Google reveals top searches for 2021 including the app that saved everyone’s sanity over lockdown

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The top searches on Google for 2021 have been revealed with one popular application among the top 10.

Zoom came to the rescue in the early months of 2021 when everyone’s social life became non-existent thanks to Covid-19 restrictions.

Instead of going to a pub or club with friends, people were stuck at home and had to take part in what became known as Zoom sessions.

Whether it was a table quiz or just watching a movie with friends virtually, Zoom was the app that nobody wanted but everyone needed.

Unsurprisingly, Coronavirus ranked high in the overall search list in Ireland for 2021, coming in at 3rd place in overall searches.

TV shows are always a popular search term on Google and this year Netflix’s cult phenomenon Squid Game ranked number 2, behind hit show Bridgerton.

It wasn’t just tv shows that Irish people were consuming in huge amounts.

Cooking and baking became a favourite pastimes with the likes of how to cook waffles, pancakes and shepherd’s pie all in the top 10 most searched recipes.

In a throwback to pre-Covid times, Brexit came storming back into the public consciousness as the UK officially left the European Union.

Once the transition period ended, Irish people flocked to Google to search ” What is Article 16.” Simpler times some might say.

Deaths are always a popular search term in Ireland and 2021 was no different. Prince Phillip was the most searched death in 2021, followed by Sarah Everard and comedian Sean Lock.

In the year that England got to a football final for the first time in over 50 years, European Football Championships came out on top of the overall Google search list in Ireland.

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Danish footballer Christian Eriksen comes in at number five in overall searches, number one in searched people, and third spot in sports, after his horrific collapse and cardiac arrest in Euro 2020.

The “How to” section was dominated by Covid-19 related questions including the likes of “How to register for a Covid vaccine” and “How to do an Antigen test.”

The full lists is as follows:

Overall Searches

  1. European Football Championship
  2. Premier League
  3. Coronavirus
  4. Seesaw
  5. Christian Eriksen
  6. Champions League
  7. Zoom
  8. Prince Philip
  9. Virgin Media Player
  10. Sarah Everard

People

  1. Christian Eriksen
  2. Gordon Elliot
  3. Alec Baldwin
  4. Matt Hancock
  5. Kellie Harrington
  6. Travis Scott
  7. Joe Biden
  8. Tiger Woods
  9. Emma Raducanu
  10. Tyson Fury

Deaths

  1. Prince Philip
  2. Sarah Everard
  3. Sean Lock
  4. Gabby Petito
  5. Sarah Harding
  6. Nikki Grahame
  7. Helen McCrory
  8. DMX
  9. Dustin Diamond
  10. George Nkencho

How to

  1. How to register for the Covid-19 vaccine
  2. How to make Iced Coffee
  3. How to do an Antigen test
  4. How to book a covid-19 test
  5. How to get rid of fruit flies
  6. How to do the Jerusalema dance
  7. How to solve a Rubix Cube
  8. How to apply for the Covid payment
  9. How to get the Covid-19 certificate
  10. How to buy Bitcoin

Sports

  1. European Championship
  2. Premier League
  3. Christian Eriksen
  4. NBA
  5. Ryder Cup
  6. England v Italy
  7. The Masters
  8. Ireland v New Zealand
  9. Wimbledon
  10. Ireland v Portugal

TV Shows

  1. Bridgerton
  2. Squid Game
  3. Love Island
  4. Eurovision
  5. Mare of Eastown
  6. Behind her Eyes
  7. Firefly Lane
  8. Line of Duty
  9. Kin
  10. Your Honour

Recipes

  1. Pancakes recipe
  2. Waffles recipe
  3. Shepherd’s Pie recipe
  4. Pizza Dough recipe
  5. Carbonara recipe
  6. Cheesecake recipe
  7. Vegetable Soup recipe
  8. Cake recipe
  9. Apple Crumble recipe
  10. Red Cabbage recipe
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What Is

  1. What is Article 16
  2. What is cop26
  3. What is a close contact
  4. What is happening in Afghanistan
  5. What is the taliban
  6. What is a blowhole
  7. What is Squid Game about
  8. What is Ramadan
  9. What is a verb
  10. What is impeachment