Which cities will be known mostly by their Ukrainian names in local search traffic in 2026?

Question

Resolution criteria

Each option will resolve YES if, in 2026, the Ukrainian-language name of the city receives more search interest than the Russian-language name of the city in its local region, according to Google Trends.

Each option will otherwise resolve NO.

The information will be obtained from the column chart visible on the desktop version of the webpages linked below.

Київ (Kyiv) vs Киев (Kiev)

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2026-01-01%202026-12-31&geo=UA-30&q=%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%97%D0%B2,%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2

Харків (Kharkiv) vs Харьков (Kharkov)

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2026-01-01%202026-12-31&geo=UA-63&q=%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2,%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2

Запоріжжя (Zaporizhzhia) vs Запорожье (Zaporozhye)

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2026-01-01%202026-12-31&geo=UA-23&q=%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B6%D0%B6%D1%8F,%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D1%8C%D0%B5

Одеса (Odesa) vs Одесса (Odessa)

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2026-01-01%202026-12-31&geo=UA-51&q=%D0%9E%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B0,%D0%9E%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0

Миколаїв (Mykolaiv) vs Николаев (Nikolaev)

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2026-01-01%202026-12-31&geo=UA-48&q=%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%B2,%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2

Слов'янськ (Sloviansk) vs Славянск (Slavyansk)

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2026-01-01%202026-12-31&geo=UA-14&q=%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%27%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA,%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA

Previous results

@/a_l_e_x/-kyiv-or-kiev-which-name-will-local resolved Киев.

Clarifications

More options may be added. I will not trade in this market.

Manifold Markets · Answer

Per Manifold Markets prediction market, Київ (Kyiv), followed by Миколаїв (Mykolaiv) and Одеса (Odesa) are most likely. See the market for live updates (8 traders, as of Aug 1, 2026).