Google Traffic Trends 2014: South Africa

Google has released its 2014 search charts (the Google Zeitgeist) tracking what search items proved most popular with Internet users in 2014. Do note the charts rank search topics in terms of the largest increase in search volume since the previous (2013) period and have been cleaned up extensively.

Global top trending searches

Top trending searches in South Africa by category

Current Affairs
1 Oscar Pistorius Trial
2 Ebola outbreak
3 South Africa National General Elections
4 MH370 plane disappearance
5 AMCU Strike
6 ISIS (Islamic State insurgency in Iraq/Syria)
7 NUMSA Strike
8 Ukraine Crisis
9 Nkandla Report
10 2013 Matric Results

Politicians
1 Julius Malema
2 Jacob Zuma
3 Musi Maimane
4 Lindiwe Mazibuko
5 Kgalema Motlanthe
6 Nhlanhla Nene
7 Lindiwe Zulu
8 Thandi Modise
9 Pallo Jordan
10 Tim Harris

Searches
1 Senzo Meyiwa
2 Ebola
3 Robin Williams
4 Oscar Pistorius
5 World Cup 2014
6 Kelly Khumalo
7 IEC
8 Big Brother Mzansi
9 Joan Rivers
10 Michael Shumacher

South African People
1 Senzo Meyiwa
2 Oscar Pistorius
3 Kelly Khumalo
4 Eddie Zondi
5 Lesego Motsepe
6 Boity Thulo
7 Michelle Burger
8 Gerrie Nel
9 Cassper Nyovest
10 Barry Roux

What is…
1 What is ebola?
2 What is ALS?
3 What is nyoso?
4 What is asphyxia?
5 What is corruption?
6 What is fraud?
7 What is ISIS?
8 What is bigamy?
9 What is neknomination?
10 What is trading?

How to…
1 How to rock
2 How to bath
3 How to whatsapp
4 How to smoke
5 How to longboard
6 How to model
7 How to pout
8 How to behave
9 How to convert
10 How to contour

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