Coronavirus was only the 2nd most Googled term in Ireland for 2020

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Considering how 2020 turned out, with more people at home and spending more time with their devices, constantly looking for new information and stimulation, it should come as no surprise that Ireland’s lists of Most Googled search terms for 2020 would be quite eclectic.

It does come as a surprise that “Coronavirus” itself wasn’t the most searched for term, but that just goes to show how odd a year we’ve been having. Or, at least, how bizarre the 2020 US Election continues to be.

But the presence of the Coronavirus can be felt in almost every other list, down to people Googling how to cut their own hair, to making their own banana bread.

There were some other results published, such as most Googled TV shows (Normal People at the top, unsurprisingly), as well as recipes (brown bread all the way), but here are some of the more revealing top tens for Google searches in Ireland for 2020.

Overall Searches:

1. US Election
2. Coronavirus
3. Caroline Flack
4. Premier League
5. CNN
6. Joe Biden
7. Zoom
8. Fox News
9. Kobe Bryant
10. Google Classroom

People:

1. Joe Biden
2. Boris Johnson
3. Kim Jong Un
4. Philip Schofield
5. Donald Trump
6. Kamala Harris
7. Phil Hogan
8. Bruno Fernandes
9. Katie Taylor
10. Michael Jordan

How To:

1. Make a face mask
2. Make hand sanitiser
3. Register to vote
4. Cut men’s hair
5. Make scones
6. Make banana bread
7. Cut your own hair
8. Make cookies
9. Cancel COVID payment
10. Get tested for COVID in Ireland

Sports:

1. Premier League
2. Masters
3. Champions League
4. NBA
5. Fantasty Football
6. GAA
7. Cheltenham
8. US Open
9. Ireland V Wales
10. Tour de France

Movies:

1. 1917
2. Parasite
3. Little Women
4. Jojo Rabbit
5. Tenet
6. The Gentlemen
7. Bombshell
8. Birds of Prey
9. Enola Holmes
10. Wild Mountain Thyme

What is:

1. Level 3 restrictions
2. A pandemic
3. 5g
4. Coronavirus
5. The population of Ireland
6. The population of America
7. TikTok
8. Direct Provision
9. Blackout Tuesday
10. The electoral college

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