“As of today, we’ve seen more than 897 million searches about the city as the world came together to “Pray for Paris”.
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Google has been publishing a version of its Year in Search, originally called Zeitgeist, since 2001.
Here’s a breakdown of some of the top searches on the entertainment side.
Number two and three were the popular movies Jurassic World and American Sniper. The U.S. lists were more extensive, covering a broad swath of questions and topics.
The most searched term in Australia in December was of course Star Wars, with the latest installment of the legendary franchise hitting cinemas today.
Jenner found her fame as a world-champion Olympic athlete long before she became a controversial spokesperson for transgendered issues following her coming out and transitioning in June. Adele’s new music album “25” debuted in November this year and it broke many records. Our beloved Tracy Morgan, who survived a horrific auto accident and went through months of physical therapy, made it to number 10. In the global lists, for example, Big Brother Brazil topped the list of television shows, Copa America the list of global sporting events and the iPhone 6S the consumer tech list.
Caitlyn Jenner – formerly Bruce Jenner was the most talked about global celebrity alongside deceased actor Paul Walker and Charlie Sheen who revealed himself to be HIV positive. The most searched for question beginning with “What is…” was “What is 0 divided by 0?”, likely inspired by a sassy Siri Easter egg. 1. Other search engines, social networking company Facebook and short messaging specialist Twitter already released their own takes on this years collective mindset, but Googles is considered to be the definitive look into whats on peoples minds. Presidential daughter Malia Obama.
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On Wednesday Google released its fascinating Year in Search and you might as well give up working for the rest of the day as you geek out on this data.
