NEW YORK– Do you remember what you were looking for in 2024? Googling do.
Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, which collects the most popular searches entered into the search engine of the same name in 2024. The results show terms that saw the highest spike in traffic compared to last year – ranging from major news events, in particular global electionsto the hottest songs, athletes and unforgettable pop culture moments that people around the world looked up to.
Sports – especially football and cricket – dominated Google’s overall trending searches in 2024. Copa America topped these search trends worldwide, followed by the UEFA European Championship And ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, the American elections led news-specific searches worldwide. Questions about excessive heat and this year’s Olympic Games followed.
US President-elect Donald Trump topped searches in Google’s People category this year, followed by Catherine, Princess of WalesUS Vice President Kamala Harris and Algerian boxer Imane Khelifwhich also led athlete-specific searches. Meanwhile late Liam Payne, Toby Keith And OJ Simpson led search trends among notable individuals who died in 2024.
In the world of entertainment, Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” was the most popular film of the year, while Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” led trends in TV shows. And Kendrick Lamar’s “Not like us” dominated song trends.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Questions for the Chocolate muffin from the Olympic villagemade famous by Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen during the Summer Games, led Google’s global recipe trends this year. The New York Times’ “Connections” puzzle topped gaming searches. And country-specific data shows that in the US, many people asked Google about it online trends like the word “understated” And ” aesthetic mafia woman.”
You can find more country-specific lists and trends from recent yearsvia Google “Year in Search” data published online. The Californian company said it collected search results for 2024 from January 1 to November 23 of this year.
Google isn’t the only one publishing an annual overview or top trends as 2024 draws to a close. Spotify packedfor example, as well as Collins Dictionary And Merriam-Webster’s words of the year, have offered additional reflections for 2024.