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What Aussies Searched for in 2018 – Google’s big list

A year of highs and lows but that’s every year isn’t it?  So lets cut the crap and take a look at what you searched for this year.

Before we get to Google’s list – let us here at EFTM bring you behind the curtain a bit.  Here are the top 10 things you searched for that resulted in you coming to EFTM!

  1. esim australia
  2. iphone xs dual sim australia
  3. iphone dual sim australia
  4. kayo sports
  5. telstra esim
  6. huawei freebuds review
  7. dual sim iphone australia
  8. dyson airwrap
  9. how to get fox sports without foxtel
  10. rodecaster pro

The Apple announcement of a Dual-SIM iPhone certainly took your fancy, and frankly, we’re still none the wiser on that one.  Kayo doesn’t surprise me either, and it really appears twice.  Dyson Airwrap and Rodecaster are standout products for the year – but there – you – go!

So, to Google.  Again, why sugarcoat this – here’s all the top 10 lists of things you searched for in 2018!

Overall

  1. World Cup

  2. Commonwealth Games

  3. Meghan Markle

  4. Avicii

  5. Coinspot

  6. Anthony Bourdain

  7. US Open Tennis

  8. Mac Miller

  9. Bitcoin price

  10. Black Panther

News events

  1. Royal Wedding

  2. Thai cave rescue

  3. Wentworth by-election

  4. My health record

  5. Beaumont children

  6. Hawaii volcano

  7. California fires

  8. Listeria

  9. US midterm elections

  10. Blood moon

Global figures

  1. Meghan Markle

  2. Demi Lovato

  3. Freddie Mercury

  4. Khloe Kardashian

  5. Logan Paul

  6. Tristan Thompson

  7. Hailey Baldwin

  8. Sylvester Stallone

  9. Khabib

  10. Travis Scott

Aussies

  1. Barnaby Joyce

  2. Scott Morrison

  3. Peter Dutton

  4. Billy Slater

  5. Craig McLachlan

  6. Vikki Campion

  7. David Warner

  8. Chopper Read

  9. Nick Cummins

  10. Andrew Gaff

Loss

  1. Avicii

  2. Anthony Bourdain

  3. Mac Miller

  4. xxxtentacion

  5. Stan Lee

  6. Kate Spade

  7. Aretha Franklin

  8. Burt Reynolds

  9. Jessica Falkholt

  10. Eurydice Dixon

How to…?

  1. How to opt out of my health record

  2. How to watch World Cup in Australia

  3. How to win Powerball

  4. How to delete Instagram

  5. Google Arts and Culture face match how to

  6. How to buy bitcoin

  7. How to lose weight fast

  8. How to screenshot on iPhone X

  9. How to delete Facebook

  10. How to lose belly fat

What is…?

  1. What is bitcoin

  2. What is listeria

  3. What is ligma

  4. What is hazing

  5. What is a mud room

  6. What is the capital of California

  7. What is open on Good Friday

  8. What is Diwali

  9. What is blockchain

  10. What is ball tampering

Why is…?

  1. Why is State of Origin on Sunday

  2. Why is it called Good Friday

  3. Why is Russia OAR

  4. Why is Australia Day Jan 26

  5. Why is Tim Cahill not playing tonight

  6. Why is ANZAC Day important

  7. Why is Australia Day celebrated

  8. Why is my internet so slow

  9. Why is Nick Cummins called the honey badger

  10. Why is my poop green

Recipes

  1. Keto recipes

  2. Beef stroganoff recipes

  3. Chicken curry recipes

  4. Frittata recipes

  5. Gnocchi recipes

  6. Risotto recipes

  7. Chicken soup recipes

  8. Fried rice recipes

  9. Omelette recipes

  10. Beef stew recipes

“How to cook…?”

  1. How to cook corned beef

  2. How to cook eggplant

  3. How to cook tofu

  4. How to cook silverside

  5. How to cook beetroot

  6. How to cook rice in the microwave

  7. How to cook corn

  8. How to cook couscous

  9. How to cook crayfish

  10. How to cook barramundi

Trevor Long

Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head. He produces and hosts two popular podcasts, EFTM and Two Blokes Talking Tech. He also appears on over 50 radio stations across Australia weekly, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show each day and appears regularly on A Current Affair. Father of three, he is often found down in his Man Cave. Like this post? Buy Trev a drink!

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