Cristiano Ronaldo was the most searched athlete on Google in the last 25 yearsworldwide and António Costa and Pope Francis lead the national and international names most searched in 2023, the technology announced this Monday.
“This year, as Google celebrates its 25th anniversary, there will not only be a retrospective of 2023, but of the last quarter century as a way to show what topics, moments, personalities and other topics were the most searched on Google throughout the world” and “among the most sought-after athletes is one of Portugal’s greatest figures (…) Cristiano Ronaldo”.
“The Portuguese footballer”He was the most searched athlete on Google in the last 25 years globallywhich is equivalent to one more title on his extensive list of achievements,” says the technology company, in a statement.
In Portugal, “several events led the Portuguese to turn to the Google search engine in search of more information”, such as: “The million-dollar transfer of Enzo Fernández to Chelsea drew attention and also made him the most popular player in the Google searches in the country. “.
“António Costa and Pope Francis lead the most searched names nationally and internationally”this year, since”The Portuguese were interested in the Pope’s arrival in Portugalwithin the framework of World Youth Day, and with the resignation of the still prime minister that culminated in the scheduling of elections for March 2024”.
In the category of most popular movies, series and programs in Google search in Portugal in 2023 are “Oppenheimer, Barbie and Rabo de Peixe”, and in the song “Pedro Mafama was the Portuguese singer who stood out in Google searches and made Portugal sing”. Olarilolé, Olariloléi'”.
“The Portuguese were also very interested in Shakira’s love life, placing the Colombian singer among the top three in the category, headed by the British rock band Coldplay.”
Considering the war in Israel and Gaza, the Portuguese wanted to know “What is Hamas?” even more than knowing about the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, says the technology company.
“The year of Google searches is a annual look at the ‘top’ trends in Google search. By compiling the year 2023 in research, we analyze the aggregation of billions of searches throughout the year” and trends “in general better identify what caught people’s attention the most in 2023 in relation to 2022,” explains Google.
Source: TSF
