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Evening Standard
Technology
Saqib Shah

Google search had its most popular day ever during the World Cup final

Google World Cup Kylian Mbappé Sundar Pichai Argentina Amber Heard Johnny Depp Lionel Messi France

Argentina’s Lionel Messi with the golden ball trophy after his side won this year’s World Cup

(Picture: Reuters)

The nail-biting end to the World Cup wasn’t just a milestone for winner Argentina, it was also a momentous day for Google. The tech giant drew its highest-ever search traffic in 25 years last night on December 18, according to CEO Sundar Pichai.

“It was like the entire world was searching about one thing,” Pichai tweeted in reference to the World Cup.

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