Google has released its annual list of what’s trending in search. What was tops in 2025? Not surprisingly, this year was all about the Blue Jays in the World Series, the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the hit Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters, and the latest toy phenomenon, the Labubu.
It was all about music, politics, and viral moments this year. Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show catapulted him to the top-10 list as did pop star Katy Perry’s trip to outer space and her romance with the former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The latest instalment of Monster: The Ed Gein Story had fans curious about the notorious serial killer while Jimmy Kimmel’s brief show cancellation had fans looking up his name. Andy Byron, former Astronomer CEO and his viral Coldplay moment also had him jump up the list.
When it comes to pop culture, searchers wanted to know what “6-7” means, inquired about Labubus, and were interested in Kpop Demon Hunters. Bianca Censori’s Grammys dress caught peoples’ attention as did Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. The hottest movies this year included Happy Gilmore 2, A Minecraft Movie, Superman, and Thunderbolts.
As for what, why, and how questions, Canadians wanted to know about things like Elbows Up and No Kings Protests, why Canada Post is on strike and baseball players spit, and how tariffs work and how long the Wicked movie is.
Here’s a breakdown of what was trending by category.
Top Trending People
- 1.Mark Carney
- 2. Ed Gein
- 3. Jimmy Kimmel
- 4. Kendrick Lamar
- 5. Andy Byron
- 6. Tyler Robinson
- 7. D4vd
- 8. Katy Perry
- 9. Zohran Mandani
- 10. Jagmeet Singh
Top Trending Pop Culture
- 1. Labubu
- 2. Bianca Censori Grammy dress
- 3. Kpop Demon Hunters
- 4. Astronomer
- 5. Love Island USA Season 7
- 6. 6-7
- 7. Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry
- 8. Chicken Jockey
- 9. Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show
- 10. 3I/ATLAS
Top Trending Movies
- 1. Happy Gilmore 2
- 2. A Minecraft Movie
- 3. Anora
- 4. Superman
- 5. Sinners
- 6. Weapons
- 7. Nosferatu
- 8. Thunderbolts
- 9. 28 Years Later
- 10. How to Train Your Dragon
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Top Trending News & Events
- 1. Blue Jays
- 2. Canada election results
- 3. Iran
- 4. LA fires
- 5. Charlie Kirk shooting
- 6. New Pope
- 7. Tariffs
- 8. Trudeau resign
- 9. TikTok ban
- 10. Gulf of Mexico
Top Trending Athletes
- 1. Trey Yesavage
- 2. Bo Bichette
- 3. George Springer
- 4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- 5. Victoria Mboko
- 6. Max Scherzer
- 7. Brad Marchand
- 8. Ernie Clement
- 9. Addison Barger
- 10. Shedeur Sanders
Top Trending People Who Passed
- 1. Charlie Kirk
- 2. Ozzy Osbourne
- 3. Hulk Hogan
- 4. Diane Keaton
- 5. Michelle Trachtenberg
- 6. Gene Hackman
- 7. Val Kilmer
- 8. Robert Redford
- 9. Pope Francis
- 10. Malcolm Jamal Warner
Top Trending TV Shows
- 1. Severance
- 2. Squid Game
- 3. Adolescence
- 4. Ginny and Georgia
- 5. White Lotus
- 6. The Summer I Turned Pretty
- 7. Landman
- 8. American Primeval
- 9. Captain America Brave New world
- 10. The Pitt
Top Trending Songs
- 1. Golden, Huntr/x
- 2. Ordinary, Alex Warren
- 3. Soda Pop, Saja Boys
- 4. Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar
- 5. Luther, Kendrick Lamar
- 6. Your Idol, Saja Boys
- 7. Wood, Taylor Swift
- 8. Messy, Lola Young
- 9. Nokia, Drake
- 10. Manchild, Sabrina Carpenter
Top Trending Video Games
- 1. Nintendo Switch 2
- 2. Strands
- 3. Battlefield 6
- 4. Marvel Rivals
- 5. Split Fiction
- 6. Avowed
- 7. Sprunki
- 8. Hollow Knight: Silk Song
- 9. Borderlands 4
- 10. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
What…?
- 1. What does 6-7 mean?
- 2. What time is the Jays game today?
- 3. What does elbows up mean?
- 4. What is Labubu?
- 5. What is the No Kings Protest?
- 6. What is USAID?
- 7. What happened to Charlie Kirk?
- 8. What did Diane Keaton die of?
- 9. What time is Trump’s inauguration?
- 10. What started the Palisades fire?
Why…?
- 1. Why is Canada Post on strike?
- 2. Why did Trudeau resign?
- 3. Why do baseball players spit?
- 4. Why is Israel attacking Iran?
- 5. Why does Trump want Canada?
- 6. Why does Trump want Greenland?
- 7. Why are eggs so expensive in the US?
- 8. Why do cats flop down in front of you?
- 9. Why was Charlie Kirk shot?
- 10. Why is Elphaba green?
How…?
- 1. How many innings in baseball?
- 2. How do tariffs work?
- 3. How old is Mark Carney?
- 4. How many episodes in the Summer I Turned Pretty season 3?
- 5. How did Diane Keaton die?
- 6. How long is A Minecraft Movie?
- 7. How many people did Ed Gein kill?
- 8. How long is the Wicked movie?
- 9. How tall is Alejandro Kirk in feet?
- 10. How many baseballs are used in an MLB game?