Google Year in Search 2020 reveals the things we wanted to know most this year
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Your support makes all the difference.Google has revealed what the country spent 2020 searching for.
its "UK Year In Search" results show all of the topics that internet users were interested in through the strange year.
The company noted that the list was wildly different this year from previous ones, largely because of the global pandemic.
That was reflected in a wide variety of "how to" questions – which include everything from making face masks to cooking eel – as well as the growth of queries about deliveries and workouts. People’s creativity in the face of lockdowns is demonstrated, with users looking for everything from ways to cut their own hair to make their own KFC, Wagamama katsu curry or Ikea meatballs.
Still, some queries are not necessarily related to the unusual year at all. The second most-searched for question this year – beating every one about coronavirus – was “Where does vanilla flavouring come from?”
In keeping with a year that many people seemed to spend mostly waiting, the “when” questions reveal people’s frustrations and confusions. The top search was “when will lockdown end?”, and eight of the ten questions were to do with pandemic-related closures; the others were “when will the new president be announced?” and “when does Love Island start?".
The full list is found below. Google is clear that its Year in Search refers specifically to trending topics – that is, ones that were particularly high in 2020 compared with previous years.
UK Top Trending Queries
Coronavirus
US election
Caroline Flack
Coronavirus symptoms
Coronavirus update
Premier League
Boris Johnson
Eat Out to Help Out
Kobe Bryant
Kim Jong-un
How To
How to make a face mask?
How to make hand sanitizer?
How to make bread?
How to get tested for coronavirus?
How to cut your own hair?
How to cook eel?
How to cut men's hair?
How to boost immune system?
How to self isolate?
How to treat coronavirus?
Top questions
Who won the election?
Where does vanilla flavouring come from?
How many cases of coronavirus in UK?
What is VE day?
How did coronavirus start?
When will lockdown end?
How to make a face mask?
How to make hand sanitizer?
How many people have died from coronavirus?
What time is Boris Johnson's speech today?
Celebrities
Phillip Schofield
Carole Baskin
Joe Exotic
Jordan North
Elon Musk
Prince Harry
Kanye West
Ruthie Henshall
Johnny Depp
Tom Hanks
Coronavirus
Coronavirus
Coronavirus symptoms
Coronavirus update
Eat Out to help Out
Hand sanitizer
Coronavirus stats
Covid test
Covid-19 prevention
Italy coronavirus
Furlough
Delivery
Afternoon tea delivery
Wine delivery
Compost delivery
Milk delivery
Fruit and veg delivery
Paint delivery
Supermarket delivery
Birthday cake delivery
Garden centre delivery
Meat delivery
DIY
DIY face mask
DIY hand sanitizer
DIY click and collect
DIY shops
DIY garden ideas
Mud kitchen DIY
Are DIY stores open during lockdown?
DIY diamond painting
DIY haircut
DIY decking
Fitness
Joe Wicks kids workout
Joe Wicks workout
Chloe Ting workout
Skipping workout
Joe Wicks workout for seniors
Fitness equipment
Resistance bands workout
Workout bench
Exercise bike uk
Folding exercise bike
Losses
Caroline Flack
Kobe Bryant
Naya Rivera
Chadwick Boseman
Sean Connery
Maradona
Sushant Singh Rajput
Kirk Douglas
Kelly Preston
Bobby Ball
Lyrics
WAP lyrics
We'll Meet Again lyrics
Godzilla lyrics
The Box lyrics
Rule Britannia lyrics
Dance Monkey lyrics
No Time To Die lyrics
Break My Stride lyrics
Land Of Hope And Glory lyrics
Savage Love lyrics
Movies
1917
Parasite
The Gentlemen
Lion
Jojo Rabbit
365 Days
Tenet
Enola Holmes
Little Women
The Nest
News Events
US election
George Floyd
Madeleine McCann
VE Day
Captain Tom
Iran
Trump vs Biden
Ghislaine Maxwell
Storm Ciara
Kanye West
Recipes
Bread recipe
Beef bourguignon recipe
School cake recipe
KFC recipe
White bread recipe
American pancakes recipe
Wagamama katsu curry recipe
Sourdough starter recipe
IKEA meatball recipe
Soda bread recipe
Sports
Premier League
Champions League
NBA
Arsenal transfer news
IPL
England vs West Indies
England vs South Africa
Bruno Fernandes
England vs Pakistan
Masters leaderboard
TV Shows
Love Island
Dennis Nilsen
White House Farm
Normal People
The Stranger
Tiger King
The Fall
Christine Keeler
The Undoing
Gangs Of London
What is…?
What is VE day?
What time is Boris Johnson's speech today?
What are the symptoms of coronavirus?
What time is Fury vs Wilder?
What is coronavirus?
What tier am I in?
What does woke mean?
What does WAP mean?
What is a pandemic?
What does furlough mean?
When…?
When will lockdown end?
When will gyms reopen?
When does lockdown start?
When will schools reopen?
When does furlough end?
When will pubs reopen?
When does Eat Out to Help Out end?
When will the new president be announced?
When does Love Island start?
When will hairdressers open?
Who is…?
Who won the election?
Who is the president of America?
Who are key workers?
Who did Zara cheat on Sam with?
Who is Carole Baskin?
Who killed Graham?
Who was George Floyd?
Who is Mabel's mum?
Who is Joe Biden?
Who dies in Eastenders?
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