Google Reveals Top Searches Of 2024
Google’s yearly report of top trending searches reveals the most popular keywords and topics across different categories. Based on Google search data, the report offers a glimpse into the topics, events, and figures that defined the year.
Sports Searches
Key highlights include the World Cup, travel, a renewed love for nature, and virtual adventures. Common themes are sports, entertainment, connection, and comfort.
Here’s an overview of top trending searches worldwide and a breakdown of U.S. The Copa América soccer tournament topped the list, followed by the UEFA European Championship and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket tournament.
Copa América.
UEFA European Championship.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
India vs. England.
Liam Payne.
News Searches
In the news category, the U.S. presidential election was the most searched topic worldwide, surpassing interest in the Olympic games, which came in third.
Excessive heat and Hurricane Milton also drove significant search interest, ranking as the second and fourth top global news events.
U.S. Election.
Excessive heat.
Olympics.
Hurricane Milton.
Entertainment Searches
In entertainment, veteran comedian and actor Katt Williams topped the global list of most searched actors. Rising stars like Ella Purnell and Hina Khan also earned spots in the top five. Sequels to popular franchises topped movie searches, with “Inside Out 2,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” and “Dune: Part Two” ranking as the top three.
Top Actors:
Katt Williams.
Pawan Kalyan.
Adam Brody.
Ella Purnell.
Hina Khan.
Top Movies:
Inside Out 2.
Deadpool & Wolverine.
Saltburn.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Dune: Part Two.
Gaming Searches
In gaming, New York Times took the top two spots with their popular word and puzzle games. Interesting to note – except for Palworld, all the most searched titles are browser-based games that anyone can play.
Games:
Connections.
Strands.
Infinite Craft.
Palworld.
Sprunki.
Lifestyle Trends
Aesthetics:
Mob wife aesthetic.
Nancy Meyers aesthetic.
Pillow face aesthetic.
Brat aesthetic.
Decora aesthetic.
Food & Recipes
Olympic-themed chocolate muffin recipes topped global food-related searches, while the traditional Chinese treat tanghulu came in second. A viral recipe created by Tineke “Tini” Younger rounded out the top three.
Olympic chocolate muffins.
Tanghulu.
Tini’s mac and cheese.
Mama Kelce’s cookie.
Dense bean salad.
Music Trends
Google’s “Hum to Search” feature, which identifies songs based on audio clips, revealed that people had catchy tunes like “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone and “Crazy Frog” by Axel F stuck in their heads. The sea shanty “Wellerman” also had a resurgence.
Most Hummed Songs:
Beautiful Things – Benson Boone.
Axel F – Crazy Frog
Wellerman – Santiano.
Past Lives – Slushii.
Too Sweet – Hozier.
Google’s Year in Search 2024 reflects what connected people worldwide over the past year.
