Sidharth Shukla Tops Yahoo’s Most Searched Celebrities List Following Salman Khan at no. 2; Read The Full List Here:

Yahoo revealed its 2021 Year in Review (YIR) for India. The annual report announced the most-searched personalities, newsmakers, and events.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most searched personality according to Yahoo 2021 Year in review. The Prime Minister reclaimed the title of India's Most Searched Personality, a position he has held consistently since 2017 (with a brief slip last year, when late actor Sushant Singh Rajput took the top spot).

Cricketer Virat Kohli, who had a chequered year with highs and lows came in at No. 2, while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rounded off the top 3 on the back of a decisive win in the state assembly election. According to Yahoo 2021 Year in Review, ‘Farmers’ Protest’ is the top Newsmaker while Aryan Khan made a debut on top newsmakers.

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Sidharth Shukla is Most Searched Male Celebrity as fans grieved the sudden loss of a popular TV actor, placing him at No. 4, while Bitcoin leads as India’s top searched cryptocurrency. Yahoo today announced the 2021 Year in Review (YIR) for India, a collection of the year’s top personalities, newsmakers, and events, based on users’ daily search habits.

This year's list had a notable new entrant, actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, who came in at No. 7 on the Most Searched Personality list, with massive interest online following his arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau in October.

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Businessman Raj Kundra, arrested in an adult film case, was also one of the most searched newsmakers of 2021, at No. 3. Other top searches included India's 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh who died from COVID (No. 9), ‘Black Fungus’ (No. 5) and the Afghanistan crisis (No.10).

Kareena Kapoor topped the Most Searched Female Celebrity list of 2021 in India. Katrina Kaif, who is all set to marry Vicky Kaushal, bagged the second spot. Priyanka Chopra ranked third on the list, followed by Alia Bhatt, and Deepika Padukone, on the fourth and fifth spot, respectively.