As 2024 draws to a close, Google has dropped the “Year in Search 2024”, which offers a comprehensive glimpse into what captured India’s attention throughout the year.
Interestingly, despite the country not being a major player in sport outside of cricket, sports events made up five (bold) of the Top 10 overall searches on Google in 2024.
Top overall searches
1. Indian Premier League (IPL)
2. T20 World Cup
3. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
4. Election Results 2024
5. Olympics 2024
6. Excessive Heat
7. Ratan Tata
8. Indian National Congress
9. Pro Kabaddi League
10. Indian Super League
Sports events
1. Indian Premier League
2. T20 World Cup
3. Olympics 2024
4. Pro Kabaddi League
5. Indian Super League
6. Women’s Premier League
7. Copa America
8. Duleep Trophy
9. UEFA Euro
10. Under-19 World Cup
Matches
1. India vs. England
2. India vs. Bangladesh
3. India vs. Zimbabwe
4. Sri Lanka vs. India
5. India vs. Afghanistan
6. India vs. South Africa
7. India vs. Pakistan
8. Pakistan vs. England
9. Royal Challengers vs. Chennai Super Kings
10. Chennai Super Kings vs. Punjab Kings
Personalities
1. Vinesh Phogat
2. Nitish Kumar
3. Chirag Paswan
4. Hardik Pandya
5. Shashank Singh
6. Pawan Kalyan
7. Poonam Pandey
8. Radhika Merchant
9. Abhishek Sharma
10. Lakshya Sen
