Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.
Well, actually, the world㽶Ƶֱs. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its 㽶ƵֱYear in Search,㽶Ƶֱ a roundup of 2023㽶Ƶֱs top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, ), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions.
The ongoing topped news trends in 2023, per Google㽶Ƶֱs global data, followed by queries related to the that imploded in June, as well as February㽶Ƶֱs in Turkey and Syria.
Damar Hamlin was Google㽶Ƶֱs top trending person on search this year. A safety with the NFL㽶Ƶֱs Buffalo Bills, Hamlin experienced a on the field during a January game, but has since . Actor Jeremy Renner, who survived a at the start of 2023, followed. Meanwhile, the late and led search trends among notable individuals who passed away.
In the world of , 㽶ƵֱBarbie㽶Ƶֱ dominated Google search㽶Ƶֱs movie trends this year 㽶Ƶֱ followed by Barbenheimer co-pilot 㽶ƵֱOppenheimer㽶Ƶֱ and Indian thriller 㽶ƵֱJawan.㽶Ƶֱ In TV, 㽶ƵֱThe Last of Us,㽶Ƶֱ 㽶ƵֱWednesday㽶Ƶֱ and 㽶ƵֱGinny and Georgia㽶Ƶֱ were the top three trending shows in 2023.
Yoasobi㽶Ƶֱs 㽶Ƶֱアイドル (Idol)㽶Ƶֱ was Google㽶Ƶֱs top trending song on search. Jason Aldean㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱTry That In A Small Town㽶Ƶֱ 㽶Ƶֱ which soared in the charts this summer 㽶Ƶֱ and Shakira and Bizarrap㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱBzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53㽶Ƶֱ followed.
And that㽶Ƶֱs just the tip of the iceberg for Google㽶Ƶֱs 2023 global search trends. Bibimbap was the top trending recipe. Inter Miami CF, the new home of Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi, led Google㽶Ƶֱs sports teams trends. And in the U.S. specifically, many consumers spent 2023 asking why , and bottles were so expensive 㽶Ƶֱ while 㽶Ƶֱrizz㽶Ƶֱ (recently named ) was a frontrunner for trending slang definition inquires.
You can find more data, including country-specific lists and trends from years past, on . The company says it collected its 2023 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 27 of this year.
Google isn㽶Ƶֱt the only one to publish annual data as 2023 draws to a close 㽶Ƶֱ and from to , chances are, you㽶Ƶֱve probably seen other lists recapping online activity this year. Last week, for example, Wikipedia released of most-viewed entries 㽶Ƶֱ with its article about leading the pack.
To mark the search engine㽶Ƶֱs 25th birthday, Google also released top search data 㽶Ƶֱof all time㽶Ƶֱ across various specific categories. Since 2004 (when the company㽶Ƶֱs trends data first became available globally), the most-Googled Grammy winner of all time has been Beyoncé, for example, while Portuguese soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-searched athlete, and the most-searched movie or TV cast is 㽶ƵֱHarry Potter.㽶Ƶֱ
The Associated Press