Google has released trending searches for 2023, offering a look into the interest that captured the attention of Kenyans attention throughout the year.
The report includes trending local personalities in Kenya. Google’s Year in Search is an annual analysis that reveals the top trending lists and also spotlights what the world searches to see, learn, and do.
The top trending local personalities list is topped by Millicent Omanga, a Kenyan businesswoman and politician who trended after an intimate video of a woman circulated on social media with some users alleging that the person in the undated video was her.
Pastor Ezekiel takes second place. He is a televangelist and founder of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church. He was arrested and his church closed by the government after being linked to the Shakahola cult massacre. He was later freed by a Shanzu court after the prosecution said investigations against him had been completed and recommended closure of the case file.
Faith Kipyegon is at number six, being the three-time world record holder in middle-distance running.
She also made the list of the top trending searches by Kenyans at number six after she won the World Athletics Championships 1500m and 5000m titles, completing a remarkable distance double and becoming the first woman ever to complete a 1,500-5,000 meters double at the World Championships.
Other trending local personalities according to Google’s Year in Search are DJ Fatxo, Pastor Mackenzie, Georgina Njenga, Matiangi, Chebukati, Martha Koome, and Mathe wa Ngara.
The list of the top 10 trending local personalities is as follows.
- Millicent Omanga
- Pastor Ezekiel
- DJ Fatxo
- Georgina Njenga
- Pastor Mackenzie
- Faith Kipyegon
- Matiangi
- Chebukati
- Martha Koome
- Mathe Wa Ngara
On the list of trending movies and TV shows, there is
- Oppenheimer
- Kaleidoscope
- Sultana
- Barbie Movie
- Extraction 2
- Becky
- Fast X
- Sex Life
- Top Boy
- Fatal Seduction
About Google Trends
Google Trends is a publicly available tool that displays relative search volume across geographies, time periods, and queries that people want to know about.
It lets you have a deeper look into what’s popular on the Internet. You can compare search data by time, location, and between queries.
It also offers category filtering, top and rising searches, and geographic “heat maps”.
The main two categories of searches are: ‘trending’ and ‘most searched’.
- Trending searches: the “trending” queries are the searches that had the highest amount of traffic over a specific period.
- Most searched/top searches: the “most searched” queries are the most popular terms for a specific period, ranked in order by volume of searches.
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