What dominated Pinoys’ Google search trends in 2023

Google has unveiled its annual list of trending keywords and terms that Filipinos searched for in the past year.

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Google’s Year in Search 2023 in PH

With the year 2023 ending, Google also wraps up the keywords that Filipinos mostly searched for this year.

For news, the top keyword was SIM registration because of the new law that mandated everyone to register their phone numbers. Filipinos searched for information on how to register their phone numbers.

When it comes to sports, of course, basketball was number one with Lakers vs Warriors topping the list. For shows or series, and Korean series categories, K-drama Duty After School ranked first in both.

Meanwhile, James Arthur’s “Say You Won't Let Go” landed first in the songs category.

Under the games category, Blade Ball codes were first.

In terms of male and female personalities, Filipinos mostly searched for Korean actor Ahn Bo-hyun and British actress Katy Louise Saunders, respectively. Meanwhile, it landed first under films was Oppenheimer.

For the most notable deaths in 2023, veteran broadcaster Mike Enriquez topped the list.

Below is the full list of the top search trends in the Philippines:

News

1. SIM registration

2. precinct finder

3. persona non grata

4. Nipah virus

5. War in Israel and Gaza

6. lato-lato

7. Typhoon Egay update

8. Taal Volcano update

9. Turkey earthquake

10. MoCa Farm

Sports

1. Lakers vs Warriors

2. Lakers vs Nuggets

3. FIBA World Cup

4. Miami vs Denver

5. Lakers vs Grizzlies

6. Suns vs Nuggets

7. Celtics vs 76ers

8. Heat vs Knicks

9. Golden State Warriors vs Kings

10. Ginebra vs Bay Area

Shows or Series

1. Duty After School

2. Maria Clara at Ibarra

3. Moving

4. The Glory

5. Twinkling Watermelon

6. King the Land

7. XO, Kitty

8. The Last of Us

9. My Lovely Liar

10. Strong Girl Nam-soon

Songs or Lyrics

1. Say You Won't Let Go

2. ERE

3. Pasilyo

4. Uhaw

5. Lupang Hinirang English

6. Angels Like You

7. California King Bed

8. Rapstar

9. Raining In Manila

10. Jopay

Games

1. Blade Ball codes

2. Delta Executor

3. Soldier, Poet, or King quiz

4. Cosmic Values

5. Anime Adventures codes

6. Farlight

7. Choox Sega

8. Honkai: Star Rail

9. Minecraft 1.20

10. Project Slayers codes

Male Personalities

1. Ahn Bo-hyun

2. Mackenyu

3. Marco Gumabao

4. Taylor Lautner

5. Travis Kelce

6. Liam Hemsworth

7. David Licauco

8. Kyle Kuzma

9. Juan Karlos

10. Chen Zhe Yuan

Female Personalities

1. Katy Louise Saunders

2. Cristine Reyes

3. Millie Bobby Brown

4. Lee Da-in

5. Issa Pressman

6. Janna Dominguez

7. Bada Lee

8. Jenna Ortega

9. Emily Rudd

10. Isabel Santos

Movies

1. Oppenheimer

2. John Wick: Chapter 4

3. Barbie

4. Insidious: The Red Door

5. The Menu

6. Extraction 2

7. I Love Lizzy

8. Evil Dead Rise

9. Nowhere

10. Kill Boksoon

Farewells

1. Mike Enriquez

2. Joey Paras

3. Matthew Perry

4. Andrei Sison

5. Patrick Guzman

6. Mario Dumaual

7. John Regala

8. Michael Gambon

9. Park Soo Ryun

10. Tina Turner

Korean Series

1. Duty After School

2. Moving

3. The Glory

4. Twinkling Watermelon

5. King the Land

6. My Lovely Liar

7. Strong Girl Nam-soon

8. Alchemy of Souls

9. Island

10. A Time Called You

To see the full Year in Search 2023 list, click here.

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