Google PH Releases List Of Most-Searched Term Of 2014. Who Tops The List?

This year, people search Google for different reasons. To know facts, to make sense…we search for the things we love. Do you want to know what is the most-searched term this year? 

Before 2014 ends, Google Philippines released their “Year in Search 2014” report based on the top trending queries on the biggest online search engine that took the attention of the Filipino netizens from, people, music, TV shows, movies, restaurants, events, and even top destinations.

Overall Top Trending Searches for the Philippines:

Because of the controversial issue between Vhong Navarro, Cedric Lee and Denise Cornejo, the actor undoubtedly topped the list. Second to trend was the addicting game Flappy Bird then came Robin Williams because of his untimely death. Others who made it were Paolo Bediones after his sex scandal, Malaysia Airlines, and the country’s most-loved Meteor Garden.

1. Vhong Navarro
2. Flappy Bird
3. Robin Williams
4. Rude (Magic!)
5. Frozen
6. Cedric Lee
7. Paolo Bediones
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Malaysia Airlines
10. Meteor Garden

Newsmakers:

Familiar with the names? Well, they made the news headlines this year. And that makes them searchable in Google.

1. Cedric Lee
2. Darren Espanto
3. Deniece Cornejo
4. Paul George
5. Helena Belmonte
6. Bryan Gahol
7. Michael Christian Martinez
8. Natalia Poklonskaya
9. Michelle Ann Bonzo
10. Roxanne Cabanero

News:

MH370 was the number 1 on this list because of its mysterious disappearance on March 8. Until now, no confirmation was released as to where the plane has gone and what happened to the passengers. Third was Typhoon Glenda that took thousands of lives in the country.

1. MH370
2. Ebola Virus
3. Typhoon Glenda
4. SONA 2014
5. ISIS
6. MH17
7. Gaza
8. Ukraine
9. Blood moon
10. Crimea

Male Celebrities:

Well, Vhong once again made it at the top. Also in the list was the late Mark Gil who passed away because of liver cirrhosis.

1. Vhong Navarro
2. Robin Williams
3. Paolo Bediones
4. James Reid
5. Kim Soo-hyun
6. Mark Gil
7. Jerry Yan
8. Tado Jimenez
9. Andrew Garfield
10. Philip Seymour Hoffman

Female Celebrities:

Cheers to JLaw for topping the most-searched female celeb. Second is Nadine Lustre, the star and Ang Diary Ng Panget, followed by the huge transformation of Renee Zellweger which shocked not only the nation but all her fans! Idina Menzel who sang Frozen’s “Let It Go” made it in number 9 after Meteor Garden’s Barbie Hsu.

1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Nadine Lustre
3. Renee Zellweger
4. Kristel Moreno
5. Krista Miller
6. Michelle Rodriguez
7. Joan Rivers
8. Barbie Hsu
9. Idina Menzel
10. Jun Ji-hyun

Music:

Let it Go lost to Rude by 2 notches. But anyway, All of Me, the song that touched our hearts, made it at number 5. Sam Concepcion’s “Dati” pulled through at top 10

1. Rude (Magic!)
2. Blank Space (Taylor Swift)
3. Let It Go (Frozen song)
4. Royals (Lorde)
5. All of Me (John Legend)
6. Roar (Katy Perry)
7. Counting Stars (OneRepublic)
8. Bang Bang (Jessie J., Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj)
9. Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus)
10. Dati (Sam Concepcion)

Movies:

Children and adults alike love Frozen, no question it’s in the top chart! Next is the horrifying Annabelle, then Maleficient, Divergent, Big Hero 6 and so on. One local movie made it in the list, though – Starting Over Again starring Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga.

1. Frozen
2. Annabelle
3. Maleficent
4. Divergent
5. Big Hero 6
6. Interstellar
7. 47 Ronin
8. Starting Over Again
9. Godzilla
10. If I Stay

TV Shows

Fans of F4 were ecstatic when ABS-CBN released a rerun of Meteor Garden. The Legal Wife also made it in the list because of it’s trending Nicole and Monica catfight.

1. Meteor Garden
2. The Heirs
3. Angel Eyes
4. Pinoy Big Brother: All In
5. The Legal Wife
6. The Voice Kids
7. The Voice of the Philippines
8. Got to Believe
9. Empress Ki
10. Ikaw Lamang

Apps:

Before the owner pulled out Flappy Bird, people went gaga over this crazy game. Also in the list are Spotify, Mobogenie, and 2048. Retrica and Camera 360 Ultimate were in the Top 6 and 8, well, because we, Filipinos, love doing selfies!

1. Flappy Bird
2. Makeup Transformation
3. Spotify
4. Mobogenie
5. 2048
6. Retrica
7. Candy Crush Saga
8. Camera360 Ultimate
9. GO Keyboard
10. Psiphon

Events:

Among the most-searched terms in Google this year when it comes to events were Pacquiao’s bout with Algieri, news about his fight with Bradley, the Oscars, Mayweather vs Maidana, and the FIBA World Cup.

