CNBC Indonesia has named BTS Jungkook as the most popular K-pop idol worldwide in their “Google Worldwide 100 Most Searched K-pop Idols”. BTS Jungkook is ranked #1 on the recently released “100 Most Wanted K-pop Idols on Google Worldwide for 2021 (Mid-Year Chart)”. The data was obtained by looking at Google Trends in a 6-month period from January 1, 2021 to June 28, 2021. Jungkook has been at the top of the list for the past 5 years according to Google Trends. He has been the most searched K-pop idol in the world’s largest search engine for 5 years (2017-2021).
The chart is getting a lot of media attention as it is one of the most reliable and transparent tools for measuring the popularity of individual K-pop idols. The top 10 most searched K-Pop idols on Google are as follows:
Jungkook has several other social media titles besides Google. The selfie photo tweet of Jungkook with his blond hair was retweeted 1.18 million times, making it the most retweeted Tweet ever in 2021. Jungkook’s “Duh” Tweet was previously declared by Twitter as the #1 most retweeted Tweet in the world in 2019 and earned a Guinness World Record. The “Never Not” tweet was the 2nd most retweeted tweet in 2020.
Jungkook is also the most searched K-pop idol on Youtube. His fan page on Facebook is the most followed for any K-pop idol with 3.1 million followers. He also took first place in Tumblr’s Most Popular K-pop Stars three years in a row (2018-2020). Jungkook’s hashtag on TikTok is the most viewed individual hashtag in the history of the platform, with 55 billion views.
