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As 2025 draws to a close and the new year approaches, Google revealed its Year in Search, highlighting the events, people, and pop culture moments that drove the biggest spikes in search interest.
Charlie Kirk topped this year’s list as the #1 search in the United States. The founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed while speaking at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University on September 10, fueling a nationwide push in research activity.
The top five was rounded out by Netflix’s hit movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” viral collectible plush Labubu, Apple’s iPhone 17 and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which was signed into law in July.
Other major spikes in search activity include the elected mayor of New York City. Zohran MamdaniDeepSeek AI platform, government shutdown, FIFA Club World Cup and pricing, according to to Google.
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Charlie Kirk topped this year’s list as America’s #1 trend finder. The founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed while speaking at an event on the Utah Valley University campus on September 10. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Most popular searches in the United States in 2025
1. Charlie Kirk
2. “KPop Demon Hunters”
3. Lessons
4. iPhone17
5. Act on a big and beautiful bill
6.Zohran Mamdani
7. Deep search
8. Government shutdown
9. FIFA Club World Cup
10. Prices
| Teleprinter | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC. | 314.09 | -0.26 |
-0.08% |
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Most popular news searches in the United States
1. “Law on a big and beautiful bill”
2. Government shutdown
3. Charlie Kirk Assassination
4. Prices
5. No protests from the Kings
6. Fires in Los Angeles
7. New pope chosen
8. Epstein Files
9. American presidential inauguration
10. Hurricane Melissa
Most popular people searches
1.Zohran Mamdani
2. Tyler Robinson
3.d4vd
4. Erika Kirk
5. Pope Leo XIV
6. Shedeur Sanders
7. Bonnie Blue
8. Caroline Leavitt
9. Andy Byron
10. Jimmy Kimmel
Top trending movie searches
A visitor holds flyers at a “KPop Demon Hunters” themed area at Everland Resort, South Korea’s largest theme park, in Yongin, Gyeonggi province, September 30, 2025. (ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
1. “KPop Demon Hunters”
2. “Sinners”
3. “The Minecraft Movie”
4. “Merry Gilmore 2”
5. “Lightnings*”
6. “F1”
7. “The Rebirth of the Jurassic World”
8. “Final destination lines”
9. “Weapons”
10. “Fantastic Four: First Steps”
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Most popular death searches:
1. Charlie Kirk
2. Gene Hackman
3. Ozzy Osbourne
4. Anne Burrell
5. Diane Keaton
6. Michelle Trachtenberg
7. Pope Francis
8. Hulk Hogan
9. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
10. Val Kilmer
Trending Actor Searches:
1. Pierre Pascal
2. Malachi Barton
3. Walton Goggins
4. Pamela Anderson
5. Charlie Sheen
6. Eric Danois
7. Mikey Madison
8. Place Aubrey
9. Adam Sandler
10. Justin Baldoni
Trending Athlete Searches:
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) enters the field before the game between the Browns and the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio on August 23, 2025. (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)
1. Shedeur Sanders
2. Terence Crawford
3. Cooper Flagg
4. Tax House Cam
5. Micah Parsons
6. Jaxson Dart
7. Sophie Cunningham
8. Shilo Sanders
9. Jalen Carter
10. Justin Rose
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Zohran Mamdani arrives for an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York on November 4, 2025. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Trending Musician Searches:
1.d4vd
2. KATSEYE
3. Bad Bunny
4. Shadow
5. Doechii
6. Jonas brothers
7. Alex Warren
8. Cold play
9. NBA Young Boy
10. Benson Boone
Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas perform at the Global Citizen Concert in Central Park on September 24, 2022 in New York. (Gotham/Getty Images)
Most Popular TV Show Searches:
1. “The Hunting Women”
2. “The White Lotus”
3. “The Pitt”
4. “The Summer I Became Pretty”
5. “Squid Game”
6. “Departure”
7. “Mob Land”
8. “Adolescence”
9. “Andor”
10. “IT: Welcome to Derry”
Top Trending Podcast Searches:
1. “New heights”
2. “The Charlie Kirk Show”
3. “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson”
4. “This is Gavin Newsom”
5. “Happy meeting with Amy Poehler”
6. “Khloé in Wonderland”
7. “The Severance Pay Podcast”
8. “The Rosary in a year”
9. “Indifferent”
10. “The Bryce Crawford Podcast”
Top trends “What do the children say?” searches:
1.6-7
2.Sigma
3. 41
4. Appointment
5.Ohio
6. Rice
7. Good boy
8. Skibidi Toilets
9. Aura
10. Chat
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Last year’s top U.S. search trends included the election, Donald Trump, the New York Times’ “Connections” puzzle, the New York Yankees and then-Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Google.
