According to Google Trends, Racal surged in popularity after Jamela Villanueva, the ex-girlfriend of actor Anthony Jennings, shared screenshots of private messages between Racal and Jennings on Instagram.
The post, uploaded around midnight, quickly gained traction among Filipino netizens.
By 1:00 a.m., searches for “Maris Racal” peaked with a score of 100, indicating maximum interest on Google’s scale.
Search interest in Racal remained high throughout the morning.
Similarly, searches for “Anthony Jennings” saw significant activity, peaking at 75 just after 12:40 a.m.
The incident has kept both personalities in the spotlight, drawing significant public attention.
Remarkably, the online interest in Racal and Jennings outpaced global search trends in South Korea, where a martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 had also created a buzz.
Google Trends remains a key tool for tracking real-time search interest on any topic globally.
For those interested in monitoring similar trends, Google provides up-to-the-minute data through its online platform.
The viral nature of the post underscores the power of social media in shaping public attention and influencing search behavior.
Both Racal and Jennings continue to trend across various platforms as the story unfolds.
