"Squid Game" was the keyword that had the highest maximum monthly search volume in 2021, with 101 million online searches worldwide in its peak month. The second most trending keyword based on its peak search volume was "Christian Eriksen." Eriksen is a Danish football player who experienced cardiac arrest during the Euro 2020 Denmark against Finland match, on June 12, 2021. Another popular keyword search on Google was Queen Elisabeth's late husband "Prince Phillip," with a peak of 37.2 million searches. Another popular topic related to the British royal family was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021. This was the first big interview after the couple decided to step back as senior royals, and queries on the topic went up to 1.2 million searches on Google in 2021.
Most trending keywords on Google search worldwide in 2021, by maximum monthly search volume
(in million searches)
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Semrush. (December 6, 2021). Most trending keywords on Google search worldwide in 2021, by maximum monthly search volume (in million searches) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267793/fastest-growing-google-search-keywords/
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