In a confusing world with an ever-changing rolodex of news and terms to keep up with, a Google search can be a lifesaver.
Google has released this year’s most searched words, questions and terms. So what answers were Greeks looking for?
The fastest-growing searches of the year were all focused in the summer– searches about the European Football Championship took over as the championship played out through June and July. But throughout a summer of record-breaking heat Greeks also searched heavily for “fire now” and “extreme heat warning”.
The people Greeks wanted to know the most about were Marina Satti–particularly during her performances at the Eurovision song contest, and beloved singer Marinella– who suffered a stroke in September.
Greeks Googled frequently about the olympics, and of course about the zeitgeist-consuming film Poor Things.
They wanted to know what tofu was, and why the number 13 is considered bad luck. They wanted to know when schools open, when the results of the end-of-school Panhellenic Examinations are released, and when is the holiday tsiknopempti.
The full list of queries we needed answers to is as follows:
Fastest Growing Searches
Euro
Fire now
Extreme heat warning
Tourism for all
The matchmaking of Julia
People
Marina Satti
Marinella
Emmanuel Karalis
Kate Middleton
Lefteris Petrounias
Deceased Celebrities
Liam Payne
Anna Panagiotopoulou
Haris Kostopoulos
George Baldock
Alain Delon
Sporting Events
Artistic swimming at the Olympics
Sailing at the Olympics
Advanced sport climbing at the Olympics
Wheelchair Tennis at the Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Tennis at the Paralympic Games
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Dynamic triathlon at the Paralympic Games
Television Series
The Matchmaking of Julia
Grand Hotel
Psycho Girls
Holy Cupid
Famagusta
Films
Poor Things
Poor Things
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Inside Out 2
Dune
Saltburn
Deadpool
What is…
What is a Kefaloudi
What is the tofu
What is the avocet
What is HIV
What is HPV
Why…
Why Tuesday and 13 is considered bad luck
Why we lie on April Fools’ Day
Why the Netherlands was eliminated
Why Las Vegas was founded
Why do we fly a kite on Clean Monday
When…
When does Tsiknopempti fall in 2024
When does the time change in 2024
When is Ascension Day
When do schools open in 2024
When are the results of the Panhellenic Examinations 2024
