Thursday, December 19, 2013

Paul Walker tops Filipino searches in Google for 2013

Taken from Google Trends - http://www.google.com/trends/topcharts?date=2013

If anyone doubts whether the Fast and Furious movie series is not a big deal in the Philippines, Google's top search engine queries for 2013 can easily say otherwise.

Top searches

40-year old Hollywood actor Paul Walker, killed in a car crash last November 30, tops 2013 search queries by Filipinos in http://google.com.ph

News searches

Walker tops the most searched news. Death of Gllee actor Cory Monteith and South African President Nelson Mandela were also popular.

Filipinos passion for competition also showed in this year top news list. Miss Universe, FIBA Asia, UAAP Season 76, Wimbledon are in the top spot.

Politics has its share of spotlight with the mid-term elections, President Aquino's State of the Nation Address, Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel scam were also popular.

Trending worldwide

Typhoon Yolanda also made it to the list as Filipinos monitor the devastation and efforts done to help those affected.

Worldwide, typhoon Yolanda was the 2nd most trending event in 2013 following the Boston Marathon bombing.

Food searches

It seems juicing is indeed popular in the Philippines these days as it tops the most searched recipes. International House of Pancakes is the most searched restaurant.


TOP OVERALL SEARCHES
1. Paul Walker
2. Samsung Galaxy S4
3. Movies 2013
4. Onehitcf       
5. Camera 360  
6. PAL Express
7. Neri Naig      
8. Miss Universe 2013
9. EB Babe Yosh
10. iPhone 5s
NEWS
1. Paul Walker death
2. Miss Universe 2013
3. Pork barrel   
4. FIBA Asia 2013
5. Election results 2013
6. SONA 2013  
7. UAAP Season 76
8. Typhoon Yolanda
9. Wimbledon 2013
10. Nelson Mandela death
NEWSMAKERS
1. Paul Walker
2. Cory Monteith
3. Ariella Arida
4. Pope Francis
5. Megan Young
6. Devina Dediva
7. Nancy Binay
8. Janet Napoles
9. Gilas Pilipinas
10. Nelson Mandela
PEOPLE
1. Paul Walker  
2. Neri Naig      
3. EB Babe Yosh
4. Cory Monteith
5. Wally Bayola
6. Ariella Arida  
7. Kevin Ware   
8. Pope Francis
9. Chito Miranda
10. Megan Young
LOCAL CELEBRITIES
1. Neri Naig
2. EB Babe Yosh
3. Wally Bayola
4. Ariella Arida
5. Chito Miranda
6. Megan Young
7. Freddie Aguilar girlfriend
8. Totoy Brown
9. Krista Miller
10. Alyssa Quijano
TV SHOWS
1. The Voice Philippines
2. Got to Believe
3. Queen and I
4. Missing You
5. Juan dela Cruz
6. Maria Mercedes
7. Wowowillie
8. The Innocent Man
9. The Heirs
10. ANTM Cycle 20
MOVIES
1. Pacific Rim
2. Despicable Me 2
3. World War Z
4. Insidious 2
5. Warm Bodies
6. Beautiful Creatures
7. After Earth
8. Silver Linings Playbook
9. Pitch Perfect
10. The Croods
MUSIC
1. Harlem Shake
2. Gentleman
3. Titanium
4. Lord Patawad
5. Magkabilang Mundo
6. Gwiyomi
7. Chinito
8. Heart Attack
9. Wrecking Ball
10. Daylight
LYRICS
1. Titanium
2. Lord Patawad
3. Magkabilang Mundo
4. Gwiyomi
5. Chinito
6. Heart Attack
