NFL player Damar Hamlin (25, Buffalo Bills), who miraculously returned after collapsing on the field early this year, was selected as the number one person of the year by Google Search.
According to Google on the 25th, Damar Hamlin ranked highest in the world’s most popular searched people category this year. Google selected search terms with the highest increase in traffic compared to the previous year.
Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after colliding with an opposing player during an NFL game in early January. As his position on the team is safety (last defender), he lost his mind while trying to make a tackle to block the opposing team’s attack.
Hamlin, who went to the hospital in cardiac arrest, regained consciousness three days later. His first words after waking up were “Did we win?”
American actor Jeremy Renner (Captured from Jeremy Renner’s Instagram)The second-place person this year was American actor Jeremy Renner, famous for his character ‘Hawkeye’ in ‘The Avengers’. Renner was crushed by a snowplow while rescuing his nephew during heavy snowfall in January of this year. He suffered serious injuries to his head and legs in the accident and was discharged after undergoing two surgeries.
Third place went to Andrew Tate, a British-American influencer infamous for his misogynistic remarks. French soccer player Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) and NFL player Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chippies) ranked 4th and 5th.
Kelsey became a hot topic when she publicly announced her relationship with famous American singer Taylor Swift in September. After Swift watched the Chiefs home game for the first time to cheer on Kelsey, sales of Kelsey jerseys with number 87 on them more than quadrupled.
Meanwhile, bibimbap ranked first among the most popular searched recipes (food recipes) this year. This can be interpreted as the influence of K-content such as Korean dramas. In the song category, ‘Cupid’ sung by girl group Fifty Fifty took 5th place, and ‘Seven’ by boy group BTS Jungkook took 10th place.
Source: Donga
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