List of Year in Search top searches Annual list of top browsing searches
Year in Search (formerly Google Zeitgeist ) is an annual list compiled and published by Google since 2001.[ 1] [ 2] Google Trends .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Year in Search lists
Year
Category
Top Search
Note
2001
Male celebrities
"Nostradamus "
Female celebrities
"Britney Spears "
Consumer brands
"Nokia "
Movies
"Harry Potter "
TV shows
"Loft Story "
Music services
"Morpheus"
Musicians
"Beatles "
New products
"Windows XP "
News outlets
"CNN "
Retailers
"Amazon "
Games
"Counterstrike "
Sports
"Anna Kournikova "
2002 [ 6] Male celebrities
"Eminem "
Female celebrities
"Britney Spears "
Consumer brands
"Ferrari "
Movies
"Spiderman "
TV shows
"The Simpsons "
Fictional characters
"The Simpsons "
Musicians
"Eminem "
News
"World Cup "
Retailers
"IKEA "
Technology
"MP3 "
Travel destination
"Paris "
Games
"The Sims "
Sports
"David Beckham "
2003
Male celebrities
"Eminem "
"Britney Spears ", the most searched term of the year.[ 7]
Female celebrities
"Britney Spears "
Consumer brands
"Ferrari "
Fictional characters
"The Simpsons "
News
"Iraq "
2004
Public figures
"George W. Bush "
"Britney Spears ", the most searched term of the year.[ 8]
Male celebrities
"Orlando Bloom "
Female celebrities
"Britney Spears "
Passings
"Nicholas Berg "
Consumer brands
"eBay "
Companies
"SCO "
Entertainment
"Spa"
TV shows
"The Simpsons "
Fictional characters
"The Simpsons "
News outlets
"CNN "
Retailers
"Walmart "
Hotel chains
"Holiday Inn "
Foods
"Pizza "
Technology
"Wallpaper "
Sports
"David Beckham "
2005
Not published
N/A
"Janet Jackson ", the most searched term of the year.[ 9]
2006
Passings
"Aaron Spelling "
"Bebo", the most searched term of the year.[ 10]
News
"Paris Hilton "
2007
News
"American Idol "
[ 11]
2008 [ 12] Passings
"Heath Ledger "
News outlets
"Fox "
Social networks
"Facebook "
Movie trailers
"Dark Knight "
TV shows
"American Idol "
Olympic sports
"Gymnastics "
2009 [ 13] Entertainment
"Michael Jackson "
Food & Drink
"Acai Berry "
Sports
"Real Madrid "
2010
Entertainment
"Justin Bieber "
Justin Bieber , the most searched person of the year.[ 14]
Electronics
"iPad "
Food & Drink
"MasterChef "
Health
"HCG Diet"
Sports
"Mundial 2010 "
2011 [ 15] [ 16] Entertainment
"Rebecca Black "
Big Meech , the most searched person of the year.
Electronics
"Amazon Kindle Fire "
Food & Drink
"Wendy's "
Sports
"Mayweather vs. Ortiz"
2012 [ 17] [ 18] Artists
"Whitney Houston "
"Whitney Houston ", the most searched term of the year.
Events
"Hurricane Sandy "
Airlines
"Southwest Airlines "
Electronics
"iPad 3 "
Feature films
"The Hunger Games "
TV shows
"BBB12 "
Videos
"Gangnam Style "
Images
"One Direction "
Athletes
"Jeremy Lin "
2013 [ 19] [ 20] Artists
"Cory Monteith "
Nelson Mandela , the most searched person of the year.[ 21]
Events
"Boston Marathon "
Electronics
"iPhone 5s "
Movies
"Man of Steel "
TV shows
"Under the Dome "
Videos
"The Fox "
Athletes
"Oscar Pistorius "
2014 [ 22] Passings
"Robin Williams "
Jennifer Lawrence , the most searched person of the year.[ 23] Robin Williams ", the most searched term of the year.[ 24]
News
"Ebola "
Electronics
"iPhone 6 "
Videos
"Mutant Giant Spider Dog "
Athletes
"James Rodriguez "
2015 [ 25] Artists
"Adele "
"Lamar Odom ", the most searched term of the year.[ 26]
Passings
"Bobbi Kristina "
Technology
"iPhone 6s "
News
"Charlie Hebdo "
Movies
"Jurassic World
TV shows
"Big Brother Brazil "
Sports events
"Copa America "
2016 [ 27] [ 28] Artists
"Celine Dion "
Donald Trump , the most searched person of the year.Pokemon Go ", the most searched term of the year.
