Every year, Google releases its cumulative annual list of the most searched keywords recorded in the year from different countries, including South Africa.

The list exposed things South Africans were interested in and what they searched the most online.

The recorded search keywords are grouped according to the different categories.

The General category is the summary of all categories, which includes all different niches and it shows, that South Africans were searching for the following keywords more.

1) Sassa status check
2) Euro 2020
3) Premier League
4) Shona Ferguson
5) PSL
6) Pakistan vs South Africa
7) Election results
8) Killer Kau
9) DMX
10) Wimbledon

On global personalities which covers the global citizens who were searched for by South Africans.

Global Personalities
1) Christian Eriksen
2) Alec Baldwin
3) Gabby Petito
4) The Weeknd
5) Pete Davidson
6) Brian Laundrie
7) Serena Williams
8) Joe Biden
9) Lil Nas X
10) Kyle Rittenhouse

On how to section, which covers the queries from South Africans who were looking for an answer to many issues in the society

How To (General)
1) How to apply for R350 grant
2) How to register for vaccine
3) How to check matric results online
4) How to register to vote online
5) How to check Sassa balance
6) How to tie a tie
7) How to make money online in South Africa
8) How to claim UIF online
9) How to drink ivermectin for Covid
10) How to apply for NSFAS

Local Personalities

On local personalities, google compiled all the list of the most searched citizens of South Africa, where the former president, Jacob Zuma topped the chart, followed by the deceased Mpura Mpura.

1) Jacob Zuma
2) Mpura
3) Ace Magashule
4) Zola7
5) Prince Kaybee
6) Bishop Makamu
7) Percy Tau
8) Noxolo Grootboom
9) Carl Niehaus
10) Tatjana Schoenmaker

The loss category is specifically for those we lost during the year 2021, Google has Shona Ferguson as the number one, followed by Killer Kau who died a couple of months back.

Loss
1) Shona Ferguson
2) Killer Kau
3) DMX
4) Jackson Mthembu
5) Menzi Ngubane
6) TB Joshua
7) Prince Phillip
8) FW de Klerk
9) Noxolo Maqashalala
10) King Zwelithini

Movies & TV Shows

Movies and TV shows, Google gave us the list of the most searched movies, TV shows the South Africans love to watch online.
1) Squid Game
2) Bridgerton
3) Red Notice
4) Black Widow
5) Skeem Saam teasers
6) Mortal Kombat
7) Suicide Squad
8) No Time to Die
9) The Good Doctor
10) Friends Reunion

Music Searches

Music Searches indicates the type of music the South Africans are interested in listening to, and it shows that they love to listen to foreign kinds of music, as Dona by Kanye and Certified lover Boy by Drake were top of the chart.
1) DONDA
2) Drake – Certified Lover Boy
3) Adele – Easy On Me
4) John Wick
5) J. Cole new album
6) Osama – Zakes Bantwini
7) Amapiano songs
8) Kabza De Small – Asibe Happy
9) Cha Cha Slide
10) Umsebenzi Wethu

On sports, google put together the type of sports South Africans are interested in searching for online, which indicates that more people were interested in the Euro 2020 followed by premier league

Sports
1) Euro 2020
2) Premier League
3) PSL
4) Pakistan vs South Africa
5) T20 World Cup
6) Wimbledon
7) La Liga
8) Champions League
9) IPL
10) Man United vs Liverpool

What is category is another important, query section, where South Africans are asking questions that are important to them

What Is
1) What is state of emergency
2) What is covid 19
3) What is human trafficking
4) What is happening in Afghanistan
5) What is ivermectin
6) What is global warming
7) What is substance abuse
8) What is Squid Game
9) What is Gender Based Violence
10) What is happening in South Africa