As the end of the 2016 year, Google as the search engine giant that also the most used search engine in Indonesia has released the most popular Indonesian figure / person on the year. The data of course is refer to the search history done by all of Indonesia netizen.
For the full list, her it is the 10 most searched figure on Google Indonesia for this whole year, as Google spoiled on Wednesday, December 14 2016 at The Gunawarman, Jakarta. This list is sorted from the most searched, to the fewer.
For the full list, her it is the 10 most searched figure on Google Indonesia for this whole year, as Google spoiled on Wednesday, December 14 2016 at The Gunawarman, Jakarta. This list is sorted from the most searched, to the fewer.
Top 10 most popular figure on Google Indonesia 2016
- Ahok alias Basuki Tjahaya Purnama (Jakarta Governor)
Ahok alias Basuki Tjahaya Purnama is the governor of Indonesia capital city, Jakarta. He is driven people curiosity because his statements and dialog is gave arrogant impression for citizen.
Recently, his name became more popular on Google Search as he now is defendant of blasphemy cases. - Sri Mulyani (Minister of Finance)
Indonesian Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani is become the second most popular person on Google Search 2016. Her name is become rising to the top this year because she was back to Indonesia to position of Minister of Finance and leave her elite position on World Bank as Managing Director. - Buni Yani (The man who "caused" Ahok to become a defendant now)
It is like the continued from number 1, Buni Yani is the man who the first found the Ahok blasphemy speach. Many of Indonesian netizen curious about his background, made them to search information about him on Google Search. - Wayan Mirna Salihin (Cyanide iced coffee murder trial victim)
Wayan Mirna Salihin is the victim of murder trial involving cyanide iced coffee. The case was being popular in Indonesia because the tool used to murder is so vicious, cyanide inserted into a coffee and made Wayan Mirna Salihin drank it. Also the murder case is become more popular because the court process was aired live on television.
- Nusron Wahid (Chief of Indonesia National Labor Placement and Protection Organization)
Nusron Wahid is actually is not very popular on Indonesia people ears. Even I do not care who and what he is done. But recently his name become very popular on Google Search because he is one of man who support Ahok and defend him with all of his controversial statement in the blasphemy case.
Nusron Wahid himself is a moeslem and part of youth moeslem organization in Indonesia. One of his controversial statement to defend Ahok in the cases of blasphemy and made many moeslems react to confront him is: "The one who know exactly the meaning of his act is his ownself [.....] And the one who know exactly the meaning of what Ahok said is only Ahok [.....] And so, the one who know exactly the meaning of the Holy Qoran is only Allah SWT itself [.....]". - Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (Candidate of the next Jakarta governor election for period 2017-2022)
Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is the oldest son of Indonesia sixth president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He is also participate in the next Jakarta governor election and it made him became the rival of Ahok in the election.
The netizen is search his name on Google Search because they are curious to know him deeply and also to search the latest update and activity about him. - Tito Karnavian (Chief of Indonesia Police Department)
Tito Karnavian is the new chief of Indonesia Police Department. He is choosen by the president this year to replace (or continue) the previous of chief of Indonesia Police Department. - Fahri Hamzah (Vice leader of Indonesia House of Representatives)
Fahri Hamzah is one of vice leader of Indonesia House of Representatives. He had conflict with his political party and suddenly removed from his position on the House of Representatives this year. - Irman Gusman (Ex leader of Indonesia Regional Representative Council)
Irman Gusman was suddenly got boosted on Google Search by Indonesia netizen because he was assigned as suspect of corruption case. The corruption case which stumbled him also made him lose his position as the leader of Regional Representatives council. - Arcandra Tahar (Vice Chairman of Indonesia Resources and Energy Ministry)
On the 10th there is the Vice Chairman of Indonesia Resources and Energy Ministry, Arcandra Tahar. He became popular on Google search because his doubled nationality cases before he got the ministry position. Now the doubled nationality problem is clear, the president took him to his position on the ministry now.