Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does.
Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024. The results show terms that saw the highest spike in traffic compared to last year — ranging from key news events, notably global elections, to the most popular songs, athletes and unforgettable pop-culture moments that people looked up worldwide.
Sports — particularly soccer and cricket — dominated Google’s overall trending searches in 2024. Copa América topped those search trends globally, followed by the UEFA European Championship and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, the U.S. election led news-specific searches worldwide. Queries about excessive heat and this year’s Olympic Games followed.
Here is a list of the top searches in each category. You more than likely searched for one of these.
Searches (Global)
- Copa América
- UEFA European Championship
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
- India vs England
- Liam Payne
- Donald Trump
- India vs Bangladesh
- iPhone 16
- Olympic Games Paris 2024
- Catherine, Princess of Wales
News (Global)
- U.S. Election
- Excessive heat
- Olympics
- Hurricane Milton
- 台風 気象 情報 台風 第 10 号 (Japanese for “Typhoon Weather Information Typhoon No.10”)
- Iran
- Rafah
- Crowdstrike
- Trump shot
- Menendez brothers
People (Global)
- Donald Trump
- Catherine, Princess of Wales
- Kamala Harris
- Imane Khelif
- Joe Biden
- Mike Tyson
- JD Vance
- Lamine Yamal
- Simone Biles
- Diddy
Passings (Global)
- Liam Payne
- Toby Keith
- O.J. Simpson
- Shannen Doherty
- Akira Toriyama
- Ratan Tata
- Alain Delon
- Maggie Smith
- James Earl Jones
- Silvio Santos
Actors (Global)
- Ka Williams
- Pawan Kalyan
- Adam Brody
- Ella Purnell
- Hina Khan
- Kieran Culkin
- Terrence Howard
- Nimrat Kaur
- Suon Foster
- Brigie Bozzo
Athletes (Global)
- Imane Khelif
- Mike Tyson
- Lamine Yamal
- Simone Biles
- Jake Paul
- Nico Williams
- Hardik Pandya
- Scoie Scheer
- Shashank Singh
- Rodri
Games (Global)
- Connections
- Palworld
- Innite Cra
- Sprunki
- Helldivers 2
- Wuthering Waves
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Strands
- Brawl Stars
- PokéRogue
Movies (Global)
- Inside Out 2
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Saltburn
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Dune: Part Two
- It Ends with Us
- Oppenheimer
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- Alien: Romulus
- Terrifier 3
Musicians (Global)
- Diddy
- Usher
- Linkin Park
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Justin Timberlake
- Ángela Aguilar
- Drake Bell
- Tracy Chapman
- Dave Grohl
- Angelina Mango
Food and Drink Recipes (Global)
- Olympic chocolate muns
- Tanghulu
- Tini’s mac and cheese
- Mango pickle
- Dubai chocolate bar
- Dense bean salad
- Chia water
- Sleepy girl
- Lemon balm
- Viral cucumber salad
Songs (Global)
- Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
- APT. – Rosé and Bruno Mars
- Bling-Bang-Bang-Born – Creepy Nuts
- Thick Of It – KSI
- Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
- Hai Yorokonde – Kocchi no Kento
- yes, and? – Ariana Grande
- WILDFLOWER – Billie Eilish
- Fortnight – Taylor Swi
- Katchi Sera – Sai Abhyankkar
Sports Teams (Global)
- New York Yankees
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Inter Miami CF
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Boston Celtics
- New York Mets
- Dallas Mavericks
- Argentina national football team
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Edmonton Oilers
TV Shows (Global)
- Baby Reindeer
- Fallout
- House of the Dragon
- Heeramandi
- Shōgun
- The Perfect Couple
- Queen of Tears
- Marry My Husband
- 3 Body Problem
- Nobody Wants This
