2020 Trending Searches in Pakistan

     2020 was the most difficult year for the whole world; everyone’s life was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic over the course of last year and the effect carried over on what Pakistanis searched on Google in 2020.

     Google has released its Year in Search Report for 2020, indicating what were the most popular topics and queries from the citizens of Pakistan. According to Google, the most searched topics were “dubbed in Urdu”, “kids activities at home”, “how to adopt a pet”, and resources for “mental health”.

     In addition to that, Pakistanis were also curious about how to gird the “charity work”, how could we introduce the “reusable” products. Not only that, Pakistanis are surprisingly interested in the topic of “gender equality”.

     Coronavirus has affected the individual’s lives in a very fundamental way and now people start searching for “how to live our lives significantly”. Mr. Faraz Azhar (the Google Industry Head for South Asia and Asia Pacific regions) explained the whole search trend of 2020 with statistical evidence. He noted that the deadly virus affected people’s lives and changed their perception and thoughts about life. It made people realize the importance of connecting with one another and increased the searches for “Sadaqah” by 41%.

     As indicated by the report, there was a 109% development in the searches for "prevention from disease". Besides, searches for "gender equality" saw a 40% expansion, while those for "psychological wellness uphold", "reusable", and "charity work" shot up 100%, 128%, and 122%, separately. It would seem that with additional time at home and the ensuing weariness, individuals wished to accomplish more work, as is obvious by a 71% expansion in "how to be beneficial". Others were keener on playing internet games yet that accompanies body hurts, so looks for "gaming chairs" became 90%.

    Moreover, some considered getting a hairy accomplice for them to sit back and put more energy into a living being, prompting an incredible 700% ascent in looks for how to "how to adopt a pet". On the other hand, some were in search of earning more money resulted in 223% increase in search for "stock investment".

     Similarly, Parents had kids-related concerns, as classes moved on the web and grown-ups, were telecommuting. This converted into a 250% increment in search for "youngsters’ home exercises", 328% flood in those for "dubbed in Urdu", and a 140% development for "simple desserts/ recipes". "Take gaming for instance. We saw an increment of 35% looks for 'internet games' versus 15% decay during a similar period a year ago."

Top Search                                                        

1. Pakistan vs. England
2. Coronavirus
3. Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan
4. Google Classroom
5. US Election 2020
6. PSL 2020
7. India vs. New Zealand
8. England vs. Australia
9. England vs. West Indies
10. World meters

People

1. Marvi Sarmad
2. Uzma Khan
3. Joe Biden
4. Alizeh Shah
5. Hareem Shah
6. Minahil Malik
7. Falak Shabir
8. Asim Azhar
9. Esra Bilgiç
10. Sarah Khan

Coronavirus

1. Thank you Coronavirus helpers
2. Coronavirus tips
3. Coronavirus update
4. World meter
5. Cases in Pakistan
6. Pakistan Medical Council
7. Quarantine
8. Covid-19
9. Symptoms
10. Vaccine

Events & Occasions

1. US election
2. Leap day
3. International women's day
4. Australia fire
5. Gilgit Baltistan election 2020 result
6. Beirut blast
7. Motorway incident
8. Kabaddi world cup 2020
9. Under 19 world cup
10. Khabib vs. Gaethje

Gadgets

1. Huawei Y9a
2. Infinix Note 7
3. Vivo V20
4. iPhone 12
5. Infinix Hot 9
6. OPPO F17 Pro
7. Vivo S1
8. Vivo Y20
9. Vivo Y51
10. Huawei Y6p

Movies & TV

1. Ertugrul
2. Mere Paas Tum Ho
3. Money Heist
4. Bigg Boss 14
5. Mirzapur Season 2
6. Deewangi
7. Mera Dil Mera Dushman
8. Kuruluş: Osman
9. Ehd-e-Wafa
10. Joker