Who is Aisha Yesufu, How to make face mask, When is school resuming, Who is the new President of the USA were all popular Google searches in Nigeria in 2020.
Google (GOOGL) released its annual “Year in Search” list on Wednesday. The list acts as a sort of chronicle of the decades worth of newsworthy things that took place during 2020. The list features the year’s top trending searches, which had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2020 compared to 2019.
Unsurprisingly, “coronavirus” topped Nigeria trending searches list, as people sought answers about the deadly pandemic. Also among the top 10 on the list are: US Election, Google Classroom and ASUU.
Google also broke out top NG trending searches in a number of categories.
The “people” category includes queries about Joe Biden, Rema, Naira Marley, Rahama Sadau and Hushpuppi
In Nigeria, some of the questions people searched for in relation to the pandemic included: how to make sanitisers and How to make face mask.
There was also interest in the US elections in Nigeria with users searching for details about president-elect Joe Biden and the incoming vice-president Kamala Harris.
Also, “Fem” a song by Afrobeats star Davido was the most searched song in Nigeria.
Recipes for porn star martini – a popular South African cocktail made with passion fruit – was also among the top searches in Nigeria.
Top Google Searches in Nigeria
1. Coronavirus
2. US Election
3. Joe Biden
4. Google Classroom
5. ASUU
6. Zoom Live
7. Rema
8. Naira Marley
9. Rahama Sadau
10. Hushpuppi
Most Googled people in Nigeria in 2020
1. Joe Biden
2. Rema
3. Naira Marley
4. Rahama Sadau
5. Hushpuppi
6. Laycon
7. Kamala Harris
8. Omah Lay
9. Maryam Sanda
10. Kai Havertz
Most googled questions in Nigeria in 2020
1. Who is the new President of the USA
2. When is school resuming
3. How to make hand sanitizer
4. Who is George Floyd
5. How to make face mask
6. Who is Joe Biden
7. Who is Laycon
8. How to make cake
9. Who is Aisha Yesufu
10. How to make bread
Top Googled actors in Nigeria
1. Rahama Sadau
2. Eniola Badmus
3. Erica Nlewedim
4. Funke Akindele
5. Olu Jacobs
6. Nengi Hampson
7. Desmond Elliot
8. Tom Hanks
9. Temi Otedola
10. Sydney Talker
Most Googled lyrics in Nigeria in 2020
1. Xxxtentacion Bad Vibes Forever Lyrics
2. Duduke Lyrics
3. Fem Lyrics
4. Zoom Lyrics
5. Wap Lyrics
6. Holy Ground Lyrics
7. Betty Butter Lyrics
8. Nobody Lyrics
9. Sweet in the Middle Lyrics
10. Omah Lay Bad Influencer Lyrics
Most Googled Movies / TV Shows in Nigeria in 2020
1. Money Heist
2. Big Brother Naija
3. Miracle in Cell no 7
4. Ultimate Love
5. Mulan
6. The Old Guard
7. 365 Days
8. Citation
9. Danger Force
10. Extraction
Most Googled Passings / Deaths in Nigeria in 2020
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Abba Kyari
3. Chadwick Boseman
4. George Floyd
5. Abiola Ajimobi
6. Majek Fashek
7. Ibidun Ighodalo
8. King Von
9. Jerry Rawlings
10. Naya Rivera
Most Googled Recipes in Nigeria in 2020
1. Pornstar Martini recipe
2. Puff puff recipe
3. Pancake recipe
4. Red Velvet cake recipe
5. Meat Pie recipe
6. Chin Chin recipe
7. Bread recipe
8. Chocolate cake recipe
9. Oha soup recipe
10. Egusi soup recipe
Most Googled Songs in Nigeria in 2020
1. Fem – Davido
2. Duduke – Simi
3. Bad – Xxxtentacion
4. Betty Butter – Mayorkun feat Davido
5. Ginger me – Rema
6. Woman – Rema
7. Wonderful – Burna Boy
8. Abule – Patoranking
9. Tesumole – Naira Marley
10. Holy Ground – Davido feat. Nicki Minaj
Most Googled Sports people in Nigeria in 2020
1. Kai Havertz
2. BrunoFernandez
3. Timo Werner
4. Edouward Mendy
5. Thiago Silva
6. Ander Herrera
7. Edison Cavani
8. Alex Telles
9. Gabriel Magalhaes
10. Odion Ighalo
