Just like everyone else, Google puts together end-of-year lists for its various properties. We’ve already seen YouTube and Google Play, but now it’s time to see what the company is best known for: Search.
The company today released the fourteenth installment of its year-end zeitgeist. Here are the top 10 global trending searches for 2014:
- Robin Williams
- World Cup
- Ebola
- Malaysia Airlines
- ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- Flappy Bird
- Conchita Wurst
- ISIS
- Frozen
- Sochi Olympics
The top 10 list in the U.S. is nearly identical. Just replace Conchita Wurst with Ferguson and the Sochi Olympics with Ukraine. Even the ranking is very close:
- Robin Williams
- World Cup
- Ebola
- Malaysia Airlines
- Flappy Bird
- ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- ISIS
- Ferguson
- Frozen
- Ukraine
As always, there are also a bunch of categories that we’re frankly not interested in (I’m almost shocked, but more saddened that there’s a section dedicated solely to “Celebrity Pregnancies”), but there are a few that we think are worth highlighting. Below are three of them.
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Trending Tech Gadgets
- iPhone 6
- Samsung Galaxy s5
- Nexus 6
- Apple Watch
- Chromecast
- Xbox One
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- LG G3
- Moto 360
- Surface Pro
Most Searched Places on Google Maps
- Walmart
- Starbucks
- Target
- McDonald’s
- Home Depot
- Bank of America
- Walgreens
- CVS
- Wells Fargo
- Costco
Trending Video Games
- Destiny
- Titanfall
- Watch Dogs
- ArcheAge
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Madden 15
- Mario Kart 8
- Dragon Age Inquisition
- Battlefield Hardline
- League of Angels
As always, Google’s Year in Search site will give you a closer look at the stories that defined 2014. This time, however, Google has also made it easier to find the trending topics of the year directly from Google Search: just type in “google 2014” without the quotes to see the top trending lists from around the world.
For a complete look at the top searches, head to google.com/2014. Last year, the top three trending searches were for Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker, and the iPhone 5s.
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