Cricket, coronavirus, Ertugrul among top Google searches of 2020 in Pakistan

Google Classroom, a virtual education platform launched to make at-home learning easy also topped the charts


Reuters/Tech Desk December 09, 2020
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Google has released its list of top trending searches of 2020 in Pakistan which predictable includes coronavirus.‘Pakistan VS England match’ was however the most searched item, re-establishing how cricket crazed the country is. Other topics that garnered the most public interest include ‘Ertugrul’, ‘Marvi Sarmad’, and ‘US elections’.

Top Searches

Pakistan VS England

Coronavirus

Pakistan VS Zimbabwe

Google Classroom

US Election 2020

Searches about coronavirus and Google Classroom, a virtual education platform launched to make at-home learning easy also topped the charts. US Presidential race 2020 was also on the list as it was the most anticipated event of the year.

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People

Marvi Sirmad

Uzma Khan

Joe Biden

Alizeh Shah

Hareem Shah

Marvi Sirmad, a Pakistani political commentator, journalist, and human rights activist made headlines in the year 2020 after writer Khalilur Rehman used abusive language against her on a live TV talk show.

Backlash over his inflammatory remarks reached a fever pitch not only on social media but also in the entertainment industry.

Pakistani actress and model Uzma Khan and her sister also made it to front-page news after a viral video of them circulated on social media.

US President-elect Joe Biden, Pakistani actress Alizeh Shah, and Social media celebrity and famous TikToker Hareem Shah also made it to the list.

Movie &TV

Ertugrul

Mere Paas Tum Ho

Money Heist

Big Boss 14

Mirzapur season 2

The Turkish television series Dirilis (Resurrection) Ertugrul, based on the life and times of the 13th-century Muslim Oghuz Turk leader, Ertugrul, took Pakistan by storm.

According to the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV), 133.38 million people have so far watched the drama series from April 25- May 14. Also, its episodes are trending on YouTube in Pakistan every day.

Meray Paas Tum Ho is touted as the biggest drama in the history of Pakistani television; the show was such a success that the series' finale was screened in cinemas.

Netflix hit Money Heist, Indian reality show Big Boss 14, and Mirzapur season 2 also made it to the top list.

Coronavirus

Thank you Coronavirus helpers

Coronavirus tips

Coronavirus update

Worldometer

Cases in Pakistan

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has been the complete focus of governments worldwide as they shifted and drew up plans to fight the virus. The interest incoronavirus is been ubiquitous woldeover as people everywhere serached about Covid-19 and everything related.

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Gadgets

Huawei Y9a

Infinix Note 7

Vivo V20

iPhone 12

Infinix Hot 9

Events/ Occasion

US Election

Leap Day

International Women's Day

Australia Fire

Gilgist Baltistan Election 2020

 

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