Searches on Google, leading Internet search engine in 2016 was intense and far-reaching.

Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, stated this on Wednesday, noted that the searches are from elections to exciting, shocking and hopeful issues, films, music, mobile phones etc.

He said in a statement that this year’s compilation of top trending searches brought together stories and questions through the eyes of Nigerians on the web.

The Google manager said that some other top searches on Google for the year were personalities like ‘Stephen Keshi’ and ‘Bukky Ajayi’ who died in the year.

He said that Donald Trump, America’s president-elect, his opponent ‘Hillary Clinton’ and Legendary American boxer ‘Muhammad Ali’ also trended.

As regards mobile phones that trended, he listed the mobile phones searched this year as; iphone 7, Infinix Note 3, Samsung galaxy S7, Tecno Camon C9, Infinix hot 4, Tecno Boom J8, Infinix Hot 2, Infinix Zero 3, Tecno W4 and Tecno W3.

The Google Trends launched in May, 2006, allows one to see how popular search terms and its demography have been over a period.

Culled from: http://thenationonlineng.net/what-nigerians-searched-for-in-2016-on-google/

I need an andriod phone!
am tired of using china phone for nairalanding!

issorai God_dey

hmmmmm..tecno in four places! are they that good?

even infinix..nawa oo

What?? Out of 10 random phones, Tecno is 4?? Mehnnnnnnnnn so all the bashing people bash Tecno is just for mouth? Behind the scene they'll still search for the phone... Hmmmm now I know better.

No wonder it's the most popular phone brand in Nigeria at the moment

RichieRex:
I need an andriod phone!

am tired of using china phone for nairalanding!


issorai
God_dey

How?
Is there a difference between Chinko and android?

chai. ....so na dead pple trend this year on Google.

Infinix and Tecno trended, no surprises there, especially Tecno. 2016 was/is huge for them

Dandsome:
What?? Out of 10 random phones, Tecno is 4?? Mehnnnnnnnnn so all the bashing people bash Tecno is just for mouth? Behind the scene they'll still search for the phone... Hmmmm now I know better.

No wonder it's the most popular phone brand in Nigeria at the moment

The way I see it is, the bashers are just a handful, 95% of tecno fans aren't even on NL.

MizMyColi:

How? Is there a difference between Chinko and android?

Wen i said china phone i mean real china phone asin java abeg google d pic of dis phone@ Tecno T430 Lol,na recession cos am

Tecno is the new Nokia. Lets state the obvious.

Abdstrakt:

The way I see it is, the bashers are just a handful, 95% of tecno fans aren't even on NL.

True talk.

True.

RichieRex:



Wen i said china phone i mean real china phone asin java
abeg google d pic of dis phone@ Tecno T430
Lol,na recession cos am

Hahahahaha
Okay I get you now.

But there are cheaper androids na

Wow tecno is great to chop 4 spots out of ten no be moimoi

Tecno still taking the centre stage as usual. That's impressive

RichieRex:
I need an andriod phone!

am tired of using china phone for nairalanding!


issorai
God_dey

Tecno phones are quite affordable. You can get one.

jerrysense:
hmmmmm..tecno in four places! are they that good?

Looks like they are, because if they are not, people wont search for them like this.

Dandsome:
What?? Out of 10 random phones, Tecno is 4?? Mehnnnnnnnnn so all the bashing people bash Tecno is just for mouth? Behind the scene they'll still search for the phone... Hmmmm now I know better.

No wonder it's the most popular phone brand in Nigeria at the moment

It reminds me of Tuface's song that if nobody talks about you, then you are a nobody.

Abdstrakt:

chai. ....so na dead pple trend this year on Google.

Infinix and Tecno trended, no surprises there, especially Tecno. 2016 was/is huge for them

Yeah very huge. And they ended it on a high

Four places out of 10 It speaks volume of how valuable Tecno phones are and how people actually want them.

RichieRex:



Wen i said china phone i mean real china phone asin java
abeg google d pic of dis phone@ Tecno T430
Lol,na recession cos am

My brother, in this age? Even Tecno sef don evolve. You need to evolve o

I am sure the Infinix zero 4 will make it to that list very soon.

This list...

pr0blem:
This list...

Calm down. It wasn't forged. You can search it yourself

heezey:
I am sure the Infinix zero 4 will make it to that list very soon.

Tecno and Infinix phones holding sway. Both with four phones in the the top 10 chart

It couldn't have been any other. Tecno had a good 2016

It's definitely a good year for Tecno. It means even the bashers here could have searched for these products.