“Euros” at the top of Google’s most searched words list this year
England football team’s exciting run to the European Championship helps ‘Euros’ to top Google’s most searched words list this year
- Google revealed that the most searched word was “Euros this year”
- Football-dominated research list with ‘Premier League’ and ‘Christian Eriksen’ next on the list
- Then, the “Covid vaccine” came in fourth place on the list of the most searched terms on Google
- Last year, the two main questions asked “How to make a face mask?” and “How do I make a hand sanitizer?” “
Google has revealed that its most searched term in the UK this year was ‘Euros’, following the England team’s race to the final in July.
Football topped the search engine’s 2021 list, with the ‘Premier League’ and Danish player Christian Eriksen, who collapsed on the pitch during the tournament, coming next.
The first pandemic-related research, “Covid Vaccine,” came in fourth while Jackie Weaver made a surprise entry on the list of most wanted politicians. The best of Handforth Parish Council came eighth on the list after attending a hostile Zoom meeting that went viral.
Football topped the search engine’s 2021 list. Pictured: Luke Shaw (right) celebrates England’s 1-0 victory over Italy in the Euro final
Last year, the list was dominated by research on the pandemic, with terms related to the coronavirus accounting for three of the five.
This year, football was the nation’s most eager to learn about England’s heroic run to the final, only losing narrowly on penalties to winner Italy.
The pandemic still featured high on several lists – particularly travel-related search terms with “Travel update UK” and “PCR test for travel” the top two.
The two most searched questions were “Facebook Down” in the wake of the huge October blackout that saw several of the tech giant’s platforms go down around the world for about seven hours.
Last year, the list was dominated by research on the pandemic, with terms related to the coronavirus making up three of the five (file image)
In third place was “When will the lockdown end?” And the fifth was “When will I get my vaccine?” “, While the fourth on the list was” What is COP26? After the recent Glasgow event.
Last year, the two main questions asked “How to make a face mask?” and ‘How do I make a hand sanitizer?’.
Topping the “People” list was Christian Eriksen, followed by Matt Hancock, and third US Open winner Emma Raducanu.
Among the most sought-after TV shows, South Korean series Squid Game topped the list, followed by Netflix period drama Bridgerton and the BBC’s The Serpent.
Christian Eriksen (pictured), followed by Matt Hancock, and third was US Open winner Emma Raducanu.
The Dune Sci-Fi Adventure was the most wanted movie, followed by Marvel blockbusters Black Widow and Eternals.
While James Bond’s latest No Time To Die was the highest grossing film in the UK, grossing over £ 66million in its first three weeks, it only came in fourth.
Matt Cooke, head of the Google News Lab, said: “It’s no surprise that 2021 has revealed some interesting information about the nation’s zeitgeist.
“In a year of unpredictability, we turned to sports, entertainment, gardening, revenue and travel in the UK to get us through some of the most frustrating and difficult times.
“We have seen searches for prominent women dominate the top of our lists, along with huge increases in queries for opportunity and sustainability over the course of 2021.
“Year in Search always provides fascinating insight into what the nation is thinking, learning and discovering – about itself and about others. “
While James Bond’s latest No Time To Die was the highest grossing film in the UK, grossing over £ 66million in its first three weeks, it only came in fourth.