PTV Sports Live, Aashiqui 2 & Chennai Express search Queries Top
the 2013 trending list
- Election Commission of Pakistan was the surprise top ten search in Pakistan reflecting the local enthusiasm for elections this year
- Following his untimely death, Paul Walker became the most searched celebrity in Pakistan this year
- In gadgets, Samsung Galaxy S4 topped the charts and grabbed the attention of Pakistani techies
Google announced its annual Year End Zeitgeist, a look at 2013
through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique
perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on searches
conducted in Pakistan.
This year's trending searches show growing interest in Sports,
Bollywood movies, News, Elections and Turkish Dramas. On the other hand, the
top people search indicates that Pakistanis follow a variety of local and
international personalities where the top 3 people searched for were Paul
Walker, Jiah Khan and Nelson Mandela.
Following sports online remained Pakistan’s top trending search
and reflects the love for cricket as well as other sports among Pakistanis.
Aashiqui 2, a Bollywood blockbuster earned the second top search spot with the
movie’s songs being a massive hit among the Pakistani youth. Chennai Express
bagged the top third search position and again reflects the strong inclination
towards Bollywood movies in Pakistan. Bigg Boss 7, Indian reality show hosted
by popular Bollywood star Salman Khan and Dunya News, local news channel
rounded up the top five search trends in Pakistan this year.
Badar Khushnood, Google Pakistan Country Consultant says, “Google
is predominantly the first place Pakistanis turn to follow their favorite
sports, catch up on the latest news, find out about their favorite movie and
stars or discover new things and people. The year-end Zeitgeist is a cultural
barometer that gives us a real snapshot of the big events, online content
preferences and growing trends in Pakistan for 2013.”
In people search, the latest international events and happenings
dictated the top searched for people in Pakistan in the year 2013. The untimely
death of the young actor of Fast & Furious acclaim, Paul Walker who lost
his life in a tragic car accident became the most searched for personality.
Followed by Jiah Khan, a Bollywood actress that committed suicide a few months
ago and the death of the world renowned humanitarian, Nelson Mandela made him
the third most searched for person on Google. Overall, the top 10 people search
in Pakistan in 2013 reflects the fan following of both celebrities and
politicians in Pakistan.
Trending Searches for 2013
1. PTV Sports Live
2. Aashiqui 2
3. Chennai Express
4. Bigg Boss 7
5. Dunya News
6. Zindagi Gulzar Hai
7. Jang newspaper
8. ECP
9. Krrish 3
10. Mera Sultan
Trending People for 2013
1. Paul Walker
2. Jiah Khan
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Maryam Nawaz
5. Shradda Kapoor
6. Altaf Hussain
7. Imran Khan
8. Alia Bhatt
9. Sara Bharwana
10. Suraj Pancholi
In addition to showcasing what people were curious about in
Pakistan, Google Zeitgeist tools also offer insight into which topics captured
the world’s attention in 2013. Top search terms from over fifty countries appear
on Google Zeitgeist webpage, googlezeitgeist.com -- from most-searched travel
destinations in Brazil, to trending Australian celebrities, to most-searched
Egyptian Olympians, to top tech gadgets in Japan and everything in between.
Top 10 Global Trending Queries for 2013
1.
Nelson
Mandela
2.
Paul
Walker
3.
iPhone
5s
4.
Cory
Monteith
5.
Harlem
Shake
6.
Boston
Marathon
7.
Royal
Baby
8.
Samsung
Galaxy S4
9.
PlayStation
4
10.
North
Korea
