Ahly's Boss Mamoud El-Khatib Bebo (Al-Ahram)
Google international search engine published its annual "Year in Search" report for 2017 on Wednesday, where Mahmoud El-Khatib – Egypt’s football legend and newly elected Ahly football club president – and the FIFA World Cup 2018 draw, for which Egypt qualified for the first time in 29 years, were among the top searches by Egyptians this year.
The elementary school exam results were the most googled topic by Egyptians this year.
As for songs, the Egyptian shaabi song El-Keif was the most searched, followed by the Puerto Rican song Despacito.
Google’s Year in Search report also revealed the most trending public figures of 2017, with El-Khatib coming on top followed by politician and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq and Lebanese singer Elissa.
Topping the list of events was the FIFA world cup 2018 draw in Russia, where the Egyptian national team recently qualified for the first time since 1990.
The Ahly presidential elections, which took place only last month, came in second place, followed by the funeral of Egyptian golden age singer Shadia and the Wahat terrorist attack in Egypt’s Western Desert respectively.
The list of trending public figures also included the national football team’s goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary at ninth place, followed by Egyptian national football star and the Premiere League’s current top goal scorer Mohamed Salah at 10th place.
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