Various events occurred throughout 2023. In fact, many of them stole the attention of people all over the world. They also flock to search engines to stay up to date on what is happening.
Google has just released its 2023 Year in Search, revealing a number of the topics that people searched for most worldwide this year. Quoting from the CNN page, data shows that there is a lot of information that most people are looking for, one of which is the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s military movements in Gaza.
“War in Israel and Gaza” tops the list of news trends this year in the US and globally. Meanwhile “what is Hamas”, “what is happening in Israel”, and “why is Hamas attacking” are among the top search queries in the US starting with the words “what” or “why”.
List of Trending Topics Most Searched for on Google Throughout 2023
Israeli attack on Gaza, Palestine/Photo: Reuters
Apart from that, the devastating earthquake in Turkey-Syria that killed more than 50 thousand people which occurred in February, is also on the list of most searched searches on Google for 2023.
Followed by the incident of the Titan submarine exploding on a cruise to view the wreckage of the Titanic, it also prompted a massive international search to become the top global news trend.
Apart from that, there are several other stories that will also be discussed by many people in 2023, according to this data. Such as the heart attack incident suffered by Damar Hamlin during an NFL game, the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry and “Barbenheimer”.
List of Trending Topics Most Searched for on Google Throughout 2023
Taylor Swift dan Travis Kelce/Foto: GC/Gotham
In the world of entertainment, there is also the love affair between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift which has consistently made headlines since their love story was revealed to the public.
Other names dominating Google search trends this year include Jeremy Renner, who had a near-fatal accident at the start of the year, and misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.
Google’s list also highlights some of the people lost this year, as people mourn the deaths of Perry, Tina Turner and Sinead O’Connor.
List of Trending Topics Most Searched for on Google Throughout 2023
Film Barbie/Foto: Warner Bros. Discovery
On the top music charts, Japanese duo Yoasobi’s song “Idol (アイドル)” and Jason Aldean’s controversial “Try That in a Small Town” topped the Google song search charts.
In the film segment, “Barbie and “Oppenheimer”, followed by Bollywood blockbuster “Jawan”, crime thriller “Sound of Freedom”, and “John Wick: Chapter 4” were the most talked about films of the year.
HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama “The Last of Us,” as well as Netflix’s “Wednesday” and “Ginny and Georgia” also topped the list of trending TV shows.
This year’s search trends also show changes in language and how people communicate. “Rizz”, being Oxford’s word of the year 2023 which essentially refers to a person’s “charisma”, was the top search query for the definition of slang – a category that also includes “give”, “cringe” and “no printer”.
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