The world may not elect the president of the United States, but his policies impact the entire world. America’s decisions have far-reaching impacts on issues such as war, climate change, and global trade. For this reason, special interest was also shown around the world in the US elections this time, especially in the digital space. Last week, the US elections continued to be the most talked about event from social media to search engines.
Its effect was also visible in India. As soon as the election results started coming in on Wednesday, live updates started airing on Indian television channels. Many Indians kept their eyes fixed on their television screens, while some took Google’s help for the same.
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Google Trends data shows that Trump became the most searched US presidential candidate in India. Tamil Nadu was the only state where Kamala Harris was searched more than Trump. Kamala Harris has her ancestral roots in Tamil Nadu and her relatives still live there, so there was more curiosity about her there.
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Donald Trump was searched more than 2 million times in the last week, while Kamala Harris had a strong presence in southern states and was searched more than a million times in one week. More searches for Harris on Google Trends were done in cities like Chennai, Bengaluru and Vellore.
Trump was the most searched in almost all the states of India, while in Tamil Nadu there was special curiosity about Kamala Harris. Trump’s popularity peaked in northeastern states like Delhi, Gurugram and Noida, where more than 73% and 70% of people searched about Trump, respectively. While in Vellore, Bengaluru and Chennai, more than 80% people showed interest in Harris.
In the last seven days, ‘US Election Results 2024’ became the second most searched topic on Google, which was searched more than 20 lakh times in India.
Other trending searches
Interestingly, ‘Robert Kennedy’ was also included in the Google trending list. He was searched more than 2 lakh times in India. In Trump’s victory speech, he praised his old rival and new ally, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name and hinted at an important role for him.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. belongs to a distinguished American political family and is the son of former President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy’s nephew. He had already tweeted that if Trump wins, he will work to eliminate fluoride from the public water supply. With Trump’s victory, Kennedy’s proposal has also come back into discussion.
Indians’ curiosity about Trump and the US elections on Google Trends shows how the impact of US politics is felt around the world.
