Only 5 names alternately appear in these rankings, and 3 of them are BTS members.
As 2021 is ending soon, many platforms have in turn published rankings of the most memorable milestones within the past 12 months. Recently, the individual search ranking of Kpop idols (by country) in a total of 69 countries around the world has attracted much attention.
These rankings are determined through analysis of the Google Trend results in each country. Because there are too many countries, Korean netizens can only filter out the top 2 most searched idols in each country. Only 5 idols alternately appear in the final rankings, including Jungkook (BTS), V (BTS), Jimin (BTS), IU and Lisa (BLACKPINK).
Let’s take a look at the individual search rankings of Kpop idols in 69 countries around the world (arranged by 5 continents)!
Asia (20 countries)
Korea: 1. IU – 2. Jungkook
Japan: 1. Jungkook – 2. DRAW
Mongolia: 1. Lisa – 2. IU
Nepal: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Uzbekistan: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Indonesia: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Bangladesh: 1. V – 2. Jungkook
India: 1. Jungkook – 2. DRAW
Saudi Arabia: 1. Lisa – 2. DRAWING
Syria: 1. V – 2. Jimin
United Arab Emirates: 1. Jungkook – 2. WORD
Turkey: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Kazakhstan: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Thailand: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Vietnam: 1. Lisa – 2. IU
Malaysia: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Philippines: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Singapore: 1. IU – 2. Lisa
Myanmar: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Taiwan: 1. IU – 2. Lisa
Europe (20 countries)
English: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
France: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Italy: 1. Jungkook – 2. DRAW
Germany: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Spain: 1. Jungkook – 2. DRAW
Portugal: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Belgium: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Netherlands: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Greece: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Russia: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Norway: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Poland: 1. Jungkook – 2. DRAW
Switzerland: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Denmark: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Finland: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Ukraine: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Sweden: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Romania: 1. Lisa – 2. DRAW
Slovakia: 1. Jimin – 2. Jungkook
Hungary: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Africa (10 countries)
Egypt: 1. V – 2. Jimin
Ethiopia: 1. Jimin – 2. Lisa
Kenya: 1. Jungkook – 2. V/Jimin
Ghana: 1. V – 2. Jimin
Nigeria: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Algeria: 1. Jimin – 2. Lisa
Tunisia: 1. Lisa – 2. Jungkook
Ivory Coast: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Libya: 1. Lisa – 2. Jimin
Mauritius: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
America (16 countries)
USA: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Canada: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Mexico: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Guatemala: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Honduras: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Jamaica: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Cuba: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin
Brazil: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Argentina: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Ecuador: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Chile: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Colombia: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Paraguay: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Peru: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Bolivia: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Venezuela: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Australia (3 countries)
Guam: 1. Jungkook – 2. Jimin/Lisa
New Zealand: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
Australia: 1. Jungkook – 2. Lisa
To sum up, by the end of 2021, Top 5 most searched Kpop idols on YouTube globally are: 1. Jungkook, 2. Lisa, 3. V, 4. Jimin, 5. IU. In which, Lisa shows the most impressive growth by rising from 5th place in the first half of the year to 2nd place for the whole year with a not too big gap compared to Jungkook. As the only soloist in the top, IU has once again affirmed her great impact in Korea, while also showing admirable popularity in many other Asian countries such as Taiwan or Singapore.
- “Jungkook literally dominates America and Europe”
- “Even though I already know that Lisa is very popular abroad, seeing this ranking still makes me gasp in shock”
- “Jungkook ㅋㅋㅋ Leading in the entire Americas without missing a single country ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
- “The world will go wild once Jungkook releases a solo album”
- “Jungkook is insanely popular “
- “IU dominates the domestic market while Jungkook and Lisa dominate the overseas market. It’s not surprising”
- “IU’s influence in Korea is no joke”
- “Jungkook has yet to have any solo promotion but he’s already this popular…”
- “Lisa’s international popularity is mindblowing”
- “How many countries is Jungkook getting 1st place in ㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
