Google’s Year in Review: Most-searched trends of 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, Google has revealed its most-searched terms, events, deaths, recipes and odd questions.
Given the gravity of the bushfires affecting the nation this year, ‘Fires near me’, referring to the NSW Rural Fires Services’ Fires Near Me app, was the most-searched term of the year.
This was followed closely by Rugby World Cup, Cricket World Cup, and the Federal Election results.
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The top recipe search was ‘Plant based recipes’, and Aussies were burning to know ‘Why is Madonna wearing an eye patch at Eurovision?’
Social media users’ plans to storm Area 51 most likely failed because people didn’t know what it was, evident by the most-searched ‘what is?’ question: ‘What is Area 51?’
Here are the top 10 results:
Top 10 trending searches on Google
Fires near me
Rugby World Cup
Cricket World Cup
Election results Australia 2019
Cameron Boyce
Thanos
Avengers Endgame
Danny Frawley
The fall of the Berlin wall
Christchurch shooting
Top 10 trending news on Google
Election results Australia 2019
Christchurch shooting
NSW fires
Cyclone Oma
Sri Lanka
NSW election
Brexit
Townsville flooding
Royal baby
Amazon fire
Top 10 trending sporting events on Google
Rugby World Cup
Cricket World Cup
FIBA World Cup
Cricket Australia
Pakistan vs Australia
Ashes score
Copa America
Ashes 4th test
NRL grand final
Women's World Cup
Top 10 trending global figures on Google
James Charles
Billie Eilish
Jordyn Woods
Greta Thunberg
Keanu Reeves
Julian Assange
Lady Gaga
Tsitsipas
Bradley Cooper
Prince Andrew
Top 10 trending Australian public figures on Google
Ash Barty
Fraser Anning
Israel Folau
Cody Simpson
Scott Morrison
Bill Shorten
Jack Vidgen
George Pell
Tayla Harris
Chris Lilley
Top 10 trending losses on Google
Cameron Boyce
Danny Frawley
Luke Perry
Bob Hawke
Annalise Braakensiek
Karl Lagerfeld
Keith Flint
Doris Day
Mike Willesee
Ben Unwin
Top 10 trending recipes on Google
Plant based recipes
Scones recipes
Beef stroganoff recipes
MKR recipes 2019
Apple pie recipes
Frittata recipes
Fried rice recipes
Risotto recipes
Hello Fresh recipes
Osso buco recipes
Top 10 trending ‘How to…?’ questions on Google
How to vote
How to watch Game of Thrones
How to vote labor 2019
How to vote liberal
How to pronounce psalm
How to vote in NSW State Election
How to vote early
How to win Powerball
How to opt out of my health
How to solve a rubix cube
Top 10 trending ‘Why is…?’ questions on Google
Why is Madonna wearing an eye patch at Eurovision
Why is the Amazon burning
Why is Australia Day on the 26th
Why is the Press Club closing
Why is Instagram not working
Why is ASAP rocky in jail
Why is Hong Kong protesting
Why is Halloween celebrated
Why is ANZAC day commemorated on 25 April
Why is Turkey invading Syria
Top 10 trending ‘What is…?’ questions on Google
What is area 51
What is momo
What is Brexit
What is a VSCO girl
What is a boomer
What is keto diet
What is an astrophysicist
What is negative gearing
What is Diwali
What is vaping
Top 10 trending “DIY” searches on Google
How to build a deck
DIY face mask
How to lay pavers
DIY halloween costumes
Beeswax wraps DIY
DIY Christmas decorations
DIY balloon garland
DIY garage
DIY lip scrub
DIY dog wash
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