Now that you’ve seen the year in review for Facebook and YouTube, let’s find out what the top searches are for the year 2013 for both Malaysia and the rest of the world. Google recently announced its annual Year End Zeitgeist, letting you look at 2013 through the collective eyes of the world on the web.
Let’s begin with the top 3 searches in Malaysia. The top search is none other than the Lahad Datu standoff incident, which began in February this year between armed militants and security forces in eastern Sabah. The runner up is the SKMM rebate that was announced as part of the National Budget 2014, followed by the results of the 13th Malaysian General Election which happened in May. The rest of the trending searches were rounded off by three hit Malay drama series.
Hit the break to find out the Trending People of 2013, other notable Malaysian trending and top searches and the top global trending queries for 2013. Alternatively, do check out the Google Zeitgeist 2013 page in this link.
Malaysia’s Trending People of 2013
- Paul Walker
- Tegar
- Isteri Mat Yo
- Sharifah Zohra Jabeen
- Nelson Mandela
- Jackie Chan
- Sultan Sulu
- Adam Adli
- Lea Michele
- Gareth Bale
Top 10 Global Trending Queries for 2013
- Nelson Mandela
- Paul Walker
- iPhone 5s
- Cory Monteith
- Harlem Shake
- Boston Marathon
- Royal Baby
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- PlayStation 4
- North Korea
