi hard. Some of Mzansi’s biggest celebrities passed on as a result of health issues, Covid and more. Also, several international celebs who lost their lives to unfortunate events also shocked the world.
Here’s a list of the top 10 most searched personalities on Google based on Losses.
- Kobe Bryant
- Mshoza
- Genius ‘Ginimbi’ Kadungure
- Bob Mabena
- Naya Riveira
- George Floyd
- Chadwick Boseman
- Zinzi Mandela
- Thandeka Ndeliswa
- Mary Twala
While 2020 had its drama, a lot of it had to do with politics. Here’s a list of 10 of the most searched political figures in the country this year.
- Joe Biden
- Kim Jong Un
- Kamala Harris
- Boris Johnson
- Angie Motshekga
- Ace Magashule
- Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
- Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
- Andile Lungisa
- Bheki Cele
Various other searches also trended on Google this year. The most of them was the “Coronavirus” of course, which was the main cause of the pandemic. The “US Elections Update”, “Level 3 Lockdown”, “Children’s Day”, “Load Shedding”, “Cigarette Ban”, “Hantavirus” and more were also among the most trending searches on Google this year. “Katlego Maboe”, “Lerato Kganyago”, “Nomcebo Zikode” and more were among the year’s most searched personalities. Check here to see the most trending searches in Sports, Travel, Recipes and more.