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South Africa's Top Google Searches for 2016
15 December 2016 | 0 comments | Posted by Che Kohler in nichemarket Advice
Google has announced its annual Year in Search and given us a small
A local influence on search
Local news only gets a look in at number five on the list with Election Results which could refer to both the local or the US elections in terms of searcher intent. South African politicians and prominent figures list were naturally Jacob Zuma and Public Protector sitting pretty at the top of search queries. In terms of other local personalities, Mandoza and Gugu Zulu, both of whom passed away this year, topped the top trending South African celebrities lists. Without further ado here are final lists of top 10 South Africas searches for 2016:
Top trending overall searches
- Pokemon Go
- Euro 2016
- Olympic Games Rio 2016
- Donald Trump
- Election Results
- Mandoza
- IEC
- Mall of Africa
- Caster Semenya
- US Elections 2016
Top trending South African politicians and prominent figures
- Jacob Zuma
- Public Protector
- Gupta family
- Thoko Didiza
- Mcebo Dlamini
- Pravin Gordhan
- Sipho Pityana
- Brian Molefe
- Thuli Madonsela
Khwesi
Top trending South African celebrities
- Mandoza
- Gugu Zulu
- Emtee
- Babes
Wodumo - Gareth Cliff
- Nasty C
- Rapulana Seiphemo
- Nyembezi Kunene
- Ayanda Mabulu
- Duke Soul
Top trending South African TV shows
- Cash Gang
- Uzalo
- Muvhango
- Isibaya
- Idols SA
- Beintehaa
- Bigg Boss 9
- Skeem Saam
- The Voice South Africa
- Antara Nur Dan Dia
Top trending ‘how tos ’
- How to download pokemon go
- How to build a strong business relationship
- How to lose belly fat
- How to heat up cosmetic oil for production
- How to remove bookmarks
- How to make slime
- How to tie a
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- How to cope with being alone
- How to prepare battered jackfruit
Top trending ‘what is’ searches
- What is Pokemon Go?
- What is Java?
- What is globalisation?
- What is a blesser?
- What is Brexit?
- What is the weather today?
- What is meant by restorative justice?
- What is research?
- What is a dependent variable?
- What is biome?
Information sourced from Google trends
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