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2019 was a year filled with interesting news as well as people wanting to learn more about the news to satisfy their interests. Google has just released its 2019 Year in Search as well as Year in News so we can look back at the trends that shaped our world this year.
These lists of tops searches in 2019 show us how Google quenched our thirst for knowledge around the world. Top searches don’t tell us what the world liked or disliked, instead we learn what the world was curious about this year.
Google Trends Top Trends of 2019
Google Trends Top Trends of 2019 page lets you see which search terms were most popular in 2019. You can see the most popular search terms for 2019 around the world with Global searches, or refine your search to individual countries. Tap the down arrow ∨ in the upper right corner of the page to look back at the top searches for previous years.
As with previous years, Google Trends lists the top searches for 2019 based on search terms that had the highest spike during the year, as compared to last year. So some popular search terms you might expect to appear may not be listed if they were popular last year as well.
You can see search terms by category, such as:
- News
- People
- Actors
- Athletes
- Movies
- Songs
- TV Shows
Google Trends lists additional categories for some individual countries that don’t appear in the Global search term lists. Check your home country to see if Google Trends has additional categories you may be interested in. See below for additional categories Google Trends lists for the United States.
Global Google Searches
These were the most popular Global search terms on Google in 2019. Click or tap on any of the search terms to learn more about the topics.
Overall Search Terms
Global News Searches
People
Movies
TV Shows
United States Google Searches
Google lists additional top search categories for 2019 in the United States such as:
Home Style Searches
Recipes
Trip To
What Is?
And more…
Google Year in Search Video
If you want to remember 2019 in a positive light, check out Google’s Year in Search 2019 video, highlighting the heroes of the year, both real and fictional. This inspirational video honors many people who helped to make the world a better place in 2019:
Top Google News of 2019 and the Decade
Google has given us another way to look back on the year with its Google News 2019 Year In News page that offers a roundup of articles and tweets that look back on 2019 and all of the past decade.
Find fun articles, such as:
- Buzz Feed Best Memes of 2019
- The New Yorker Best Podcasts of 2019
- The New York Times The 30 Best International TV Shows of The Decade
- Time The 10 Best Video Games of the Decade
Google News also includes interesting tweets about the Best of 2019 and of the decade, including this tweet:
2019 will be remembered as the year humanity captured the first-ever image of a black hole — The best science images of the year: 2019 in pictures
Via @nature https://t.co/yjRb0DbBBn pic.twitter.com/uI0nFcynOI— Alfons López Tena (@alfonslopeztena) December 21, 2019
Your Thoughts
Do you enjoy seeing the top search terms for 2019 on Google? Did you search for any of these terms in 2019? Were you surprised by any of the top searches of 2019? Were you surprised about any search terms that weren’t listed by Google as a top search of 2019?
Share your thoughts in the Comments section below!
Wow, i even don’t know India vs South Africa in number 1 of overall search terms 😀 And i’m glad my favourite ever, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things on popular tv show search 2019…
Carolyn, did you watch the last season of Game of Thrones?
Hi Bintang, Yes, Google Trends can show you the top search terms in countries around the world, as well as globally. Comparing the top search terms for different countries can be fascinating.
I did watch the last season of Game of Thrones, though I was deeply disappointed by the final two episodes.
Yeah, for some reason, episode 5 and 6 are quite disappointing. But actually i’m on satisfied side. I like the ending. Although still, the writing is very bad. However, i’m glad i grew up with the series 🙂
Valar Morghulis!
I loved the series too, but I wish the ending were better. I found the last two episodes of the series hard to comprehend based on the rest of the series.
Valar Dohaeris!
This was quite interesting. It seems from doing a bit of googling the India vs South Africa search term is related to Cricket. Not sure if am correct with this, but anycase it is quite interesting to see actually that I have missed most of the big things that have been the biggest search terms during the year completely.
Hi Aleksi, Yes, it’s interesting that a cricket match would have trended so highly. Perhaps that’s because people were curious about it and wanted more information, as opposed to a more popular sport such as football.
It’s fascinating how transparent Google is with the data they harvest and share and yet it only makes them more successful by promoting the use of Google search.
Brilliant!
Thanks for posting…
Hi Rick, Good points. Yes, Google Trends can even generate more searches as people become more curious about search terms that are trending and want to learn more about them.
Trying to keep up with Google and its changes can be hard. But things like Google Trends and top Google searches can be helpful
Hi Steve, Yes, Google Trends can help us keep up not only with Google, but with the world around us.
For me the most suprising topic is “What is Area 51”. I’ve always thought everyone knows what this is, maybe because my friends are a bit geeky and are interesting in such things 😉
Hi Michal, Yes, many of the search terms were surprising and the absence of some search terms were surprising too. I hope you enjoyed reviewing these top search terms for last year.
Wow, very interesting about Google trend. I just wondering what type of information people are looking for when they’re searching for India vs South Africa. I have heard about Game of Throne but not watching it yet.
Good work Carolyn
Hi Anthony, Great question. I’m wondering whether Google Trends searches feed on themselves. A search term trends high then more people search for it to find out why. India vs. South Africa was a cricket match that must have been quite important, or quite curious, to many people.
Game of Thrones is a powerful series. The stories can be quite gory so they’re not for everyone, but the final season certainly made an impact on 2019.
I went through all the searches and it kind of helped me to relive many moments in the last year, especially films and TV!!! I wonder why India Vs South Africa is a trending search though!!!
Thanks for your blog!
Hi Mandar, Yes, by reviewing Google Search trends for the past year you can be reminded of what happened in the world and how these events affected you personally.
I believe India vs. South Africa was a big cricket match, but maybe the fact that the term wasn’t common knowledge around the world made people search for it even more!
I always enjoy looking at the Google Trends. One of the smaller trends that could affect my company in the future is the increase in searching for “eco-friendly [keyword], or “ethically sourced [keyword]”. I’m not sure what qualifies for eco-friendly but we definitely qualify for being ethically sourced.
Thanks for the article and looking forward to future posts.
Hi Reuben, Great idea to use Google Trends to get ideas for keywords for your business. You can get inspiration for the top trends and see what people are interested in.
India vs South Africa is my favorite match of all time!! I don’t believe that it is also in the top searches!
Hi Abhishek, Very cool that your favorite match of all time was one of the top searches of 2019. Perhaps you were one of the searchers who helped it reach the top of the chart!