Taylor Swift and Bitcoin named among the most popular Alexa queries of 2024

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taylor Swift’s height, the value of Bitcoin and the network of influencer MrBeast have been named among the most-asked questions of Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, in the UK this year. According to the annual figures, which cover September 2023 to November 2024, general knowledge questions remained popular among Alexa users, with the value of Bitcoin and the population of Earth among the most-asked questions of the year. “What time does the England match start?” was among the most popular sporting questions of the year – with the England men’s team reaching the final of Euro 2024 in the summer – and asking Alexa to give an update on the score in games involving Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City were also among the top questions. Using Alexa as a kitchen assistant was another big trend of 2024, Amazon said, as recipes for pancakes, Yorkshire puddings and banana bread named as the most popular requests.