![]() In the U.S., people searched for Kobe Bryant, "Glee" star Naya Rivera, Chadwick Boseman, George Floyd and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. With everyone stuck at home, searches for recipes like whipped coffee or the Disney Parks churro were high, as well as 'how to cut men's hair at home' and 'how to make hand sanitizer.' Popular games like Animal Crossing and Among Us were among top searches in the United States.Ĭelebrity losses trended as well. Pennsylvania was the 10th highest state to search about dating during the pandemic. Searches for "dating during coronavirus" spiked in March but slowly petered out by the end of the year. ![]() Similarly, 'how to be anti-racist' was searched more than 'how to be a millionaire.' “For many people, allyship meant standing with and for marginalized communities, committing to personal and public changes, and engaging in concrete actions to disrupt systemic oppression," Google said. But in 2020, 'how to be an ally' was searched far more. Google said the search increased five-fold compared to last year.Įvery year, searches for 'how to be an influencer' (someone with substantial social media followers and the free gifts and perks that come with it) rise. The top "why's" asked in the United States were, "why is there a coin shortage?" "why was George Floyd arrested?" and, strangely, "why were chainsaws invented?"įor the first time, Black Lives Matter was searched worldwide. “The most human trait is to want to know why, and in a year that tested everyone around the world, why was searched more than ever," according to the video. Google released a video accompanying its top searches list that highlighted the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, celebrity deaths, Australian fires and the Coronavirus pandemic. New HBO film, '40 Years a Prisoner,' tells story of Philly's controversial MOVE raidĮven the 2011 movie Contagion made the top five movie searches of the year for its (slightly over-dramatized) depiction of life during a pandemic. ![]()
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