Google Reveals Top Searches in Malaysia for August 2022

Google Reveals Top Searches in Malaysia for August 2022

What’s trending in August 2022? Google reveals the top 10 trending searches among Malaysians in this month of celebrating nation’s independence – ranging from football, nation, and TV shows.

Top 10 Trending Searches

1. Man United vs Brighton / Brentford vs Man United
   Manchester United’s latest manager, Erik ten Hag is off to a rocky debut after they lost two Premier League matches, with a defeat of 2-1 against Brighton and 4-0 against Brentford.

2. The Sandman
   The Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book series follows the story of Morpheus, the personification of dreams, who has escaped capture from an occult ritual and now seeks to restore balance in his realm, The Dreaming.

3. 苍兰诀 (Love Between Fairy and Devil)
   In the TV adaptation of Jiu Lu Fei Xiang’s novel, a fearsome devil imprisoned after causing mass destruction was unwittingly set free by a fairy before they switched bodies in a bizarre turn of events.

4. Johor Darul Ta’zim FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds
   Johor Darul Ta’zim FC faced off against the Urawa Red Diamonds in Saitama Stadium, Japan for an AFC Champions League match in which the latter won with a score of 5-0.

5. Keluarga Malaysia Teguh Bersama / Baju Merdeka / Lagu Merdeka
   Malaysians searched for this year’s Independence Day theme of “Keluarga Malaysia Teguh Bersama” alongside other items in preparation for the first physical, large-scale Merdeka celebration to be held in two years, which took place at Dataran Merdeka.

6. Prey / Amber Midthunder
   Malaysians were interested in the prequel for the Predator movie franchise which recently landed on Disney+ Hotstar, telling the story of the first Predator’s experience on Earth and coming face to face with a Commanche Warrior, Naru played by Amber Midthunder.

7. EPL Result
   Football fans around Malaysia looked up results for the first English Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal, which kicked off the start of 2022/23 season on August 5th.

8. MAHA Serdang
   Malaysians looked up information on the MAHA Expo 2022, an annual agricultural trade fair showcasing the future of sustainable food growth and security in Malaysia, which took place in Serdang.

9. Bundesliga
   The Bundesliga kicked off their 2022/23 season, which is also the German league’s 60th season, with an opening match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich on August 6th.

10. Emergency Declaration
    The airline disaster film, which tells the story of a plane that comes under the threat of a terrorist attack, has become the most watched Korean film in Malaysian cinemas since its premiere on August 4th with over RM4 million in box office sales.

Pokdepinion: The MUN vs BRI match is truly a shocker – no surprise it dominated the search this month.