The Top 5 Most Influential K-Pop Girl Groups That Dominated The Industry Each Year Since 2014

We recently took a look at the most influential K-Pop boy groups over the last several years based on data from Google Analytics, and the influence that girl groups have had deserve recognition as well!

Based on the amount of Google searches made on different K-Pop groups over time, it’s possible to look back and see who was getting the most attention at certain periods and thus, who was having a big influence on fans.

These are the 5 most-searched K-Pop girl groups of each year since 2014, which are all compared to each other in graphs based on the number of searches they had! The final graph also shows the number of searches each group had over the entire period compared to each other.

2014

5. f(x)

4. EXID

3. SISTAR

2. Girls’ Generation

1. 2NE1

2015

5. f(x)

4. 2NE1

3. Red Velvet

2. EXID

1. Girls’ Generation

2016

5. f(x)

4. GFRIEND

3. 2NE1

2. Red Velvet

1. TWICE

2017

5. EXID

4. GFRIEND

3. BLACKPINK

2. Red Velvet

1. TWICE

2018

5. GFRIEND

4. IZ*ONE

3. Red Velvet

2. TWICE

1. BLACKPINK

2019

5. IZ*ONE

4. MAMAMOO

3. BLACKPINK

2. TWICE

1. Red Velvet

2020

5. MAMAMOO

4. IZ*ONE

3. Red Velvet

2. TWICE

1. BLACKPINK

Overall: