BTS Jungkook was recently declared as the most searched K-pop idol on Google worldwide for topping the “Top100 Google Worldwide Most Searched K-pop Idols (2021 Mid-year chart).”He has been the most searched K-pop idol on Google for the past 5 years according to Google trends.

It is safe to say that Jungkook’s popularity among other K-pop idols is unrivalled, but that’s not where it ends. Besides being Google’s most searched K-pop idol, Jungkook is also the most searched celebrity compared to 32 other famous global celebrities.

In 2021, compared to 32 other global superstars, Jungkook has the highest Google search volume. Among these celebrities are Olivia Rodrigo, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Zendaya, Drake, Adele, Zayn Malik, Nicki Minaj and more.

Image credit: @JungkookGraphs

The data is collected from Google Trends. 

This shows a bigger picture of how popular Jungkook is worldwide. His fame is at par or even bigger than most of the famous celebrities in the world today. This is proven with how frequently Jungkook has been appearing in the media alongside famous worldwide celebrities.

In 2020, popular U.S. magazine People nominated Jungkook as one of the candidate under the ‘Sexiest International Man’ category for their prestigious ‘Sexiest Man 2020’ event. He was the only Asian celebrity nominated, which speaks volume of his global popularity. He won the category, making him the first person to be named People’s ‘Sexiest International Man.’ Variety later on mentioned that Jungkook winning this prestigious title had grew BTS’ public profile especially in the U.S.

Image credit: @runningoutofpws

Jungkook also became one of Esquire’s Most Memorable Personalities 2020, being the only K-pop artist included in the list, alongside other famous global superstars. He was also listed as one of Grazia France’s sexiest men 2020, being the only Asian among the 12 men listed.

These are just the tip of the iceberg as there were more instances where Jungkook appeared or listed alongside famous global celebraties. Just recently, various U.S. radio stations mentioned Jungkook alongside Olivia Rodrigo, Harry Styles, Post Malone and more— asking Twitter crowd to choose among these celebrities as their fireworks buddy for the U.S. Independence Day celebration (Fourth of July).