These are the top Google searches of 2023

Your Google search history for 2023 has been revealed.

The California-based tech giant unveiled its “Year in Search,” summarising the top global searches of the year. The list spans from memorable pop culture events (hello, Barbenheimer) to the unfortunate loss of beloved figures and tragic news with global consequences.

According to Google’s global data, the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict claimed the top spot in news trends for 2023. Following closely were searches related to the Titanic-bound submersible that imploded in June and the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in February.

Damar Hamlin, a safety with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, secured the position of Google’s top trending person for the year. Hamlin faced a near-death cardiac arrest on the field during a January game but made a celebrated comeback. Actor Jeremy Renner, who survived a serious snowplough accident at the beginning of 2023, followed closely. The late Matthew Perry and Tina Turner led search trends among notable individuals who passed away.

In the entertainment realm, “Barbie” dominated Google search movie trends this year, trailed by Barbenheimer co-pilot “Oppenheimer” and the Indian thriller “Jawan.” For TV shows, “The Last of Us,” “Wednesday,” and “Ginny and Georgia” emerged as the top three trending shows in 2023.

Yoasobi’s “アイドル (Idol)” claimed the title of Google’s top trending song in searches. Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” and Shakira and Bizarrap’s “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” followed suit.

These highlights offer just a glimpse of Google’s comprehensive 2023 global search trends. Notably, Bibimbap topped the list as the most trending recipe, while Inter Miami CF, the new home of Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, led Google’s sports teams trends. In the U.S. specifically, many consumers spent 2023 questioning the high costs of eggs, Taylor Swift tickets, and sriracha bottles. “Rizz,” recently named Oxford’s word of the year, emerged as a frontrunner for trending slang definitions.

The company gathered its 2023 search results from January 1 through November 27 of this year.

Additionally, to commemorate the search engine’s 25th birthday, Google released top search data “of all time” across various categories. Since 2004, Beyoncé has been the most-Googled Grammy winner, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-searched athlete, and the most-searched movie or TV cast is “Harry Potter.”