EXCLUSIVE | April 20, 2026. Trends in online searches / last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, the public interest in Romania has focused on decisive stage football, on signals of political and economic instability, but also on weather, television, and a few cultural landmarks with international stakes.

Domestic football dominated through the end-of-stage matches in the Superliga and Liga II: Universitatea Craiova defeated Rapid București 1-0, a result that reignites the playoff battle, while Petrolul – Hermannstadt ended 1-1 in the play-out. In the same vein, searches for FC Voluntari – Steaua București and FC Bihor – Corvinul Hunedoara have also emerged.

International football gathered the largest package of external topics: Manchester City won against Arsenal, 2-1, and relaunched the title race in the Premier League, while the public also followed duels such as Bayern – Stuttgart, PSG – Lyon, Juventus – Bologna, Verona – Milan, Sporting – Benfica, Panathinaikos – Olympiacos, or Everton – Liverpool.

The economic and public utility theme was fueled by the drop in diesel prices from April 19-20, discussions about unemployment, and weaker forecasts regarding Romania's economic growth. In parallel, searches about rain and the weather in Cluj show interest in the weather's evolution at the beginning of the week, against the backdrop of announcements about precipitation in several regions.

Politics rose through Sorin Grindeanu, Florin Manole, Daniel Băluță, Dominic Fritz, government, and referendum, amid tensions in PSD and discussions about a possible governmental reconfiguration starting Monday, April 20. Externally, interest was linked to Kaja Kallas, Pedro Sánchez, Rumen Radev, elections in Bulgaria, Ukraine, North Korea, the Druzhba pipeline, and Szijjártó Péter.

Entertainment and the cultural agenda focused on Survivor from April 18 and 19, the launch of season 4 of From on April 20, and the return of the series Euphoria, alongside interest in Eurovision 2026 after the pre-party event in Bucharest. Symbolically, searches related to May 10, the Blajini Easter, Thomas Sunday, Nadia Comăneci, and Ana Bărbosu remained visible.

Top 5 search topics

1. Universitatea Craiova – Rapid București
2. Petrolul – Hermannstadt
3. Man City – Arsenal
4. Rain
5. Bayern – Stuttgart

***** Analysis format developed by the NewsVibe Romania media monitoring team. Data source: Google Trends.

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