The World Hockey Championship, David Pastrňák's triumph, Robert Fico or the farewell to actress Simona Postlerová. These are some of the topics that resonated the most in Google searches this year. Czechs were interested in finding out why it was a leap year, and with similar intensity they searched for the reason for Zdeněk Chlopčík's absence from StarDance. Google is once again coming out with its annual ranking of events and phenomena in search that reflect the mood and interests of the public.
The year 2024 was marked by sports and emotions in Google searches. This year, Czechs watched the main sporting events of the year with excitement, which is evidenced by the enormous interest in world hockey championship, Euro a the olympics. He became an internet star David Pastrnak, whose performances captivated fans across the country. Robert Fico became one of the most wanted foreign personalities in connection with concerns about his health after the assassination. Then he got the most attention among the series Sense of tumor. Interest was also focused on practical matters – the system DiPS however, in 2024 it attracted attention mainly because of the problems that accompanied its implementation, which opened a wider debate on the modernization of Czech education.
Trends of 2024
- WC in hockey
- Euro
- Robert Fico
- Olympiad
- David Pastrnak
- Clash of the Stars
- Iveta Bartošová
- Philip the Turk
- Sense of tumor
- DiPS
Sports stars of 2024
- David Pastrnak
- Dear Gudas
- Lukáš Dostál
- Kevin Fiala
- Paul Francoz
- Adam Ondra
- Imane Khelif
- Martin Nečas
- Jakub Voracek
- Barbora Krejcikova
This year's ranking of sports personalities was unsurprisingly dominated by hockey players. The most sought-after sports star of 2024 was David Pastrňák , whose key role in the Czech national hockey team's historic victory at the World Championship attracted the attention of not only fans but also the wider public. His teammate came in second place
Radko Gudas , who became famous not only for his tough saves on the ice. Tennis player Barbora Krejčíková captivated the Czech public with her historic triumph at Wimbledon, where she became only the fourth Czech winner of women's singles.
Czechs were also interested in foreign personalities. He was the most frequently searched name Robert Fico, who was the target of assassination in 2024. He placed second Donald Trump, who also faced assassination and at the same time participated in the US presidential election, in which heonec won. The Czechs were also interested in Celine Dion. She returned to the public after a long illness and shone at the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, where she sang an emotional song Anthem à l'amour.
Farewell to actors Simona Postlerová, Karel Heřmánek and Alain Delonem
Unfortunately, the year 2024 was also marked by sad farewells. The Czech cultural scene had to come to terms with the departure of an acting legend Karel Heřmánek. The audience will always remember him thanks to his unforgettable roles, either in the theater or in the movies, where he portrayed, for example, the Žižkov dude Hubert Hrabět, known as Handsome or Lucifer in the fairy tale There are no jokes with devils. The music world was hit by the loss of the singer Josef Laufer, author of immortal hits such as Goodbye love, I'm moving on or To like you. Series fans also mourned the death of the actress Simona Postlerová, known mainly from the series Chetnik humoresques a Surgery in the rose garden.
Sad goodbyes
- Simona Postlerová
- Karel Heřmanek
- Liam Payne
- Radek Ptáček
- Alain Delon
- Norbert Lichy
- Janand Hlaváčová
- Paul Protiva
- Christian Oliver
- Josef Laufer
Foreign personalities
- Robert Fico
- Donald Trump
- Celine Dion
- Kevin Fiala
- P Diddy
- Kate Middleton
- E
- Kamala Harris
- Imane Khelif
- Travis Scott
What were we most asked about in 2024?
Google helped Czechs find answers to their "why" questions this year as well. Massive outage Facebookua Instagram has sparked a wave of questions like "why not Facebook?". At the same time, many were interested in why is 2024 a leap year? and how is it that we have a day longer in February. The curiosity of the Czechs also turned to history when they tried to find out why does he have Pilsen in the symbol of a camel. Social events resonated in questions, why farmers are protesting against excessive bureaucracy and EU climate rules. Interest was aroused by the absence of the popular judge Zdenek Chlopčík in StarDance.
Proč
- Prono way Facebook
- Prono Instagram
- Prois a leap year
- ProThere is no Boy in Stardance
- ProPlzeň has a camel in its emblem.
- Profarmers protest
- ProPeter has two holidays.
- ProCucumber leaves turn yellow
- Procan't be created apple id
- ProDon't take creatine
"Definition" year 2024
- Centennial water
- Xenophobia
- Sonet
- A sociopath
- Populism
- A narcissist
- Bossing
- Feminism
- Submissive
- entropy
This year's ranking of the most searched definitions on Google revealed that Czechs were interested in the meaning of words like "century water","xenophobia"Or"sonet". It is no surprise that the term "century water" resonated in connection with the devastating floods that affected the Czech Republic this year.
The greatest movie and TV hits
The phenomenon of the year was the show Clash of the Stars , where famous personalities compete in combat sports. The viewership of the tough matches and controversial statements of the participants was also reflected in the huge interest in this show. The series from Czech production Smysl pro tumor about a young doctor and athlete who is fighting cancer was also a great success. The long-awaited sequel to the animated hit In the Head 2 was also among the most sought-after films . Viewers were also drawn into the second part of the epic sci-fi saga Dune , which took them back to the desert planet Arrakis full of secrets.
Top movies and shows
- Clash of the Stars
- Sense of tumor
- In the head 2
- Dead Pool
- Waves
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Duna
- Seven steps to power
- Duna 2
- saltburn