Apart from music sites' year-end charts, data from Google Trends has also been collected from January 01, 2021 to December 02, 2021. The top 30 most-searched K-pop idols worldwide on Google for 2021 are as follows:
1. V (BTS)
2. JUNGKOOK (BTS)
3. JIMIN (BTS)
4. LISA (BLACKPINK)
5. SUGA (BTS)
6. JENNIE (BLACKPINK)
7. IU
8. JIN (BTS)
9. ROSÉ (BLACKPINK)
10. RM (BTS)
11. JISOO (BLACKPINK)
12. J-HOPE (BTS)
13. EUNWOO (ASTRO)
14. HYUNJIN (STRAY KIDS)
15. G-DRAGON (BIGBANG)
16. KAI (EXO)
17. LUCAS (NCT)
18. NANCY (MOMOLAND)
19. BAE SUZY (MISS A)
20. TZUYU (TWICE)
21 BAEKHYUN (EXO)
22. CHANYOEL (EXO)
23. JAEHYUN (NCT)
24. IRENE (RED VELVET)
25. D.O. (EXO)
26. JACKSON (GOT7)
27. MOMO (TWICE)
28. SANA (TWICE)
29. TAEYEON (SNSD)
30. FELIX (STRAY KIDS)
Unsurprisingly enough, the BTS and BLACKPINK members dominate the Top 10 of the list. What is surprising is the fact that even though she has had no promotions to other countries, the Nation's Little Sister and undisputed current Queen of Kpop IU is the only pure soloist on the list, with her ranking at No. 7.