Google Philippines reveals the top trending topics of 2019

As 2019 ends, Google Philippines takes a rewind about the trends, news, personalities, shows, and events that ranked the highest on search queries. 

Google Philippines rounded of its lists for this year

Google top results are about Filipino's current interest online

Mervin Wenke, Head of Communications and Public Affairs of Google Philippines explained that the results of these top searches exhibit how Filipinos are spending their time online in this digital age.

The annual Year in a Search serves as a lens to the most relevant topics in pop culture, events, sports, politics, and news that shaped 2019 for Filipinos. It also gives a glimpse into our way of life and how we search online.

The free online chat site Omegle got the number one spot as it became famous for being a virtual hangout. It’s usually for making friends, and talk about chosen topics of interest or fandoms. 

Omegle tops of the list of trending topics for 2019

Aside from that, there are YouTube creators who utilize Omegle to induce reaction content on their channel. The female from BLACKPINK told that they also engaged in the said chat app, and that went viral in blogs and social networking sites.

The second item that trended this year is the gaming site, MemoryHackers. This is followed by Codashop, a go-to website for gamers where they can avail game credits and vouchers. The rest of the top search list is the most discussed events like the Halalan 2019, Idol Philippines grand finals, and the boxing match between Pacquiao and Broner.

Pacquiao versus Broner is a trending topic for event category

For news, the trending topics show how Filipinos want to be more politically and socially aware nowadays. The May senatorial elections ranked first in this category; whereas results for national exams namely Licensure Examination, Civil Service Commission, and Bar Exam, were next on the list.

Basketball teams and yearly sports competitions gained the highest searches in the events category. Topics like NBA, Wimbledon, and FIBA, and also the match between Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors trended so far. The International 2019 (TI9), known as an E-sports event also joined the ranking.

2019 also the year for Filipinos on searching how-to articles and videos for learning new things. The first on this list is how to access dark mode on a smartphone since it is claimed to save battery life and lessen eye strain. The rest of the results are about the Korean language, as well as tutorials on making beef steak and milk tea.

To know more about the top trending items in local and international, click this link here.

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