Google search trends in South Africa
A look at the list reveals that, among other things, South Africans use the internet to find the answer to pressing questions, stay informed on topical issues, connect to government services, keep up with their favourite public figures and look for work, food, entertainment and health-related information.
As Google celebrates the 15th anniversary of Google Trends, here is a look at some of the top Google searches in South Africa over the past 15 years:
Top searched questions
Where to stay?
How to make money fast?
How to make love?
What is love?
What is my IP?
How to make pancakes?
How to download from Youtube?
How to kiss?
How to lose weight?
How to lose belly fat?
Top searched sports and tournaments
La Liga
Champions League
English Premier League
PSL standings
Rugby World Cup
Serie A
FA Cup
England Championship
Europa League
Nedbank Cup
Top searched South Africans
Cassper Nyovest
Cyril Ramaphosa
Julius Malema
Jacob Zuma
Bonang Matheba
Zodwa Wabantu
Black Coffee
Babes Wodumo
Senzo Meyiwa
Pearl Thusi
Top current affairs searches
Load shedding
Coronavirus South Africa
National treasury
Election Results
Heritage Day
Boko Haram
Hoërskool Driehoek
Curfew South Africa
Ramaphosa’s Wife
Chesterville Durban
Top job searches
DPSA vacancies
Career Junction
Job mail
Gumtree jobs
Eskom vacancies
Government vacancies
Transnet vacancies
Jobs in Pretoria
Best jobs
DPSA circular
Top searched government services
Home affairs
Department of labour
Department of Education
E-filing
Department of Home Affairs
Post office
City of Johannesburg
City of Tshwane
City Power
Department of Justice
Top searched educational services
My Unisa
Google Scholar
UP portal
Puff and pass
University of Pretoria
Google Classroom
Department of Education
UJ Ulink
TUT ITS
Rosebank College
Top searched international celebrities
Kim Kardashian
Chris Brown
Justin Bieber
Lil Wayne
Christiano Ronaldo
Donald Trump
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
One Direction
Top searched “lyrics”
All of me lyrics
Hallelujah lyrics
Hello by Adele lyrics
Despacito lyrics
Thinking out loud lyrics
Amazing grace lyrics
Panda lyrics
Drunk in love lyrics
Say something lyrics
WAP lyrics
Top food-related searches
Romans Pizza
KFC menu
Nandos menu
Debonairs pizza
Ocean basket
Chicken licken menu
Food lovers market
Pizza perfect
Uber Eats
Burger King menu
Top health-related searches
Banting diet
Pregnancy signs
Apple cider vinegar
NHLS login
Symptoms of coronavirus
Chicken pox
Cystic Fibrosis
Lower back pain
Citro soda
Blood in urine
Search trends information is gleaned from data collated by Google based on what South Africans have been searching for. Google processes more than 40,000 search queries every second. This translates to more than a billion searches per day and 1.2tn searches per year worldwide. ‘Top searches’ indicate searches that topped Google’s charts while ‘most searched’ queries are the most popular terms for the past 15 years, ranked in order by volume of searches. Live Google search trends data is available here.