7. Daylight
8. Buko
9. Treasure
10. Diamonds
KOREAN PERSONALITIES
1. Choi Minho
2. Yoo In Na
3. Lee Hyun Woo
4. Ji Hyun Woo
5. Chanyeol
6. Jang Keun Suk
7. Yoo Seung Ho
8. Kim Jong Un
9. Song Joong Ki
10. Shin Won Ho
K-POP GROUPS
1. EXO
2. Shinee
3. Girls Generation
4. Tasty
5. Infinite
6. CNBlue
7. B.A.P
8. B1A4
9. 2PM
10. Super Junior
SMARTPHONES
1. Samsung Galaxy S4
2. iPhone 5s
3. Sony Xperia Z
4. Samsung Galaxy Grand
5. iPhone 6
6. Galaxy Note 3
7. Samsung S3 Mini
8. Nexus 5
9. HTC One
10. Starmobile Knight
TABLETS
1. iPad mini 2
2. iPad Air
3. Galaxy Tab 3
4. Samsung Note 8
5. Skyworth tablet
6. Acer tablet
7. iView tablet
8. iPad 4
9. iPad mini
10. Cherry Mobile tablet
APPS
1. Camera 360
2. Running Fred
3. WeChat
4. 4pics1word
5. Moment Cam
6. Line
7. Logo Quiz Philippines
8. Viber for Android
9. Candy Crush
10. Google Keep
PC GAMES
1. Chrono Tales
2. NBA 2K14
3. Pockie Saints
4. Assault Fire
5. Scarlet Blade
6. DotA
7. Cat Mario
8. Minecraft
9. NBA 2K13
10. Pirate King International
FASHION BRANDS
1. G-Shock
2. Casio watches
3. Lacoste bags
4. Keds Philippines
5. Louis Vuitton bags
6. Tory Burch bags
7. Skechers
8. Nike shoes
9. Onitsuka Tiger
10. Vans Philippines
LOCAL DESTINATIONS
1. Sky Ranch Tagaytay
2. Movenpick Resort Cebu
3. Tubbataha Reef
4. Pico de Loro
5. Tugawe Cove Resort
6. Potipot Island
7. Amana Waterpark
8. Misibis Bay
9. Nuvali
10. Laiya resorts
RESTAURANTS
1. IHOP
2. Slappy Cakes
3. Vikings SM North
4. Tous les Jours
5. J.CO Donuts
6. KFC
7. Amber's
8. McDonald's
9. Jollibee
10. SumoSam
RECIPES
1. Juice recipes
2. Chocolate cupcake
3. Chicken recipes
4. Chopsuey
5. Pork recipes
6. Breakfast recipes
7. French macarons
8. Cookies
9. Beef steak
10. Cupcake
HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE
1. Garcinia cambogia
2. BMI calculator
3. Diet meal plan
4. Zumba
5. Whey protein
6. GM diet
7. Yoga
8. Plank
9. Intermittent fasting
10. Insanity workout
MEDICAL SEARCHES
1. Malnutrition
2. Pneumonia symptoms
3. Symptoms of HIV
4. Acid reflux
5. Anti rabies vaccine
6. Dengue symptoms
7. Pregnancy stages
8. Amoxicillin
9. Symptoms of tuberculosis
10. Skin allergy
DOG BREEDS
1. Tibetan Mastiff
2. Corgi
3. Pomeranian
4. Golden Retriever
5. Siberian Husky
6. Shih Tzu
7. Pug
8. Rottweiler
9. Dachshund
10. Shar Pei
GLOBAL TRENDING QUERIES
1. Nelson Mandela
2. Paul Walker
3. iPhone 5s
4. Cory Monteith
5. Harlem Shake
6. Boston Marathon
7. Royal Baby
8. Samsung Galaxy 4s
9. PlayStation 4
10. North Korea
GLOBAL TRENDING EVENTS
1. Boston Marathon
2. Typhoon Haiyan
3. Government Shutdown
4. 2014 FIFA World Cup
5. Chinese New Year
6. Australian Open
7. Eurovision Song Contest
8. Wimbledon
9. Syria Conflict
10. EuroBasket

In comparison to Yahoo top searches for 2013, I can't help but observe that Yahoo top searches were heavily news driven while Google reflects a lot of curiosity or research type of behavior.

Learn about popular searches in Google by Filipinos in its Trends page.