It is that time of the year that most will look back admire or curse all that happened in the year 2013. And there is no better reminder than the Google’s annual Year End Zeitgeist. The Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year’s major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in Kenya.
Below are the trends of 2013
Top Trending Queries
1. Daily post
2. IEBC
3. Westgate
4. Uhuru Kenyatta
5. OLX
6. Government Human Resource in Information System (GHRIS)
7. Mutula Kilonzo
8. NTV Live
9. KCPE results 2012
10. Standard Digital
Top Trending People
1. Uhuru Kenyatta
2. Paul Walker
3. Mutula Kilonzo
4. Samantha Lewthwaite
5. Kethi Kilonzo
6. Lucy Kibaki
7. Nelson Mandela
8. Rachel Shebesh
9. Ruhila Adatia
10. Goldie Harvey
Top trending TV shows
1. Citizen TV Live
2. NTV Live
3. Jicho Pevu
4. Abyss of Passion
5. Amor Bravio
6. Shackles of Doom
7. Power of Destiny
8. Tujuane
9. Punar Vivah
10. La Fuerza del Destino
Top Trending Events
1. IEBC results
2. Westgate attack
3. KCSE 2012 results
4. Teachers’ strike
5. KCPE 2012 results
6. JKIA fire
7. CORD petition
8. Kidero slaps Shebesh
9. Kenya presidential debate
10. Emmy Kosgei wedding
Top Searched New Sites
1. Daily Nation
2. Daily Post
3. Goal.com
4. Standard Newspaper
5. The Star
6. Nairobi Wire
7. BBC News
8. Standard Digital
9. Nation.co.ke
10. Citizen TV
Top Searched TV shows
1. Jicho Pevu
2. Abyss of Passion
3. Big Brother Africa
4. Game of Thrones
5. Tujuane
6. Churchill Show
7. Suits
8. Power of Destiny (La Fuerza del Destino
9. XYZ show
10. Soy Tu Duena
Top searched applications
1. Whatsapp
2. Google Maps
3. Skype
4. LinkedIn
5. Instagram
6. Currency Converter
7. Dropbox
8. Viber
9. Adobe Reader
10 Nimbuzz
Top searched events
1. KRA
2. IEBC results
3. Westgate
4. Safaricom Live
5. Nelson Mandela
6. Big Brother Africa
7. KCSE results
8. Premier League
9. KNEC registration
10. Teachers’ Strike
Top searched people
1. Raila Odinga
2. Uhuru Kenyatta
3. Caroline Mutoko
4. William Ruto
5. Churchill
6. Sonko
7. Emmy Kosgei
8. Mutula Kilonzo
9. Rachel Shebesh
10. Evans Kidero
How To?
1. Kiss
2. Pray
3. Abort
4. Swim
5. Love
6. Hack
7. Meditate
8. Invest
9. Seduce
10. Romance
What is?
1. Love
2. Illuminati
3. Internet
4. Biology
5. Management
6. Communication
7. Development
8. Marketing
9. Research
10. Halloween
What is? (Technology)
1. Wi-Fi
2. Linkedin
3. BBM
4. Mpesa
5. Extranet
6. Faiba
7. Email
8. Android
9. Computer
10. MMS
What is? (Health/Medicine)
1. Ovulation
2. Stress
3. Nutrition
4. Hernia
5. Viagra
6. Cancer
7. HIV
8. Diabetes
9. Autism
10. Acne
What is? (Political Realm)
1. Devolution
2. Policy
3. Democracy
4. Revolution
5. Obamacare
6. Security
7. Nomination
8. BVR
9. Gubernatorial
10. County
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