Google reveals South Africans' search habits in 2022 🔎 ECRNewsWatch GoogleSouthAfrica
For the second year in a row, the top trending search term in South Africa related to social grants as South Africans sought to find out more about the R350 SASSA Social Relief grant.
Other top trending searches were related to the war in Ukraine, load shedding, typhoid fever and monkeypox. "This year's results show that Google is a trusted source of information when South Africans are uncertain, sad, or looking for ways to learn more or entertain themselves," says the company's Dr Alistair Mokoena.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard occupied third and fourth places after their protracted and public court case.
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