How people Googled in 2015

Lenihan said Google users also demonstrated their love of hometown sports teams via search teams – perhaps none more than Chicago, whose top trending search in 2015 was “Chicago Cubs”.

Lamar Odom tops the list for this year worldwide.

So what else were people looking for? This year, Google has also provided in-depth looks at each story, with additional graphics, visualizations and videos. Eagles of Death Metal were the third most searched for act after their concert at the Bataclan theatre was attacked by terrorists during the atrocities in Paris on the 13th of November.

This year’s most searched person, who was sixth in the overall top-trending list and most searched current event, was the late Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.

More than two months into his recovery from a suspected drug overdose in Nevada, former National Basketball Association player Lamar Odom sometimes forgets his own name and has trouble speaking, Entertainment Tonight reported, citing an unidentified source. The top trending searchers of the year were mostly on lighter topics. 1.

In June, we met Caitlyn Jenner, someone we’d both always known and were meeting for the first time. “Why did ISIS attack Paris?” and “Is it safe to travel to Paris?”

The top French song that was searched was “Sur ma route”, which we’ve embedded below if you’re keen for a bit of French pop.

Most searched “What is…?” questions: What is 0 divided by 0?, followed by What is Ashley Madison? and What is a Buckeye? The phrase became popular after Siri’s snarky answer to the question went viral. How to solve a Rubix Cube 3. The most searched-for politician, perhaps unsurprisingly, was Jeremy Corbyn, with Donald Trump down in eighth.

For the Oscars, Google showed the level of search interest in different films, with Birdman seeing a large spike after it won the Best Picture Oscar. Deez Nuts, the 15-year-old who registered as an independent candidate for president, was sixth.

Another top search was Hurricane Patricia, a natural disaster that many likely do not remember.