Search Trends In 2023: What UAE Residents Searched For, From Palestine To The Cricket World Cup
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Annually, Google unveils its 'Year in Search,' presenting lists highlighting the most-searched terms in various categories, spanning news events to movies. Globally, the search list encompasses pop culture phenomena, including movies like 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' and 'Jawan,' along with noteworthy events such as Marvel actor Jeremy Renner's near-fatal accident early in the year. Prominent news terms on a global scale feature the Gaza war and the Titanic submarine implosion in June.
In the context of 2023, here are the news terms most searched by UAE residents, with the Titanic submarine ranking sixth and the earthquake in Morocco making the top 10:
1. Palestine and Israel War
2. Chandrayaan-3
3. Turkey - Syria Earthquake
4. Karnataka Elections
5. Gautam Adani Group Crisis
The 'local and regional events' list showcases entries like the Saudi Pro League and Dubai's Gitex 2023, with COP28 making the top 10:
1. Saudi Pro League
2. Gitex 2023
3. PSG vs Riyadh XI
4. UFC 294
5. SeaWorld Abu Dhabi
In the realm of pop culture, the Hollywood movie 'Oppenheimer' and the Bollywood hit 'Jawan' secured the top spots, with the much-anticipated 'Barbie' just missing the top 5:
1. Oppenheimer
2. Jawan
3. Jailer
4. Pathan
5. Leo
For TV series, remakes of childhood classics ('Wednesday' and 'One Piece') and the Saudi comedy 'Shabab Al Bomb' feature in the top 5:
1. Wednesday
2. Shabab Al Bomb 11
3. The Last of Us
4. One Piece
5. King The Land
The top five sports tournaments revolved around cricket, including four Cricket World Cup matches and one T20 World Cup match:
1. Cricket World Cup: India vs Sri Lanka
2. Cricket World Cup: India vs New Zealand
3. ICC Men's T20 World Cup: India vs Australia
4. Cricket World Cup: Pakistan vs Afghanistan
5. ICC Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Pakistan
Notably, the top 5 list of personalities most Googled in 2023 features three cricket players - New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra, India's Shubman Gill, and Australia's Glenn Maxwell. UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, who spent six months in space, holds the seventh position on the list:
1. Rachin Ravindra
2. Gautam Shantilal Adani
3. Shubman Gill
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. Kiara Advani
In the context of trending topics, 'Generative AI platforms' claims the top spot among the most-searched platforms, with the job loss insurance website being highly sought after as the deadline for mandatory registrations passed in October:
1. Generative AI platforms
2. ILOE (Involuntary Loss of Employment Insurance)
3. Score808
4. WhatsApp Web
5. Temu"
11 Dec, 2023
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