Going through the top yearly Google searches is one of the most straightforward & coolest ways to rewind a year. Google shared the 2018 lists for 70 countries including the UAE & Saudi Arabia and here is what came out as the top keywords & topics in 2018.

Worldwide

In 2018, the worldwide searches have been marked by the World Cup, the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry, followed by the celebrities who passed away.

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1. World Cup
2. Avicii
3. Mac Miller
4. Stan Lee
5. Black Panther
6. Meghan Markle
7. Anthony Bourdain
8. XXXTentacion
9. Stephen Hawking
10. Kate Spade

United Arab Emirates

The searches in the UAE definitely reflect the multiculturality of the country and the big changes that marked the country in 2018 with the introduction of the VAT and the country rising to the top of the Passport index list.

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1. World Cup
2. IPL 2018
3. Sridevi
4. Priyanka Chopra
5. Passport Index
6. Fortnite
7. Bitcoin
8. Federal Tax Authority
9. Indian currency rate
10. Chinese New Year

Celebrities

1. Meghan Markle
2. Nick Jonas
3. Logan Paul
4. Sylvester Stallone
5. Freddie Mercury
6. Sonam Kapoor
7. محمد صلاح Mohamed Salah
8. Sonali Bendre
9. Hailey Baldwin
10. Khloe Kardashian

Saudi Arabia

For KSA, we see a rise in searches related to the administrative programs, online shopping with Noon.com, and of course the unconditional love for TV series with Kalam Asfar.

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1. العنوان الوطني National Address
2. جدارة Jadara
3. حلول Solutions
4. جمال خاشقجي Jamal Khashoggi
5. نون Noon
6.  نظام نور برقم الهوية Noon Program With Id Number
7. Iqama expiry Residency Expiry
8. طقس جدة The Temperature In Jeddah
9. رايات Rayat
10. كلام اصفر Kalam Asfr

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