Passings
"Prince "
Technology
"iPhone 7 "
News
"US Election "
Movies
"Deadpool
TV shows
"Stranger Things "
Sports events
"Rio Olympics "
2017 [ 29] [ 30] Actors
"Meghan Markle "
Matt Lauer , the most searched person of the year.[ 31] Hurricane Irma ", the most searched term of the year.
Musicians
"Ariana Grande "
Passings
"Tom Petty "
Technology
"iPhone 8 "
News
"Hurricane Irma "
Food recipes
"Chicken Breast"
Movies
"IT "
TV shows
"Stranger Things "
Songs
"Despacito "
Sports events
"Wimbledon "
2018
Actors
"Sylvester Stallone "
Meghan Markle , the most searched person of the year.
Musicians
"Demi Lovato "
Passings
"Avicii "
News
"World Cup "
Movies
"Black Panther "
TV shows
"延禧攻略 "
Athletes
"Tristan Thompson "
2019 [ 32] [ 33] Actors
"Jussie Smollett "
Antonio Brown , the most searched person of the year.
Passings
"Cameron Boyce "
News
"Copa America "
Movies
"Avengers: Endgame "
TV shows
"Game of Thrones "
Songs
"Old Town Road "
Athletes
"Antonio Brown "
2020 [ 34] Actors
"Tom Hanks "
Joe Biden , the most searched person of the year.[ 35] Coronavirus ", the most searched term of the year.[ 36]
Passings
"Kobe Bryant "
News
"Coronavirus "
Food recipes
"Dalgona Coffee "
Concert
"Together at Home "
Movies
"Parasite "
TV shows
"Tiger King "
Songs
"WAP "
Games
"Among Us "
Athletes
"Ryan Newman "
2021 [ 37] [ 38] Actors
"Alec Baldwin "
Alec Baldwin , the most searched person of the year.[ 39]
Passings
"DMX "
News
"Afghanistan "
Foods
"Birria Tacos "
Movies
"Eternals "
TV shows
"Squid Game "
Songs
"drivers license "
Games
"PopCat"
Athletes
"Christian Eriksen "
Sports teams
"Real Madrid CF "
2022
Actors
"Johny Depp "
Johny Depp , the most searched person of the year.[ 40] Wordle ", the most searched term of the year.[ 41]
Passings
"Queen Elizabeth "
News
"Ukraine "
Food recipes
"पनीर पसंदा "
Movies
"Thor: Love and Thunder "
TV shows
"Euphoria "
Songs
"Tak Ingin Usai"
Sports
"World Cup"
Athletes
"Novak Djokovic "
2023 [ 42] [ 43] Actors
"Jeremy Renner "
Damar Hamlin , the most searched person of the year.[ 44]
Passings
"Matthew Perry "
News
"War in Israel and Gaza "
Food recipes
"Bibimbap "
Movies
"Barbie "
TV shows
"The Last of Us "
Musicians
"Shakira "
Songs
"アイドル "
Games
"Hogwarts Legacy "
Athletes
"Damar Hamlin "
Sports teams
"Inter Miami CF "
2024
Actors
"Katt Williams "
Donald Trump , the most searched person of the Year.Copa América ", the most searched term of the Year.
