Power outage schedule, Euro, and cheese: what Ukrainians searched for on Google in 2024.
Google has published the rankings of the most popular search queries for 2024 among Ukrainian users. This information is detailed in a post on the Google Ukraine corporate blog.
According to Google, the most searched query was "Power Outage Schedule," followed by "Euro 2024" in second place and "Syrsky" in third. Other leading phrases in the top searches included "Olympic Games 2024," "Easter 2024," and "Sudja."
"In the category of personalities that garnered the most interest throughout the year, the leader was Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky. Ukrainians also showed a keen interest in figures such as Oleksandr Usyk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, and Klavdiia Petrovna," the Google blog reports.
Regarding the category of losses, the most frequent queries were about philologist Iryna Farion, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and French actor Alain Delon.
"In the 'Movies' category, the top spot was claimed by the Ukrainian documentary '20 Days in Mariupol.' The second and third positions were taken by sequels of popular films: the animated feature 'Inside Out 2' and the sci-fi epic 'Dune: Part Two.' Additionally, significant interest was shown in some of the year's most discussed films, 'Saltburn' and 'Substance,' as well as the Ukrainian horror film 'Konotop Witch,'" the blog text states.
Google noted that in the shopping category, the most frequent queries were for power sources such as EcoFlow, charging stations, inverters, and solar panels. Other popular searches included "Dubai chocolate," "squish paw," and "tubing."
"In 2024, Ukrainian users sought to understand the meanings of the acronyms MSEC, REB, CNAP, and CAB. Moreover, Ukrainians tried to clarify the meanings of the words 'terrikons,' 'quadrobers,' and 'chinazes,' as well as what power outage queues and OK-7 certificates are," representatives from Google stated in the blog text.
Thus, the complete list of the most popular search queries on Google among Ukrainians in 2024 appeared as follows:
Most Popular Queries of the Year:
- Power Outage Schedule
- Euro 2024
- Syrsky
- Olympic Games 2024
- Easter 2024
- Usyk
- Iryna Farion
- Sudja
- 20 Days in Mariupol
- Eurovision 2024
Personality with the Most Growing Interest:
- Oleksandr Syrsky
- Oleksandr Usyk
- Donald Trump
- Sergey Lavrov
- Kamala Harris
- Mike Tyson
- Mykola Tyshchenko
- Pavel Durov
- Klavdiia Petrovna
- Sonya Morozyuk
Gone Forever:
- Iryna Farion
- Alexei Navalny
- Alain Delon
- Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
- Oleksandr Maslyakov
- Vyacheslav Uzelkov
- Oleksandr Shirvindt
- Vitalii Belonozhko
- Bohdan Stashkiv
- Shannen Doherty
Question: "What is?":
- what is msec
- what is reb
- what is terrikons
- what is power outage queues
- what is cnap
- what is ok-7 certificate
- what is cab
- what is busification
- what is quadrobers
- what is chinazes
Purchases:
- EcoFlow
- Fan
- Charging Station
- Inverter
- iPhone 16
- Dubai Chocolate
- Squish Paw
- Gel Battery 100 Amp
- Solar Panels
- Tubing
Film:
- 20 Days in Mariupol
- Inside Out 2
- Dune 2
- Saltburn
- Substance
- Venom 3
- I Hate You, I Love You
- Horror 3
- Wild Robot
- Konotop Witch
We also reported how a man was fired from his job due to a 50-hour history of Google searches. Josh Williams shared that while he managed to earn a little, it wasn't enough to cover his bills. Furthermore, he faced rejections from potential employers.