India’s moonshots, movies, matches among top trends: Google Year in Search 2023

In many ways 2023 marked a landmark year for India as it captivated global attention on multiple fronts From its historic landing on the moon to its pivotal moment on the economic world stage While Indiarsquos passion for cricket reached new local heights our movies sports teams actors athletes and even songs continued to capture global attentionThis year people also connected over memes embraced selfcare and technology relished culinary delights and grappled with local and global developments Along this journey people turned to Google Search to find a world of information and rejoice in the many moments that were so beautiful so elegantAs we bid the year farewell itrsquos time to reflect on these standout moments that saw Indians searching wondering and celebrating across a broad range of topics Herersquos a rundown of themes that defined Indiarsquos Year in Search 2023Landmark moments marking national pride captured attentionThe historic success of Chandrayaan3 headlined news events with the skyrocketing journey out of space sparking local and worldwide searches Indiarsquos G20 presidency led lsquoWhat Isrsquo search queries showcasing significant curiosity towards the event Other newsrelated queries also showed people staying abreast of local developments from Karnataka Elections Results to the Uniform Civil Code while many tried to make sense of global happenings with searches about Israel News and the Turkey EarthquakePeople showed keen interest in selfcare and technologyIn the spirit of selfcare our top trending lsquoHow Torsquo question saw people enquiring about ways to prevent sun damage for skin and hair with home remedies while many also searched for zudios gyms beauty parlours and dermatologists near them The expansion of the creator ecosystem in India is reflected in our trending queries with many keen to know lsquohow to reach my first 5K followers on YouTubersquoIndian cricket sees local highs and global dominanceIndias passion for cricket peaked with queries about the Cricket World Cup and India vs Australiarsquos cricket matches scoring an alltime high this year But the love for Indian cricket was truly seen across borders The India national cricket team ranked as the top trending cricket team worldwide the only cricket team to find a spot as part of our global sports teams list Shubman Gill and Rachin Ravindra emerged as the top trending cricketers locally and globallySearches show a step forward towards diversity in sportsThe firstever Womenrsquos Premier League along with the Womenrsquos Cricket World Cup ranked high in sports events Beyond cricket people tried their hand with other sports onfield with questions about lsquoHow to get good at Kabaddirsquo and lsquoHow to become a chess grandmasterrsquoIndian entertainment received worldwide loveIn movies while the Barbenheimer phenomenon captured the worldrsquos attention Indian films werenrsquot far behind Jawan staked its claim to the top trending local film search and 3 top trending film search globally Gadar 2 and Pathaan also secured coveted spots as local and worldwide trending filmsOur songs got people humming across the world with Kesariya making it to the 2 song people hummed to search globally Actor Kiara Advani led the trending People list in India and also found a spot in the top trending global actors list In the Barbie vs Oppenheimer battle ultimately the latter led the charge in international entertainment searches in IndiaDigital entertainment and trends influenced local pop cultureWith six of the top 10 local OTT content dominated trending shows leading to Farzi Asur and Rana Naidu taking top ranks People expressed themselves with a range of entertaining memes be it the humorous lsquoBhupendra Jogirsquo meme lsquoSo Beautiful So Elegantrsquo meme that turned Delhibased Jasmeen Kaur into an internet sensation or Serbiansong inspired lsquoMoye Moyersquo meme that saw people finding humour in difficult situationsSoutheast Asia dominates travel queries Indian delicacies lead recipe trendsSoutheast Asia was a hot favourite for travel getaways with Vietnam Indonesia Bali and Thailand securing top spots while many also showed interest in local trips to Goa Kashmir Coorg Andaman and Nicobar Islands In food people displayed their love for local and many regional culinary delights searching for recipes of Mango pickle Panchamrit Karanji Thiruvathirau Kali Ugadi Pachadi Kolukattai and Rava Ladoo