Passings
"Liam Payne "
News
"U.S Election "
Food recipes
"Olympic chocolate muffins"
Movies
"Inside Out 2 "
TV shows
"Baby Reindeer "
Musicians
"Diddy "
Songs
"Not Like Us "
Games
"Connections "
Athletes
"Imane Khelif "
Sports teams
"New York Yankees "
References
^ Heussner, Ki Mae (8 December 2010). "Google Zeitgeist 2010: iPad, Justin Bieber, Glee Among Top Searches in U.S." ABC News . Retrieved 17 November 2024 . ^ Kiss, Jemima (10 December 2008). "And lo, for Google did pass down its Zeitgeist of the most-searched terms of 2008" . the Guardian . Retrieved 17 November 2024 . ^ "Google turns 25: A look at the world's top performing searches" . Al Jazeera . 4 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024 .^ Mendoza, Jordan (7 December 2022). "Google's top trending actor, movie, song and TV show searches of 2022" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 17 November 2024 . ^ "Google Year in Search 2022: Cricket dominates India list, Wordle tops overall global search" . The Indian Express . 7 December 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024 .^ Bhattacharya, Chandrima S. (14 December 2002). "Spiderman climbs, Osama slips in year-end ratings" . Telegraph India . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ MacInnes, Paul (5 January 2004). "After 55bn web hits, Britney is world No 1" . the Guardian . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Our faves: Britney, eBay and tablets, says Google" . CNET . 23 December 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ "Google taps into search patterns" . BBC NEWS . 22 December 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ "Paris Hilton, Bebo website top Google searches in 2006" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 20 December 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Weber, Jonathan (17 December 2007). "Google Zeitgeist: a snapshot of the web's psyche" . The Times & The Sunday Times . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Ledger outshines Obama in 2008 Google Zeitgeist" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 December 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ "Michael Jackson: Most 'Googled' words of 2009" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 December 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ "Google lists top searches of 2010" . Al Jazeera . 11 December 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Gross, Doug (15 December 2011). "From Rebecca Black to Steve Jobs: Google's year in search" . CNN . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Potter, Ned (14 December 2011). "Google Top 10 Rising Searches of 2011: Rebecca Black, Google+, Hurricane Irene and the iPhone Lead the List" . ABC News . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Whitney Houston, One Direction and Gangnam Style top year on Google" . BBC News . 12 December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Nakashima, Ryan (20 December 2012). "Most Googled in 2012: Whitney, PSY, Sandy" . Washington Post . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Tsukayama, Hayley (17 December 2013). "Google's top searches of 2013: Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker" . Washington Post . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Molina, Brett (17 December 2013). "Mandela, Miley top Google searches in 2013" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Mandela tops 2013 Google searches" . Luxembourg Times . Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Molina, Brett (16 December 2014). "Robin Williams, World Cup top Google search in 2014" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Jennifer Lawrence 2014's most googled celebrity" . The Economic Times . 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Luckerson, Victor (16 December 2014). "Robin Williams Was Google's Top Trending Search of 2014" . TIME . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Lamar Odom is top search on Google in 2015" . USA TODAY . 16 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Rovell, Darren (16 December 2015). "Odom, Rousey make Google's most-searched list" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Top Google searches of 2016" . Reuters . 30 December 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Molina, Brett (15 December 2016). "These were the top searches on Google in 2016" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Miller, Andrea (15 December 2017). "Top Google searches of 2017: Hurricanes, Matt Lauer and slime" . ABC News . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Kelly, Heather (13 December 2017). "Google's top searches for 2017: Matt Lauer, Hurricane Irma and more" . CNNMoney . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Kile, Meredith B. (13 December 2017). "Matt Lauer, Meghan Markle Top Google's Most-Searched List for 2017" . Yahoo Entertainment . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Wolfe, Elizabeth; Ellis, Ralph (11 December 2019). "From Billy Porter to Baby Yoda, here's what you Googled this year" . CNN . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ O'Neill, Natalie (11 December 2019). "These are the most Googled terms of 2019" . New York Post . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Duffy, Clare (9 December 2020). "Here's what people Googled this year as they tried to make sense of 2020" . CNN . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Porterfield, Carlie (9 December 2020). "Joe Biden Was The Most Googled Person Of 2020" . Forbes . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Google 'Year in Search 2020': Coronavirus, IPL among top global trends" . Hindustan Times . 10 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ "Google Year in Search 2021: This is what the world Googled the most for during the year" . The Times of India . 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .^ Korn, Jennifer (8 December 2021). "Here's what people searched for on Google in 2021" . CNN . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Abbott, Harrison (9 December 2021). "Here Are the People, Movies and Queries That Were Googled the Most in 2021" . Newsweek . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Murray, Tom (7 December 2022). "Johnny Depp was top trending 2022 Google search, followed by Will Smith, Amber Heard" . The Independent . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Valinsky, Jordan (7 December 2022). "Wordle is the most-searched term on Google in 2022" . CNN . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Hauari, Gabe (11 December 2023). "Israel-Hamas war, Damar Hamlin: Top trending Google searches for 2023" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ Kaur, Harmeet (11 December 2023). "Google's 2023 Year in Search: Damar Hamlin and Israel-Hamas war among top trends" . CNN . Retrieved 18 November 2024 . ^ "Damar Hamlin was 2023's most-searched athlete, leaving behind Ronaldo, Messi, Djokovic and LeBron. But who is he?" . The Indian Express . 13 December 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024 .
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