Google Ukraine published the most popular requests from Ukrainian users in 2019. These are the top searches of the year, but not by quantity, but by popularity growth. In other words, these are ratings, which include requests that grew the fastest throughout the year and show a surge in user interest in events, persons, topics, and questions. So, the first line in the Ukrainian segment of Google belongs to “Game of Thrones Season 8,” the second most popular request was “Zelensky,” and the third place was taken by “Yulia Nachalova.” Ukrainians were also interested in the election results, why the dollar was falling, and what is the “Steinmeier formula.”
The most popular search queries of Ukrainians on Google
- Game of Thrones Season 8
- Zelensky
- Yulia Nachalova
- Zavorotnyuk
- 2019 election results
- Detsl
- Chornobyl
- Debate
- Poroshenko
- Eurovision 2019
Person of the year
Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky
Most people of the year are Ukrainians. Volodymyr Zelensky came in first, replacing his comic stage with the presidency. Russian actress Anastasia Zavorotnyuk (the media reported about the actress’s serious illness) came second. Users also searched for information about Petro Poroshenko, Ihor Smeshko (presidential nominee) and Ihor Kolomoysky.
In addition, Ukrainians were interested in artists MARUV, Potap, and Billy Elish (17-year-old American singer, whose debut album broke Google’s record for downloads).
The list also included Valeriy Legasov (a Soviet nuclear physicist and member of the government commission for the liquidation of the Chornobyl disaster, who became a key character in the Chornobyl series) and TV presenter Alla Mazur.
So, the list looks as follows:
- Volodymyr Zelensky
- Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
- Petro Poroshenko
- MARUV
- Potap
- Ihor Smeshko
- Ihor Kolomoysky
- Billy Ailish
- Valeriy Legasov
- Alla Mazur
Loss of the year
Speaking about the people who died in 2019, the most numerous searches were about Russian singer Yulia Nachalova, rap artist Detsl and fashion director of the Moscow Central Department Store Alla Verber. In addition, Ukrainians were interested in the fate of Beverly Hills star Luke Perry, German couturier Karl Lagerfeld, 11-year-old resident of Odesa region Daria Lukyanenko, whose body was found in a cesspool of a private house, American dancer and actor Cameron Boyce and Russian artists Willie Tokarev and Irina Tsyvina. The list also included the editor-in-chief of the Moscow Talking radio station, Sergey Dorenko.
- Julia Nachalova
- Detsl
- Alla Verber
- Luke Perry
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Daria Lukyanenko
- Cameron Boyce
- Willy Tokarev
- Sergey Dorenko
- Irina Tsyvina
Movie of the year
Marvel
In the Movies category in 2019, Ukrainians most often searched the psychological thriller Joker on Google. The traditionally high interest of Ukrainian users is caused by the continuation of films and film comics, such as Avengers: Final, Aquaman, It: Chapter Two, Captain Marvel, and How to Train Your Dragon 3.
Also, the list of the most popular films at the request of the Ukrainian segment of Google included a film adaptation of the historical novel by Ivan Franko “Zakhar Berkut,” the tape “Police Officer from Rublevka. New Year’s Lawlessness” and “The Lion King,” as well as Quentin Tarantino’s new film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
- The Joker
- Avengers: Final
- Aquaman
- It: Chapter Two
- A policeman from Rublevka. New Year’s Lawlessness
- The Lion King
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Captain Marvel
- Zakhar Berkut
- How to Train Your Dragon 3
The most popular TV shows of 2019
- Game of Thrones Season 8
- Chornobyl
- Secret love
- Bondmaid
- IP Pirogova
- School. Graduate
- Bugs
- Nothing happens twice
- The Early Bird
- Youth team 6 season
In 2019, Ukrainians watched less for Russian TV shows and more for domestic ones. But the leaders were cult American projects: the final season of Game of Thrones and the dramatic mini-series Chornobyl.
The TV show of the year
The leader in the popularity of search queries in the category of television shows was the Eurovision song contest. Ukrainians were also interested in the Oscars. All other projects from the list are entertainment programs known to Ukrainian viewers: “Bachelor,” “Voice of the Country,” “Top Model,” “Master Chef”, “Dance with the Stars”, “Wife-to-be for Dad.” In addition, the political talk show “Right to Power” appeared in this section.
- Eurovision 2019
- Bachelor 2019
- Oscar 2019
- The right to power
- The Voice of Ukraine 2019
- Top model season 3
- Blind marriage 2019
- Master Chef. Professionals
- Dance with the Stars 2019
- Wife-to-be for Dad
Purchase of the year
Of the products for search queries, the new iPhone 11 has become the most popular item. Ukrainians were also interested in where to buy a car seat and a booster, as well as buying tickets for UIA and Ukrzaliznytsia. Also included in the top are IQOS, a fan, Ukraine-Portugal tickets, an electric scooter, and mini-air conditioning.
- iPhone 11
- Car seat
- UIA ticket
- Ukrzaliznytsia ticket
- Booster
- IQOS
- Fan
- Ukraine Portugal tickets
- Electric scooter
- Mini air conditioning
What Ukrainians searched on Google
Traditionally, Ukrainians ask Google a variety of questions, and the outgoing year was no exception. In 2019, users wanted to know what Tomos, gout, and Steinmeier’s formula are. They tried to figure out how to make Instagram dark, how to check yourself on the voter lists and how to eat avocados. They were also interested in why the dollar is falling, why Zelensky did not come to the stadium.
“How?”
- How to make Instagram dark
- How to delete an Instagram account
- How to find out your phone number
- How to check yourself on the voter lists
- What do animals say
- Orchid how to care
- How to eat avocado
- How to transfer money from phone to phone
- How to make a slice without glue
- How to tie shoelaces
“What is it?”
- Tomos
- Gout
- Steinmeier Formula
- Hanging on
- Debate
- Sleepy paralysis
- Area 51
- Impeachment
- NFC
- Majoritarian
“Why?”
- Why is the dollar exchange rate falling?
- Why did Detsl die?
- Why did Yulia Nachalova die?
- Why didn’t Zelensky come to the stadium?
- Why did Chornobyl explode?
- Why is it fog in Kyiv?
- Why does milk curd?
- Why cannot you swim at Trinity Sunday?
- Why shouldn’t you use the toilet at night?
- Why doesn’t Instagram work?
