Google’s ‘Year in Search 2015’ reveals this year’s most searched for events, objects and people
Google has released its annual ‘Year In Search’ video and website that highlights what people searched for most in 2015. As the year comes to a close, other Google properties like YouTube have done the same, as well as many other tech companies.
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The Year in Search video is more US-centric, but has global events intertwined. The Google Trends page allows users to view the top topics searched for in 12 countries as well as more general global one. It reveals what was popular on a month by month basis and how many searches each topic received this year.
Google has also released its Top Lists from 2015 that shows the top 10 things searched for in various trending categories, like people, movies, athletes. Globally, the top search term was Lamar Odom, who is also the number one searched for person. He is followed by Charlie Hebdo (top searched global news item) and massive multiplayer game Agar.io. The full list for the top searches of 2015:
- Lamar Odom
- Charlie Hebdo
- Agar.io
- Jurassic World
- Paris
- Furious 7
- Fallout 4
- Ronda Rousey
- Caitlyn Jenner
- American Sniper
For global consumer tech, the iPhone 6S was the most searched for gadget, followed by the Galaxy S6 and Apple Watch, the only wearable to make the list. The full list is as follows:
- iPhone 6s
- Samsung Galaxy S6
- Apple Watch
- iPad Pro
- LG G4
- Samsung Galaxy Note 5
- Samsung Galaxy J5
- HTC One M9
- Nexus 6P
- Surface Pro 4
