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Yahoo has announced the 2016 Year in Review (YIR) for India. The YIR looks at the year’s top trends, happenings and events, which caught the imagination of Internet users in India. In its ninth year now, this review is based on users’ daily search habits along with an editorial selection of what they read, recommended and shared most on Yahoo.
Sunny Leone reigned supreme as the Most Searched Personality for the fifth consecutive year followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was also the Most Searched Politician followed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The US presidential election was widely followed in India, with Donald Trump ranking as the fourth most searched politician in the country.
The list of Top Newsmakers, usually ruled by politicians and Bollywood stars, saw the entry of Indian Sportswomen including PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar who won laurels and dominated the headlines during Rio Olympics. Also featuring in the list was wrestler Vinesh Phogat, one of India’s best bets for a medal, who bowed out of the Olympic games at a crucial juncture due to an injury. Other top newsmakers included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arnab Goswami and Indian politicians Arvind Kejriwal, Jayalalithaa and Subramanian Swamy, as well as Rohit Khandelwal the first Indian (and Asian) to win the Mr. World title.
‘The Unnamed Soldier’ became the ‘Personality of the Year’ for being perennially at the forefront of national consciousness. From thwarting a terrorist infiltration into the Pathankot Air Force Station to facing September’s militant attack in Uri that led to a precise and surgical retaliation from India, or being in the midst of the controversy surrounding the One Rank-One Pension scheme – the soldier was in the news all year long.
Prime minister’s demonetisation initiative, Cyrus Mistry’s dramatic exit from Tata Group and Reliance Jio’s 4G network launch were the most significant Financial Events that shook India. In fact, RJio launch made Mukesh Ambani one of the top Business Newsmakers of 2016 as well.
Salman Khan continued to be the ‘Boss’ landing the top spot for the Most Searched Male Celebrity of 2016, while stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma came in at No.2. A surprise entry in the list was Tanmay Bhat, co-founder of AIB for his controversial snapchat video.
The buzz around Bipasha Basu’s wedding to Karan Singh Grover ensured her position as the second Most Searched Female Celebrity. Deepika Padukone took the third slot followed by Katrina Kaif at No.4.
Our sportswomen also pipped the cricketers in the Most Searched Sportsperson, with PV Sindhu and Dipa Karmakar at number one and two spots. The only cricketers that made the Top 10 were Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Indians’ all-consuming obsession with cricket continued with ‘IPL 2016’ becoming the Most Searched Newsy term, followed by Rio Olympics and Freedom 251, the mass market phone that was much talked about for its revolutionary pricing but couldn’t sustain prolonged interest.
Kareena Kapoor Khan’s maternity wardrobe was much in vogue, while Ranveer Singh’s quirky outfits won him several accolades, making the duo the Most Stylish Male and Female Bollywood Actors of 2016. Amongst the Top Box Office Disasters, Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan Kapoor’s launch movie ‘Mirzya’ was a major letdown for movie enthusiasts. Ashutosh Gowariker’s highly anticipated period drama ‘Mohenjo Daro’ and Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Fan’ were other big movies to fail miserably at the box office.
Autonomous vehicles was the Most Significant Technology Innovation of 2016, with several companies announcing their foray into driverless cars. If people’s searches are a window into the future, areas we may see growth in moving forward include Virtual Personal Assistants, Virtual and Augmented Reality and Fitness Trackers.
Check out all the top lists in Yahoo India’s Year in Review : 2016 below.
