Google reveals FULL Year in Search 2021 list – did you look any of these up?

GOOGLE has revealed its Year In Search 2021 – a look back at the top searches over the past 12 months.

It reveals a deep insight into the minds of Brits, who relentlessly asked about Squid Game, Matt Hancock and whether a Jaffa cake is a cake or a biscuit.

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Google handles billions of web searches every day, many from humble Blighty.

The biggest search trend of the year was the Euros – which saw England lose out to Italy on penalties for continental glory.

Telly also dominated searches, with Squid Game topping out the list for TV, while sci-fi blockbuster Dune heading the movies roster.

Brits also searched for banana bread recipes, nail art and sea shanty memes to help pass the time while the UK passed in and out of lockdowns.

Matt Hancock was a huge search term, after The Sun’s explosive exclusive revealed his secret affair with an aide.

And unsurprisingly, Covid and lockdown themed searches were trickled through various lists.

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Sport was generally high on the overall search list, taking up five of the top spots with Euros, Premier League, Christian Eriksen, Emma Raducanu, and England vs Denmark.

In the All Questions category, “Is Facebook down?” and “Is WhatsApp down?” topped the list – likely due to the mammoth 7-hour global outage in early October.

Plenty of US politicians crept their way into UK search lists, including Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Nancy Pelosi.

And Adele’s Easy On Me was only trumped for lyric searches by Lady Gaga’s classic hit Poker Face.

Here are the full lists for the Google Year in Search UK…

Overall Search

1. Euros
2. Premier League
3. Christian Eriksen
4. Covid vaccine
5. Prince Philip
6. Matt Hancock
7. Emma Raducanu
8. Sarah Everard
9. England vs Denmark
10. Sean Lock

News

1. Covid vaccine
2. Matt Hancock
3. Sarah Everard
4. Afghanistan
5. GME
6. Kyle Rittenhouse
7. Gabby Petito
8. Green list countries
9. Lockdown
10. Palestine

Sport

1. Euros
2. Premier League
3. England vs Denmark
4. Champions League
5. England vs Italy
6. Wimbledon
7. Olympic medal table
8. England vs Germany
9. England vs Scotland
10. NBA

People

1. Christian Eriksen
2. Matt Hancock
3. Emma Raducanu
4. Piers Morgan
5. Alec Baldwin
6. Travis Scott
7. Ronaldo
8. Jack Grealish
9. Tyson Fury
10. Ashley Cain

Political Figures

1. Matt Hancock
2. Joe Biden
3. Bernie Sanders
4. Greta Thunberg
5. Nicola Sturgeon
6. Sajid Javid
7. Owen Paterson
8. Jackie Weaver
9. Angela Rayner
10. Nancy Pelosi

Athletes

1. Christian Eriksen
2. Emma Raducanu
3. Ronaldo
4. Jack Grealish
5. Tyson Fury
6. Harry Kane
7. Anthony Joshua
8. Conor McGregor
9. Andy Murray
10. Gareth Southgate

TV

1. Squid Game
2. Bridgerton
3. The Serpent
4. Line Of Duty
5. Love Island
6. Behind Her Eyes
7. Its A Sin
8. Pembrokeshire Murders
9. Vigil
10. Friends Reunion

Film

1. Dune
2. Black Widow
3. Eternals
4. No Time To Die
5. Red Notice
6. Army Of The Dead
7. Shang Chi
8. Halloween Kills
9. Suicide Squad
10. Jungle Cruise

Song Lyrics

1. Poker Face lyrics
2. Easy On Me lyrics
3. Sweet Caroline lyrics
4. Brown Sugar lyrics
5. good 4 u lyrics
6. Three Lions lyrics
7. drivers license lyrics
8. Body remix lyrics
9. Bad Habits lyrics
10. All Too Well lyrics

Memes

1. Matt Hancock memes
2. Bernie Sanders chair meme
3. 4 lads meme
4. hamster meme
5. Prince Philip memes
6. its coming home memes
7. Squid Game meme
8. sea shanty meme
9. homeschooling meme
10. Line of Duty memes

All Questions

1. Is Facebook down?
2. Is WhatsApp down?
3. When will lockdown end?
4. What does COP26 stand for?
5. When will I get the vaccine?
6. Where does vanilla flavoring come from?
7. How many times has Italy won the euros?
8. How many cases in my area?
9. What does impeachment mean?
10. When does Love Island finish?

When

1. When will lockdown end?
2. When will I get the vaccine?
3. When does Love Island finish?
4. When does lockdown start?
5. When does Love Island start?
6. When do shops reopen?
7. When will schools reopen?
8. When do gyms reopen?
9. When do hairdressers open?
10. When does the Olympics start?

Who

1. Who are the Taliban?
2. Who won Logan vs Floyd?
3. Who left Strictly?
4. Who do England play next?
5. Who is Ashley Cain?
6. Who will England play next?
7. Who is H?
8. Who paid the largest criminal fine inhistory?
9. Who is Bernie Sanders?
10. Who wins Squid Game?

Recipes

1. Banana bread recipe
2. Sex on the beach recipe
3. Pimms recipe
4. Iced coffee recipe
5. Baked oats recipe
6. Scallops recipe
7. Overnight oats recipe
8. Malt loaf recipe
9. Pornstar martini recipe UK
10. Sourdough starter recipe

Ideas

1. Lockdown birthday ideas
2. Pergola ideas
3. 30th birthday gift ideas
4. Pumpkin design ideas
5. Valentines meal ideas
6. Sexy halloween costume ideas
7. Nail ideas
8. Lockdown valentines ideas
9. Quiz round ideas
10. Garden ideas UK

Second Hand

1. Second hand furniture near me
2. Second hand books online
3. Second hand electric cars
4. Second hand sofa
5. Second hand watches
6. Second hand kitchens
7. Second hand iPhone 11
8. Second hand cars near me
9. Second hand clothes
10. Second hand Rolex

Or

1. Who won England or Scotland?
2. Bare with me or bear with me
3. Fiance or fiancee
4. Do clocks go forward or back in March?
5. Bear in mind or bare in mind
6. Is a jaffa cake a cake or a biscuit?
7. Who won Logan or Floyd?
8. Who won Austin or Bryce?
9. Yours faithfully or sincerely
10. Effected or affected

Travel

1. Travel update UK
2. PCR test for travel
3. Caravan holidays
4. Portugal holidays
5. Travel green list
6. International travel
7. Travel corridors
8. Greece travel restrictions
9. Travel to France from UK
10. Malta holidays

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In other news, Google Chrome users have been urged to delete their browser.

Facebook recently rebranded to Meta.

Check out the best iPhone 13 deals in October 2021.

And take a look at your hidden Facebook rejection folder.

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