See The List Of What Nigerians Searched Most in 2014

2014 has come and gone; with lots of events that caught our interest. Almost at every point in the yearpeople searched for all sorts of information online.

Google, the clear leader in web search released data on
the 2014 search trends in Nigeria. For easier assimilation it was divided into categories.

So see below the list of most popular searches by Nigerians;

1. People

Myles Munroe

Myles Munroe was a well known preacher so it was no surprises that his death brought a lot of attention as people searched online for more information on his death. The aircraft he was travelling in crashed and he along with other few passengers in the private jet perished. Perhaps the way his death occurred made people even more curious to find out what happened.

Kefee

The gospel singer known for hits like ‘Kokoroko’ and ‘Branama’ died in 2014 on complications during a flight and drew a lot of searches.

Others in the top searches for people include;

– Dora Akunyili
– Joan Rivers
– Juan Mata
– Robin Williams
– Di Maria
– Stella Dimoko
– Will Smith
– Chaz B

2. Nigerian Music and Artistes

– Davido; He released some well received tracks and made headlines during the past year
– Phyno; The release of his much anticipated album ‘No Guts No Glory’ and his numerous singles and collabos ensured people kept searching for news about him.
– Tiwa Savage
– Don Jazzy
– Timaya
– Ice Prince
– Olamide
– Sean Tizzle
– Lil’ Kesh
– Burna Boy

3. Movies

– i Frankenstein
– Noah
– Lucy
– Need for Speed
– Hercules
– Divergent
– 300 Rise of an Empire
– Pompei
– The Rise in Our Stars
– Guardians of the Galaxy

4. Events of 2014

Many events took place but below were the ones most searched for by Nigerians

– CHAN 2014; Naturally as a football loving country you would expect people to search about any competition involving Nigeria’s super eagles. Though this was the Nations cup for footballers based in Africa and Nigeria’s home based Super Eagles finished third it drew enough interest in Google searches.
– Michael Schumacher Accident; The very ghastly accident suffered by car race driver Schumacher was well followed here in Nigeria
– MH370 Missing Plane; This one incident shook people across various continents. Nigerians searched the web for information on the missing plane which sadly is still not solved as we type.
– Crimea
– ASUP Strike
– Abuja Bomb Blast
– David Moyes Sack
– Myles Munroe Plane Crash
– Chibok Girls; This is one of the most followed sad events that happened in Nigeria when over 200 school girls from Chibok in Northern Nigeria were kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist sect. Sadly they mostly have not been found even as we write
– World Cup 2014; The world’s biggest football event needs no introduction.

5. International Athletes

Sports people, players, coaches that made headlines in 2014 for both right and wrong; sad and joyous reasons

– Juan Mata; His sale in January to Manchester United from Chelsea FC drew millions of football fans in Nigeria to the internet to search for details
– Di Maria
– Arturo Vidal
– Michael Schumacher
– David Moyes
– James Rodriguez; His spectacular goals and showing in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil ensured he remained in the search trends for 2014
– Radamel Falcao
– Alexis Sanchez
– Diego Costa
– Tito Vilanova; The former Barcelona manager finally gave in to cancer and football fans searched for information on his death.

6. Mobile Phones

– iPhone 6
– Nokia X
– Infinix Zero
– Samsung Galaxy S5
– Tecno R7
– Nokia XL
– Tecno P5
– Blackberry Z3
– Tecno Phantom Z
– iPhone 5S