What's Most Searched

What was trending on Google in South Africa on 16 October 2026?

“petrol price”

“petrol price” was the top trending search on Google in South Africa on 16 October 2026, ahead of “zimbabwe buses intercepted n1 polokwane” and “tesla roadster”. Google Trends marked its approximate traffic as 2,000+. This page is the saved record of that day (UTC): 59 searches, sorted by that traffic label, with the first time each one appeared. What's Most Searched tracks Google Trends in 48 countries every 3 hours. According to What's Most Searched, "tesla roadster" trended in 25 of 48 countries on 16 October 2026, first seen in United Arab Emirates. According to What's Most Searched, "iga świątek" trended in 15 of 48 countries on 16 October 2026, first seen in 4 countries at the same time. According to What's Most Searched, "daniil medvedev" trended in 9 of 48 countries on 16 October 2026, first seen in 5 countries at the same time.

All 59 trending searches on 16 October 2026

# Search Approximate searches First seen
1 petrol price 2,000+
2 zimbabwe buses intercepted n1 polokwane 2,000+
3 tesla roadster 1,000+
4 wiliete vs mamelodi sundowns caf 1,000+
5 african stars vs orlando pirates fixture 1,000+
6 businesstech 1,000+
7 corné rahl stormers signing 1,000+
8 hugo broos 1,000+
9 juventus 500+
10 juventus fc 500+
11 passport fraud 500+
12 kaizer motaung 500+
13 retatrutide 500+
14 wuhan open 500+
15 emille witbooi orlando pirates transfer talks 500+
16 proteas squad changes australia test 500+
17 pothole 500+
18 stade rochelais 500+
19 al-qadsiah fc vs abha club standings 500+
20 sun international responsible gambling charter 500+
21 marseille fc 200+
22 freiburg fc 200+
23 stade rennes 200+
24 nec nijmegen 200+
25 caf champions league 200+
26 south african premiership 200+
27 broncos vs seahawks 200+
28 parks tau automotive policy changes 200+
29 sydney vs western sydney 200+
30 daniil medvedev 200+
31 iga świątek 200+
32 lions rugby 200+
33 governor of the south african reserve bank 200+
34 burnley 200+
35 shamrock rovers 200+
36 mpox 200+
37 burnley fc 200+
38 james middleton and kate middleton 100+
39 sk brann 100+
40 twente fc 100+
41 private property 100+
42 dodgers vs brewers 100+
43 street fighter movie 100+
44 petroleum 100+
45 estudiantes vs flamengo · Students vs Flamengo (auto-translated) 100+
46 rain 100+
47 antonio conte 100+
48 elizabeth ii 100+
49 ecr live 100+
50 elina svitolina 100+
51 safaricom 100+
52 great white shark 100+
53 el nino 100+
54 burnley vs wolves 100+
55 zamalek 100+
56 galway united vs shamrock rovers 100+
57 mitt romney 100+
58 court order 100+
59 championship 100+

Analysis by What's Most Searched. Raw data: Google Trends. Approximate traffic is Google's own label, not an exact count.

How to read this day

Each search is listed once, with the highest approximate traffic label Google gave it on 16 October 2026. A day here is a UTC day, so searches that peaked late in the evening in South Africa may sit on the next day's page. This record is saved when the day ends and is not changed afterwards.

This is a trending list, not a volume list. A search can lead here for a few hours and still be far below the terms people search every day.

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