As we near the end of 2024, we are looking back at the top terms people searched for on Google
during the year. Each year, Google releases its Year in Search report. It includes terms that
saw the biggest rise in traffic compared to the year earlier. Online marketing company Semrush
reports Google controls about 92% of the worldwide internet search traffic. It also
estimates the search engine completes up to 3 trillion requests per year.
In an announcement on its news website, the keyword, Google said 2024 was a very big year
for web searches related to sporting events. Searches for information on soccer and cricket
proved to be especially popular. The top searched soccer event was the Copa America competition,
which took place in the United States this past summer. The next most searched was the UEFA
European Championship. That was followed by cricket's men's T20 World Cup competition.
Imane Helif led the list of top searched sports stars during the year. Helif is an Algerian
female boxer who won a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. An American boxer,
Mike Tyson, came next on the list, and Spanish soccer professional Lamine Yamal took the third
place. News was the other area receiving the most search requests during 2024. Topping the list for
searches of events was the US presidential election. That was followed by news stories
about excessive heat experienced across many parts of the world. And finishing in third was
news about the Paris Olympics. US President-elect Donald Trump topped searches in Google's people
category. He was followed by Catherine, Princess of Wales. US Vice President Kamala Harris,
Trump's main opponent in the November presidential election, came in third on the list.
The most popular searches for people who died in 2024 included Liam Payne, Toby Keith, and OJ Simpson.
In the world of entertainment, Disney and Pixar's movie Inside Out 2 was the top searched movie of
the year. In second place was Marvel's Deadpool and Wolverine, followed by the comedy film Saltburn.
The top searched television show was Netflix's Baby Reindeer. That was followed by Amazon's
series Fallout. In third place was the action show House of the Dragon. In music, Kendrick Lamar's
Not Like Us topped song searches. Next on the list was Apathy, a pop song by Rosé and Bruno Mars,
followed by Bling Bang, Bang Born by Creepy Nuts. The top Google search for a food recipe
was for the Olympic Village's chocolate muffin. The sweet treat was made famous by Norwegian
swimmer Henrik Kristiansen during the games. The New York Times connections puzzle topped
game searches. In searches on parks on Google Maps, New York City's Central Park was number one.
At number two was Rizal Park in Manila, the Philippines, followed by Japan's Ohari Park
in Fukuoka. The California-based technology company said the 2024 search results were
collected from January 1 through November 23. Users can find more top searched terms
at a special Google site found here. I'm Brian Linn.