From Baahubali 2 to IPL, top Google trends of 2017

By Sneha Bengani

Dec 13, 2017

09:14 pm

What's the story

As 2017 draws to a close, and before your social media timelines get flooded with year-end specials, we bring you what Indians were most curious about this year.

The top Google India trend is a no-brainer: Baahubali 2. After all, everyone just had to know 'Kattappa ne Baahubali ko kyu maara'.

Here's a category-wise list of what we googled the most this past year.

Most searched

Bollywood films and cricket dominate top 10 India Google searches

One look at the top 10 overall trends, and you will understand India's obsession with Bollywood and cricket.

Overall

1) Bahubali 2

2) Indian Premier League

3) Live Cricket Score

4) Dangal

5) Half Girlfriend

6) Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya

7) Munna Michael

8) Jagga Jasoos

9) Champions Trophy

10) Raees

How To

Buying bitcoins or taking screenshots, Indians googled it all

In the 'How to' category, everything from Aadhaar-PAN linking to mining bitcoin trended this year.

How To

1) Link Aadhaar with PAN card

2) Book Jio phone

3) Buy bitcoin in India

4) Take screenshot

5) Remove Holi color from face

6) File GST returns

7) Invest in mutual funds

8) Mine bitcoin

9) Vote for Bigg Boss 11

10) Buy Ethereum in India

News

Newsmakers of the year

From the Uttar Pradesh election to GST and Manushi Chillar winning the Miss World contest, most big news-making events of the year find a place on Google's list.

News

1) Indian Premier League

2) ICC Champions Trophy

3) CBSE results

4) UP election results

5) Goods and Services Tax

6) Wimbledon

7) Miss World Ceremony

8) Bitcoin price

9) Union budget

10) US Open

Entertainers

Sunny Leone was the most googled entertainer of 2017

The list of entertainers that were looked up the most in 2017 has many newcomers including Vidya Vox and Disha Patani, and some of the Bigg Boss 11 contestants.

Entertainers

1) Sunny Leone

2) Arshi Khan

3) Sapna Choudhary

4) Vidya Vox

5) Disha Patani

6) Sunil Grover

7) Shilpa Shinde

8) Bandagi Kalra

9) Sagarika Ghatge

10) Rana Daggubati

Sporting Events

IPL, ICC Champions Trophy, Wimbledon top sports trends

Most popular sports find a representation in the top Google trends for 2017. Did your favorite tournament make the cut?

Sporting Events

1) Indian Premier League

2) ICC Champions Trophy

3) Wimbledon

4) WWE Wrestlemania

5) Pro Kabaddi

6) US Open

7) FIFA World Cup

8) Royal Rumble

9) ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

10) Indian Super League

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