It’s typically mentioned Australia is a sporting nation and that was as soon as once more proved true in 2023 judging by the Google Search tendencies of the 12 months.
Google has revealed what Aussies had been looking this 12 months and sport stars and main sporting occasions had been entrance of thoughts for a lot of.
Six of the ten most searched individuals had been excessive profile sports activities individuals.
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Sam Kerr was essentially the most googled particular person this 12 months, which checks out given her current engagement and a whirlwind FIFA Women’s World Cup marketing campaign that started with a disastrous calf damage.
In second spot was her Matildas teammate Mary Fowler, who has emerged as Kerr’s inheritor obvious and the quintessential Gen Z athlete — making headlines on the pitch and off it by way of her budding romance with Nathan Cleary.
Also within the prime 10 had been former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke at No. 3 (who might neglect that Noosa scandal), Brisbane Broncos fullback Reece Walsh at No. 4, and Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter at No. 9.
Boxing star Tim Tszyu was the seventh most googled identify this 12 months because of his three assertion wins over Tony Harrison, Carlos Ocampo and Brian Mendoza.
But there wasn’t a lot room for soccer stars from the AFL and the NRL within the prime 10 — solely Walsh featured and Cleary missed out regardless of claiming his third straight premiership with the Penrith Panthers.
As for essentially the most googled sporting occasions of the 12 months, the Cricket World Cup and the Ashes took the highest spots, whereas the Big Bash League got here in fifth.
The contingent of Indians dwelling in Australia probably helped the ODI showpiece garner an enormous variety of searches, regardless of Australia spoiling the occasion with an enormous upset within the closing.
The Women’s FIFA World Cup on dwelling soil drew the third most searches, whereas main fights resembling Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury and Alex Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev at 294 additionally appeared within the prime 10.
Elsewhere, soccer’s Champions League, FA Cup, LIV Golf and tennis’ United Cup had been among the many prime searched sporting occasions by Australians.
Interestingly, the NRL, State of Origin sequence and AFL didn’t function within the prime 10 for sporting occasions — probably missed in a 12 months stuffed with World Cups and main occasions.
It’s simple to neglect the Ashes, FIFA Women’s World Cup, Basketball’s FIBA World Cup, ODI Cricket World Cup, girls’s T20 World Cup, Netball World Cup and Rugby World Cup all befell this 12 months.
In different classes, How to observe Women’s World Cup was essentially the most searched ‘how to’ query this 12 months, whereas loads of Aussies had been googling how one can watch the Ashes and the Rugby World Cup.
Music icon Tina Turner, beloved for her adopted rugby league anthem ‘The Best’, was the fourth most googled superstar that handed away in 2023.
Source: www.news.com.au
