Google search trends for June: Sushant Singh Rajput, Solar Eclipse, Coronavirus vaccine take top spot

Sushant Singh Rajput, Solar Eclipse and Coronavirus vaccine were among the most searched topics in India, revealed Google in a report. The search engine revealed that Sushant Singh Rajput was the most searched topic over the last month, with more and more people searching for information about the actor after his sudden demise. 

“The top trending topic in India over June has been Sushant Singh Rajput. Interest for the late actor spiked sharply on 14 June to reach an all time high nationally,” Google said. 

This was followed by solar eclipse (up +4,550%) and Father’s Day (up +1,050%). Coronavirus centric searches over the month have dropped -66% from May, but volumes remain more than double that of February.

The top trending coronavirus searches have been: “कोरोना समाचार / coronavirus news” which spiked +3,450% and “vaccine for coronavirus latest update” which is up by +1,350%.

The virus has been most searched in Goa over the past month, followed by Delhi and Chandigarh.

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Related searches for vaccines remained elevated at more than five times the usual monthly thresholds, after reaching a record monthly peak in May.

Most search questions related to coronavirus -

Which mask is best for coronavirus?

How did New Zealand defeat coronavirus?

Is corona virus weakening?

When vaccine for coronavirus in India?

How many days symptoms of coronavirus?

What treatment for coronavirus in India?

How many days coronavirus stay in your body?

What is the body temperature in coronavirus disease patients?

How many deaths from coronavirus in all world?

Will the coronavirus ever end?

“Patanjali corona medicine”, “Global vaccine summit” and “Dexamethasone” were all breakout vaccine-related searches in June.