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What Filipinos searched on Google throughout 2021

Jake Gyllenhaal, Yen Santos, Kim Seon-ho, Hidilyn Diaz, Leni Robredo, and more

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Google Philippines has just revealed the list that topped Filipinos’ search queries throughout 2021. From trends, news, personalities, shows, and more — here’s what mattered most to Filipinos while cooped up in their homes and work this year.

Overall Top Trending Searches

  1. COVID-19 prevention
  2. NBA games today
  3. Squid Game
  4. VaxCertPH
  5. Miss Universe 2021
  6. COVID-19 vaccine
  7. Pacquiao vs. Ugas
  8. Pagsamo lyrics
  9. True Beauty
  10. Metro Manila area floods

News

People are curious about current affairs, but they’re piqued the most about COVID-19 (obviously, we’re in a pandemic). Filipinos also kept up with major events this year — Miss Universe 2021, Olympics, Paralympics, and even Manny Pacquiao’s fight.

  1. COVID-19 prevention
  2. VaxCertPH
  3. Miss Universe 2021
  4. COVID-19 vaccine
  5. Pacquiao vs. Ugas
  6. Metro Manila area floods
  7. Paralympics
  8. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
  9. national ID registration
  10. Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Olympics

This year, the Philippines won its very first gold through weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. Naturally, Filipinos closely watched the competition.

  1. Paralympics
  2. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
  3. Hidilyn Diaz
  4. Olympics
  5. Olympics medal tally
  6. Carlo Paalam
  7. Devin Booker
  8. Leylah Fernandez
  9. Eumir Marcial
  10. Nesthy Petecio

Sports

Filipinos, as usual, are fond of sports — particularly Basketball. The events surrounding NBA topped the Filipinos’ search queries this year.

  1. NBA games today
  2. Bucks vs. Suns
  3. Nets vs. Bucks
  4. Lakers
  5. Pacquiao vs. Ugas
  6. Suns vs. Clippers
  7. Paralympics
  8. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
  9. PBA schedule
  10. NBA score today

Shows or Series

Most Filipinos found solace in Netflix shows and series, and here are what people watched and talk about the most this year.

  1. Squid Game
  2. True Beauty
  3. Vincenzo
  4. Nevertheless
  5. Falling Into Your Smile
  6. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
  7. Bridgerton
  8. Trese
  9. Mr. Queen
  10. Alice in Borderland

Songs or Lyrics

Let’s admit it, we use Google to search for the exact lyrics of the songs we suddenly like so we can sing along. This year, it’s been a mix of hit pop music from the Philippines and the United States that got Filipinos searching.

  1. Pagsamo lyrics
  2. Heartbreak Anniversary lyrics
  3. Crazier lyrics
  4. Panalo lyrics
  5. Paubaya lyrics
  6. Mapa lyrics
  7. Drivers License lyrics
  8. All Too Well lyrics
  9. Levitating lyrics
  10. traitor lyrics

Game-related

Games are at an all-time high, especially those involving non-fungible tokens and cryptocurrencies.

  1. Axie Infinity
  2. Dragonary
  3. CryptoBlades
  4. Specimen Zero
  5. My DeFi Pet
  6. Sausage Man
  7. KaraStar
  8. Valorant
  9. Among Us
  10. Genshin Impact

Female Personalities

The Marites are at it again, generating this list of female personalities that made some noise in social media this year.

  1. Yen Santos
  2. Rabiya Mateo
  3. AJ Raval
  4. Hidilyn Diaz
  5. Leni Robredo
  6. Sara Duterte
  7. Bella Poarch
  8. Olivia Rodrigo
  9. HoYeon Jung
  10. Olivia Culpo

Male Personalities

Of course, men aren’t forgotten when it comes to scandals, issues, and other stories that all the Marites love to talk about.

  1. Jake Gyllenhaal
  2. Kim Seon-ho
  3. Hwang In-youp
  4. Gerald Anderson
  5. Dylan O’brien
  6. Scottie Thompson
  7. Dominic Roque
  8. Giannis Antetokounmpo
  9. Carlo Paalam
  10. Mel Sarmiento

Movies

Despite the pandemic, there are plenty of films that were showcased this year. Filipinos fondly talked about these movies on social media, and of course, searching for more details on Google.

  1. Raya and the Last Dragon
  2. Army of the Dead
  3. Black Widow
  4. Red Notice
  5. Death of a Girlfriend
  6. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  7. Army of Thieves
  8. Rurouni Kenshin
  9. Space Jam: A New Legacy
  10. Cruella

Korean Personalities

Koreans can’t escape the claws of the league of Marites, especially with Kim Seon-ho’s issues from his past arising after his popularity peaked in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.

  1. Kim Seon-ho
  2. Hwang In-youp
  3. HoYeon Jung
  4. Lee Da-in
  5. Yeon Woo
  6. Seo Yea-ji
  7. Song Kang
  8. Enhypen
  9. Han So Hee
  10. Heeseung

Korean Series

Hallyu wave is still on fire, which is why there’s a separate category now ranking the most-searched Korean series.

  1. Squid Game
  2. True Beauty
  3. Vincenzo
  4. Nevertheless
  5. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
  6. Mr. Queen
  7. Doom at Your Service
  8. My Roommate Is a Gumiho
  9. My Name
  10. Youth of May
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