List of the top Google searches of 2024

We’ve all done it. 

Searching for answers to those burning questions such as how to make tanghulu or what the heck is the "mob wife aesthetic?" 

It’s almost like a reflex to whip your phone out and type your questions into Google. 

For the past two decades, Google has been showing the masses what people are typing into their search engines across the globe, and 2024 will be no exception. 

Take a look at what people have been searching for over the past year. 

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Global search trends

Searches: 

  1. Copa América
  2. UEFA European Championships
  3. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
  4. India v. England
  5. Liam Payne
  6. Donald Trump
  7. India v. Bangladesh
  8. iPhone 16
  9. Olympics
  10. Catherine, Princess of Wales

Entertainment - movies: 

  1. "Inside Out 2"
  2. "Deadpool & Wolverine"
  3. "Saltburn"
  4. "Bettlejuice Beetlejuice"
  5. "Dune: Part Two"
  6. "It Ends with Us"
  7. "Oppenheimer"
  8. "Kung Fu Panda 4"
  9. "Alien: Romulus"
  10. "Terrifier 3"

Food and drink: 

  1. Olympic chocolate muffins
  2. Tanghulu
  3. Tini’s mac and cheese
  4. Mango pickle
  5. Dubai chocolate bar
  6. Dense bean salad
  7. Chia water
  8. Sleepy girl
  9. Lemon balm
  10. Viral cucumber salad

US search trends

Searches:

  1. Election
  2. Donald Trump
  3. Connections
  4. New York Yankees
  5. Kamala Harris
  6. Copa América
  7. Hurricane Milton tracker
  8. Olympic medal count
  9. Toby Keith
  10. Liam Payne

Aesthetic

Some other stand-out search trends that were unique to the United States included searches for certain aesthetics, including "Brat aesthetic," "Nancy Meyers aesthetic" and "airport tray aesthetic." 

The aesthetic trend is based on people who are searching for a type of "look" to mimic, whether it’s through makeup or fashion or even their home decor. 

Pickle recipes

Another stand-out search for Americans were pickle recipes. 

Some of the top searches included "dill pickle bread" and "pickle Dr. Pepper." 

Want more? 

You can find more country-specific lists, and trends from years past, through Google’s "Year in Search" data published online. The California company said it collected 2024 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 23 of this year. 

As 2024 draws to a close, take a look at some other year-end round-ups including feel-good and heartwarming things that happened in the past year, the most iconic memes and the words of the year.

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