Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.
Well, actually, the worlds. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its Year in Search, a roundup of 2023s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer ), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions.
The ongoing Israel-Hamas war topped news trends in 2023, per Googles global data, followed by queries related to the Titanic-bound submersible that imploded in June, as well as Februarys devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Damar Hamlin was Googles top trending person on search this year.
A safety with the NFLs Buffalo Bills, Hamlin experienced a near-death cardiac arrest on the field during a January game, but has since completed a celebrated comeback.
Actor Jeremy Renner, who survived a serious snowplow accident at the start of 2023, followed. Meanwhile, the late Matthew Perry and Tina Turner led search trends among notable individuals who passed away. 6 Actor Jeremy Renner, who survived a serious snowplow accident, led search trends among notable individuals. ZUMAPRESS.com
In the world of entertainment, Barbie dominated Google searchs movie trends this year followed by Barbenheimer co-pilot Oppenheimer and Indian thriller Jawan.
In TV, The Last of Us, Wednesday and Ginny and Georgia were the top three trending shows in 2023.
Yoasobis “???? (Idol) was Googles top trending song on search. 6 Damar Hamlin was Googles top trending person on search this year. AP 6 The Titanic-bound submersible that imploded in June was among the top google search trends. Becky Kagan Schott / OceanGate Expeditions
Jason Aldeans Try That In A Small Town which soared in the charts after controversy this summer and Shakira and Bizarraps Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 followed.
And thats just the tip of the iceberg for Googles 2023 global search trends. Bibimbap was the top trending recipe. Inter Miami CF, the new home of Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi, led Googles sports teams trends.
And in the U.S. specifically, many consumers spent 2023 asking why eggs, Taylor Swift tickets and sriracha bottles were so expensive while rizz (recently named Oxfords word of the year ) was a frontrunner for trending slang definition inquires. 6 The late Matthew Perry and Tina Turner led search trends among notable individuals who passed away. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
You can find more data, including country-specific lists and trends from years past, on Googles Year in Search archive.
The company says it collected its 2023 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 27 of this year.
Google isnt the only one to publish annual data as 2023 draws to a close and from dictionary lookups to music streams, chances are, youve probably seen other lists recapping online activity this year. 6 The ongoing Israel-Hamas war topped news trends in 2023, per Googles global data. AFP via Getty Images 6 More data can be found on Googles Year in Search archive. GoodPics – stock.adobe.com
Last week, for example, Wikipedia released its year-end list of most-viewed entries with its article about ChatGPT leading the pack.
To mark the search engines 25th birthday, Google also released top search data of all time across various specific categories.
Since 2004 (when the companys trends data first became available globally), the most-Googled Grammy winner of all time has been Beyonc, for example, while Portuguese soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-searched athlete, and the most-searched movie or TV cast is Harry Potter.