Top Newsmakers
Indian Sportswomen: PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Vinesh Phogat
Rohit Khandelwal
Jayalalithaa
Arnab Goswami
OROP Soldier Ram Kishan Grewal
Subramanian Swamy
Aam Aadmi Party, mainly Arvind Kejriwal and Sandeep Kumar
Most Searched Personality
Sunny Leone
Narendra Modi
Arvind Kejriwal
Salman Khan
Bipasha Basu
Deepika Padukone
Katrina Kaif
Priyanka Chopra
Navjot Singh Sidhu
PV Sindhu
Financial Events That Shook India
Demonetization
Introduction of new Income declaration scheme in 2016
Dramatic exit of Cyrus Mistry from Tata Group
Reliance Jio’s ‘4G-only’ network launch in India
Introduction of GST
Strategic exit of Raghuram Rajan from the RBI Governor post and Urjit Patel stepping in
Impact on India after Brexit
Vijay Mallya’s great escape with Rs. 9,000-cr public money
Patanjali CEO among Forbes list of richest Indians
Most Searched Politicians
Narendra Modi
Arvind Kejriwal
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Donald Trump
Rahul Gandhi
Subramanian Swamy
P. Chidambaram
Kamal Nath
Hillary Clinton
Vijay Rupani
Top 10 Business Newsmakers
Mukesh Ambani
Raghuram Rajan
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Cyrus Mistry
Flipkart Bros: Sachin and Binny Bansal
Acharya Balkrishna
Nita Ambani
Chanda Kochhar
Vijay Mallya
Aditya Ghosh
Top 10 Most Searched Newsy Terms
IPL 2016
Rio Olympics
Freedom 251
7th Pay Commission
Budget 2016
Pathankot Attack
JNU Sedition Row
GST Bill
Brexit
Jat Reservation Agitation
Most Significant Technology Innovations
Autonomous Vehicles
More Focus on IoT (Internet of Things)
Fitness Trackers
Virtual Personal Assistants
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Everything Cloud
3D printing to become mainstream
Faster and cleaner modes of transportation – Hyperloop
Renewable Energy
Drone Service
Top 10 Most Searched Sportsperson
PV Sindhu
Dipa Karmakar
MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Sakshi Malik
Lionel Messi
Narsingh Yadav
Sachin Tendulkar
Sania Mirza
Saina Nehwal
Top 10 Sports Moments
Indian paralympians outshine Indian Olympians
Women shine for India at Rio Olympics
Portugal’s unbelievable Euro win
Michael Phelp’s golden run
Madrid’s goal machine
Brazil seek World cup defeat revenge over Germany
Love in the time of Olympics
Del Potro rises from the dead
Garbiñe Muguruza’s shocks Serena Williams
Messi’s retirement
Top 10 Most Searched Male Celebrities
Salman Khan
Kapil Sharma
Amitabh Bachchan
Shah Rukh Khan
Aamir Khan
Akshay Kumar
Ajay Devgn
Tanmay Bhat
Shahid Kapoor
Ranveer Singh
Top 10 Cricketers
Joe Root (Eng)
Moeen Ali (Eng)
Virat Kohli (Ind)
R Ashwin (Ind)
Yasir Shah (Pak)
Kane Williamson (NZ)
Carlos Brathwaite (WI)
Shakib Al Hasan (BD)
David Warner (Aus)
Kagiso Rabada (SA)
Top 10 Most Searched Female Celebrities
Sunny Leone
Bipasha Basu
Deepika Padukone
Katrina Kaif
Priyanka Chopra
Pratyusha Banerjee
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Radhika Apte
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Anushka Sharma
Top 10 Future Stars of Cricket
Babar Azam
Temba Bavuma
Hardik Pandya
Imad Wasim
Haseeb Hameed
Roston Chase
Mitchell Santner
Jasprit Bumrah
Jayant Yadav
Kusal Mendis
Most Stylish Male and Female Bollywood Actors
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Ranveer Singh
Top 10 Fashion and Beauty Trends
Off-shoulder
The return of the basics
Sleek middle-parted hairdos
Chokers
The lob
Slip dresses/camisole with T-shirt
Dark lips
Stacks of delicate jewellery
Ruffles
Brushed up brows
Top Box Office Disasters
Banjo
Mirzya
Great Grand Masti
Fan
Mohenjo Daro
Baar Baar Dekho
Shivaay
Freaky Ali
A Flying Jatt
Azhar
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