1. Pacquiao vs Algieri
2. FIFA World Cup 2014
3. Pacquiao vs Bradley
4. FIBA World Cup 2014
5. Asian Games 2014
6. Father’s Day 2014
7. Oscars 2014
8. The Naked Truth
9. Mayweather vs Maidana
10. Wimbledon 2014

Restaurants:

Vikings are in Top 5 and 6. But as delicious as the foods they offer, Project Pie is the winner in this category. Followed by Tim Ho Wan and IHOP.

1. Project Pie
2. Tim Ho Wan
3. IHOP
4. CaliBurger
5. Vikings SM Megamall
6. Niu by Vikings
7. Buffet 101 Eastwood
8. Charaptor
9. La Vie Parisienne
10. Kyochon

Local Destinations:

Whether you have typed on how to get to the Philippine Arena or what the Sandbox Pampanga offers, they made the list of most-Googled places in the Philippines

1. Philippine Arena
2. Scream Park Manila
3. Sky Ranch Tagaytay
4. Sandbox Pampanga
5. Costa Pacifica Baler
6. City of Dreams Manila
7. Fisher Mall Cinema
8. Century City Mall
9. Fairview Terraces
10. B-side Makati

International Locations:

As to International places, Sochi topped the search. Followed by Senegal which is in West Africa, then Argentina, up to Oak Island.

1. Sochi
2. Senegal
3. Argentina
4. Berlin Wall
5. Niagara Falls
6. Chile
7. Bern
8. Cave of Lascaux
9. Tigris River
10. Oak Island

 

Let’s go to what  topped the Mobile Trending Searches in the Philippines:

Overall: 

Because people wanted to get updates about what happened to their favorite bet in World Cup 2014, it made the list in number 1. Vhong Navarro unquestionably was in number 2 before iPhone 6 and Dorothy Hodgkin. Below the list is Paolo Bediones and the song Rude (Magic!)

1. World Cup 2014
2. Vhong Navarro
3. iPhone 6
4. Dorothy Hodgkin
5. Olympic Charter
6. Robin Williams
7. Maria Gaetana Agnesi
8. Mary Anning
9. Paolo Bediones
10. Rude (Magic!)

Local Personalities:

Even in mobile search, Vhong still topped the list. Mostly that made the chart were involved in controversy and sudden deaths.

1. Vhong Navarro
2. Paolo Bediones
3. Cedric Lee
4. Denise Cornejo
5. Kristel Moreno
6. Mark Gil
7. Tado Jimenez
8. Helena Belmonte
9. Jennifer Laude
10. Michelle Ann Bonzo

Events:

Bench Naked Truth made it in Top 9 because of its sizzling show, but still, nothing beats World Cup 2014 and Pacquiao vs. Algieri in the most searched.

1. World Cup 2014
2. Pacquiao vs. Algieri
3. FIBA 2014
4. Pacquiao vs. Bradley
5. Doodle 4 Google
6. Binibining Pilipinas 2014
7. Miss Earth 2014
8. UAAP Season 77
9. Bench Naked Truth
10. UAAP Cheerdance 2014

 

We’re done with the most searched terms in the Philippines. Now, let’s reveal what made it in the list of the GLOBAL Trending Searches.

Overall:

The death of Robin Williams broke his fans heart around the world. The story shocked people but it also gave way for other celebrities suffering from depression to come out and admit how they feel. Ebola was in the Top 3 then Malaysia Airlines, ALS Ice Bucket, and Flappy Bird.

1. Robin Williams
2. World Cup
3. Ebola
4. Malaysia Airlines
5. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
6. Flappy Bird
7. Conchita Wurst
8. ISIS
9. Frozen
10. Sochi Olympics

News:

As of last night, almost 6,000+ were reported to have died because of Ebola. People are scared and concerned about what it really is and what causes the disease, making it the number 1 most searched in the News category. The ISIS and what they have done to their victims also made the headlines followed by the breaking news about the Malaysia Airlines, Ferguson, and many more.

1. Ebola
2. ISIS
3. Malaysia Airlines
4. Crimea/Ukraine
5. Ferguson
6. Gaza and Israel
7. Scotish Referendum
8. Oscar Pistorius trial

People:

American actress Jennifer Lawrence were always in the news this year particularly her nude photos that leaked on the internet, making her in the top spot. Kim Kardashian really broke the internet  and the search engine for her controversial photo. Among the people the made it in the list are Rene Zellweger, Jared, Leto, Amal Alamuddin, and Donald Sterling.

1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Kim Kardashian
3. Julie Gayet
4. Tracy Morgan
5. Rene Zellweger
6. Jared Leto
7. Lorde
8. Matthew McConaughey
9. Amal Alamuddin
10. Donald Sterling