Guess what the most searched sports event of 2018 in India was? No, it was not IPL 2018.
One more! Guess who the most searched personality of 2018 in India was? No, not Sara Ali Khan.
What if we told you Indians searched ‘How to link Aadhaar with mobile’ more than they searched ‘How to invest in Bitcoin’ in 2018?
Yes, even we were taken aback when Google revealed the ‘Year in Search 2018’ list. Though the list had some obvious names and search trends, there were topics that made us go, ‘wait, did we really search that?’.
Here are some of the most interesting trends:
Most Searched Movies of 2018:
Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 released just this month but it surpassed any other movie in search trends in 2018. Here’s the full list of movies in the order of search:
- Robot 2.0
- Baaghi 2
- Race 3
- Avengers Infinity War
- Tiger Zinda Hai
- Sanju
- Padmavati
- Black Panther
- Dhadak
- Deadpool 2
Most Searched ‘How To’ Keywords of 2018:
- How to send stickers on WhatsApp
- How to link Aadhaar with mobile number
- How to make rangoli
- How to port mobile number
- How to invest in bitcoin
- Ayushman Bharat Yojana how to apply
- How to remove holi colour from face
- How to check 10th result 2018
- How to solve Rubik's cube
- How to check name in NRC Assam
Most Searched ‘What is’ Keywords of 2018:
The Supreme Court of India passed verdicts on some crucial issues in 2018. And this clearly reflected in the search trends:
- What is section 377
- What is happening in Syria
- What is kiki challenge
- What is me too campaign
- What is ball tampering
- What is Nipah virus
- What is cardiac arrest
- What is lunar eclipse
- What is no confidence motion
- What is SC ST act
Most Searched Personalities in India in 2018:
Priya Prakash Varrier, who shot to fame following her 'wink song', Manikya Malaraya Poovi, from the film, Oru Addar Love, was the most searched personality of the year, followed by Nick Jonas:
- Priya Prakash Varrier
- Nick Jonas
- Sapna Choudhary
- Priyanka Chopra
- Anand Ahuja
- Sara Ali Khan
- Salman Khan
- Meghan Markle
- Anup Jalota
- Boney Kapoor
Wait! You can’t leave without checking out the list of most searched songs of 2018.
List of Most Searched Songs of 2018:
- Dilbar Dilbar
- Daru Badnaam
- Tera Fitoor
- Kya Baat Hai
- Dekhte Dekhte
- Dil Diyan Gallan
- Long Lachi
- Buzz song
- Despacito
- Prada
Did Google miss out listing what your most searched interest was? Do let us know in the comments below.
Adieu 2018! *Goes back to search on Google*
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)