Google reveals top searches of 2015

In October, Odom was found unresponsive inside a Nevada brothel and was rushed to a local hospital to be treated for an apparent drug overdose. Jeremy Clarkson’s explosive exit from Top Gear led the presenter to be the fourth most searched trend this year. This year’s overall trending searches from SA show load shedding, xenophobia, sport and various celebrities topping the overall search trends list. The top five was rounded out by Stephen Curry, Manny Pacquiao and Alex Morgan.

Fellow Web giants and have additionally launched their very own set of trending gadgets. Star Wars, too, started the year strong but saw a gathering storm of interest as time drew closer to The Force Awakens’ premiere.

Odom’s saga fascinated people who aren’t even sports fans because he married reality TV star Khloe Kardashian in 2009 while he was still a key player on a Laker team that went on to win its second consecutive National Basketball Association championship.

It said the entertainer’s death at her villa in Spain in August was the most searched-for story from the past 12 months.

Google looks at “trending topics” – in other words the biggest spikes in searches for various terms.

Of these, the Paris attacks loom largest, with more than 897 million people having searched for information about the attacks since they took place in November.

In Ireland, the trending news moments included the Rugby World Cup 2015, Karen Buckley, Lamar Odom, and Paris.

The most searched for musician of 2015 was Ed Sheeran, followed by Adele – which is hardly a surprise as both had massive years.

The lists, which span across different categories also have classifications for a lot of countries (Zimbabwean searches weren’t listed there, unfortunately) give an interesting picture of the things that piqued people’s attention throughout the year.

The other two public figures to make the top searches list include, Ronda Rousey and Caitlyn Jenner.

Fb stated the USA presidential election was probably the most mentioned matter, whereas Twitter stated #ParisAttacks was probably the most trending hashtag of the yr thus far.