King of 2022 trends: Riggy G is the most searched personality in Kenya
By Hilary KimuyuDeputy President Rigathi Gachagua is the most searched Kenyan personality on Google 2022.
Popular known as ‘Riggy G’, Gachagua was the most interesting person among Kenyans as they sought to find more about him after he was announced as President William Ruto’s running mate on May 15.
According to data released by Google on Wednesday, Gachagua’s interest on the search engine hit an all-time high during the General Election month, especially between August 14 and 20.
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His top searches included; Who is Rigathi Gachagua? Rigathi Gachagua father, and Rigathi Gachagua Wikipedia.
Following him was NARC Kenya party leader Martha Karua, who was the deputy presidential candidate for the Azimio La Umoja coalition.
Her popularity on the platform spiked shortly after she was announced by Raila Odinga as his running mate on May 16, and although traffic about her was high during the polls, it never reached the May numbers.
Google trends is a publicly available tool that displays relative search volume across geographies, time periods, and queries that people want to know about. Google Trends lets you dive deep into what’s popular on the Internet — you can compare search data by time, location, and between queries.
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Here are Kenya’s top 10 trending local personalities in 2022:
- Rigathi Gachagua
- Martha Karua
- George Wajackoyah
- Johnson Sakaja
- Kalonzo Musyoka
- Ezekiel Machogu
- Juliana Cherera
- Wafula Chebukati
- Sabina Chege
- Ferdinand Omanyala
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Trending General:
- IEBC Portal
- World Cup 2022 Fixtures
- AFCON
- KNEC Portal
- KUCCPS Portal
- Kenya Elections 2022
- Pakakumi
- Climate Change
- Covid-19 Registry
- Russia Ukraine Conflict
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Trending ‘What is’ (General):
- What is innovative gardening?
- What is form 34A?
- What is happening in Ukraine?
- What is NATO?
- What is freemason?
- What is GMO?
- What is state capture?
- What is subsidy?
- What is opaque?
- What is coding?
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