There was a massive search for this on Google in the East Netherlands this year | Interior

Ukraine is this year’s top trending search in the Netherlands, according to Google. Around the start of the war on February 24, the keyword experienced the largest increase. People searched for the latest news about the war, but also wanted more information about the refugee situation. In both Flevoland and Overijssel, Ukraine is at the top of the search list, in Gelderland at position three.

Google did not calculate which topics were searched for the most for the ranking. In that case, the list would be led every year by terms such as ‘vacancy’. Instead, Google examined which searches saw the biggest change compared to 2021.

Also to the abuses The Voice of Holland was sought after this year. The names of Ali B and Jeroen Rietbergen were often entered in the online search engine. Following the revelations in the program ANGRY the talent show was taken off the tube.

In the eastern Netherlands, there was also a lot of search for serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the new streaming service Viaplay and Queen Elizabeth, who died in early September. Corona is less prominent in the lists, although many searches were still made for terms such as ‘booster shot’, ‘Testing for Access’ and ‘quarantine rules’.

See the table below for what was often searched for in the East Netherlands this year:

There are also lists of trending searches in specific categories this year. In addition to the protagonists from the Voice riot, the lists ‘music’ and ‘Dutch’ also include names such as Lil ‘Kleine, Glennis Grace, Johan Derksen and Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. Among ‘athletes’, the list is headed by Marc Overmars, who resigned as technical director of Ajax in February because of transgressive behaviour.

Former lovers Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are in the top two positions among international stars. The former couple was involved in a widely publicized lawsuit this year. Russian President Vladimir Putin and actor Will Smith, who gave a punch at the Oscars, are also high on the list.

There was also a lot of search for people who died last year. In addition to Queen Elizabeth, the top also includes weatherman Piet Paulusma, the deceased Moroccan toddler Rayan and the murdered Gino from Kerkrade. Furthermore, many people in the Netherlands wanted to know what Pentecost is, just like hermaphrodite, 2G and nitrogen.