While the Arab world commemorates Ramadan by fasting, shorter working hours and more downtime means people are searching for ways to occupy their time. In addition to watching hit Ramadan series and spending time with family, people throughout the Arab world turn to Google to search for Ramadan related topics.
Thanks to Google Trends, we have a better idea of what people throughout the Arab world are most interested in this Ramadan. From popular Ramadan dishes to charities to donate to, here are the top trending searches from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. (Note: Queries were made in Arabic but translated to English/Latin spelling for this article).
Saudi Arabia
With the help of Google Trends we can see that Saudis are interested to learn a bit more about the Prophet Muhammad during Ramadan and are most interested in the TV series Qumra and Selfie.
Most trending food and recipes:
,- Soup
- Coffee
- Basbousa
Most trending charities:
,- Al Bir Society
- Help Center
- Charity Committee for Orphan care
Most popular videos on YouTube:
,- #سوار_شعيب: الإختيار - Siwar Shuaib - The Choice
- تحدي مقاضي رمضان | سيارتنا خربت!! Saudi Reporters - Ramadan Errands Challenge
- #لقيمات ٤٠ - خامس رمضان - Lugeimat - Fifth Ramadan
Most trending Ramadan TV series:
,- Qumra
- Selfie
- Ramez Beylab bil Naar
Most trending questions on Ramadan (in the past five years):
,- How many times did the Prophet fast Ramadan?
- What is the last Friday of Ramadan called?
- What is Ramadan's yamish (assortment of nuts, dried fruits)?
Egypt
From Google Trends we can gather that Egyptians really love their kunafa (yum!), are majorly following the TV series Al Ostoora and are apparently a bit confused about what Ramadan actually is...
Most trending food and recipes:
,- Kunafa
- Fool
- Qatayef
Most trending charities:
,- Risala Charity Organization
- Food Bank
- Tahya Masr Fund
Most popular videos on YouTube:
,- مسلسل القيصر - الحلقة الثانية ( 2 ) - بطولة يوسف الشريف - Al Qaysar Ep. 2
- إعلان حليب جهينه - رمضان 2016 - Juhaina advertisement
- هاني فى الادغال | الحلقة الثالثة (3) كاملة | ضيفة الحلقة الفنانة فيفي عبده- Hani in the Jungle - Ep.3
Most trending Ramadan TV series:
,- Al Ostoora
- Hani fi Al Adghal [Hani in the Jungle]
- Al Qaysar
Most trending questions on Ramadan (in the past five years):
,- What is Ramadan?
- What is Ramadan Yamish (assorted nuts and dried fruit)?
- When is the first day of Ramadan?
UAE
In the UAE, people are keeping their iftars simple with dates and soup it seems. Ramez Galal's controversial show is trending and people want to make sure they get the first day of Ramadan correct.
Most trending food and recipes:
,- Dates
- Soup
- Ramadan desserts
Most trending charities:
,- The Red Crescent
- Orphans
- Dubai Cares
Most popular videos on YouTube:
,- برنامج الصدمة :الحلقة 1_إهانة أب - Al Sadma TV Show Ep.1
- مسلسل خيانة وطن - Khiyanat Watan TV series
- هاني فى الادغال | الحلقة الثالثة (3) كاملة | ضيفة الحلقة الفنانة فيفي عبده - Hani in the Jungle Ep.3
Most trending Ramadan TV series:
,- Ramez Beylaab bil Naar
- Maamoun wa Shorkaa’oh
- Al Qaysar
Most trending questions on Ramadan (in the past five years):
,- What is the first day of Ramadan?
- What is the reward of completing the Quran in Ramadan?
- What is the best nutritious diet for children during Ramadan?