These Are The 5 Most Popular K-Pop Groups Of 8 Different Countries Based On Google Searches

The most popular K-Pop groups in the world vary by country. While there are definitely some groups, such as BTS, that have immense popularity worldwide as a whole, if you break it down by which groups are most popular in which countries, you’ll find a surprising amount of variation! The following list was determined using Google trends, which has tracked each group’s Google search rate by month since 2011 and compiled the data together into a certain amount of points. This does mean that older groups have a greater advantage of having more points, since they are accumulative, which definitely shows in some of the results! Check them out below.

1. United States

5. SHINee (1942 points)

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4. BLACKPINK (2251 points)

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3. BIGBANG (2619 points)

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2. BTS (2980 points)

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1. Girls’ Generation (4207 points)

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2. South Korea

5. GOT7 (2308 points)

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4. EXO (2514 points)

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3. Girls’ Generation (2566 points)

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2. Apink (2957 points)

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1. BTS (3171 points)

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3. Japan

5. BTS (2109 points)

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4. 2PM (2190 points)

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3. CNBLUE (2376 points)

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2. Girls’ Generation (2408 points)

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1. JYJ (2798 points)

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4. Australia

5. iKON (2160 points)

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4. SHINee (2161 points)

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3. GOT7 (2355 points)

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2. Girls’ Generation (2930 points)

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1. BTS (3836 points)

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5. United Kingdom

5. 2PM (2657 points)

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4. Girls’ Generation (3341 points)

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3. GOT7 (3451 points)

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2. BIGBANG (3552 points)

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1. BTS (3561 points)

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6. Indonesia

5. Girls’ Generation (2769 points)

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4. GOT7 (2811 points)

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3. SISTAR (2967 points)

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2. Red Velvet (3077 points)

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1. EXO (3164 points)

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7. China

5. AOA (1948 points)

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4. EXO (1999 points)

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3. BIGBANG (2507 points)

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2. T-ara (2570 points)

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1. Girls’ Generation (3487 points)

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8. Philippines

5. Red Velvet (2415 points)

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4. GOT7 (2683 points)

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3. EXO (2991 points)

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2. BTS (3394 points)

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1. Girls’ Generation (3482 points)

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For a breakdown of each country’s most popular groups throughout the years, check out this video:

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Source: Koreaboo