Indian Premier League, CoWIN, Neeraj Chopra and more: What India searched for most on Google in 2021

Google is the most used search engine across the world. Every year, the search giant releases its “Year in Search" list both globally, and according to countries, telling us what people searched for the most throughout the year. According to this year’s list, the Indian Premier League and CoWIN were the most-searched things in 2021 in India. The search queries in India for 2021 reflect upon how badly the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country this year. The overall searches, however, hinted at a keen interest in sports within the country. The overall top five searches include IPL, CoWIN, ICC T20 World Cup, Euro 2020 and Tokyo Olympics. Among queries like Near Me, How to, and What is, there was a dominance of COVID-19 related queries such as What is black fungus, COVID-19 vaccine near me, oxygen cylinder near me and more. In terms of personalities, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was the most-searched person in 2021, followed by Aryan Khan. Elon Musk also made it to the top-five most searched personalities in India. Let us look at all the top-five terms Indians searched on Google in 2021: OVERALL Indian Premier League CoWin ICC T20 World Cup Euro Cup Tokyo Olympics NEAR ME COVID Vaccine near me COVID test near me Food delivery near me Oxygen Cylinder near me COVID hospital near me HOW TO How to register for COVID vaccine How to download vaccination certificate How to increase oxygen level How to link PAN with Aadhaar How to make oxygen at home WHAT IS What Is Black Fungus What is the factorial of hundred What is Taliban What is happening in Afghanistan What is remedesivir PERSONALITIES Neeraj Chopra Aryan Khan Shehnaaz Gill Raj Kundra Elon Musk MOVIES Jai Bhim Shershaah Radhe Bell Bottom Eternals RECIPES Enoki mushroom Modak Methi matar malai Palak Chicken soup NEWS EVENTS Tokyo Olympics Black Fungus Afghanistan news West Bengal elections Tropical cyclone Tauktae SPORTS EVENTS Indian Premier League ICC T20 World Cup Euro Cup Tokyo Olympics Copa America