As each year draws to a close Google casts an eye back over the previous 12 months or 366 days or 527,040 minutes (you get the point) and provides a little insight into the big stories of the year. Be it Brexit, Donald “Make America Great again” Trump or Brad and Angelina, Google knows what we’ve been thinking, and searching, about.
So what have we all been thinking about? Check out below for the top 10’s from everything to “What is …” to Aussie news!
Overall Searches (Trending)
US election
Olympics
Census
Euro 2016
Australian Open 2016
Pokemon Go
Donald Trump
iPhone 7
David Bowie
Prince
News (Trending)
US election results
Census
Pokemon Go
Total solar eclipse
Oscars 2016
Dreamworld accident
Brussels
Zika Virus
Harambe
Hurricane Matthew
Global People (Trending)
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Conor McGregor
Steven Avery
Melania Trump
Meghan Markle
OJ Simpson
Chris Gayle
Tom Hiddleston
Brad Pitt
Aussies (Trending)
Mitchell Pearce
Molly Meldrum
Tara Brown
Pauline Hanson
Mel McLaughlin
Rebecca Wilson
Peter Brock
Sonia Kruger
Malcolm Turnbull
Michelle Jenneke
Loss (Trending)
David Bowie
Prince
Alan Rickman
Muhammad Ali
Christina Grimmie
Leonard Cohen
Gene Wilder
Glenn Frey
Anton Yelchin
Chyna
Sporting events (Trending):
Olympics
Euro 2016
Australian Open 2016
Melbourne Cup 2016
UFC 205
Wimbledon 2016
Tour de France 2016
Paralympics
AFL Grand Final 2016
Super Rugby
How to…? (Most Searched)
How to tie a tie
How to screenshot on mac
How to make pancakes
How to play Pokemon Go
How to draw
How to write a cover letter
How to get rid of pimples
How to download from YouTube
How to lose weight fast
How to write a resume
What is..? (Most Searched)
What is my IP address
What is a plebiscite
What is Pokemon Go
What is the weather today
What is the time
What is all purpose flour
What is love
What is Brexit
What is gluten
What is the meaning of life
Why is…? (Most Searched)
Why is there a leap day
Why is the sky blue
Why is my internet so slow
Why is my poop green
Why is my computer so slow
Why is Australia in Eurovision
Why is the ocean salty
Why is biodiversity important
Why is my period late
Why is my eye twitching
Recipes (Most Searched)
Pancake
Carbonara
Banana bread
Scones
Hummus
Cheesecake
Quiche
Chocolate mousse
Crepe
Brownie
There it is, the Aussie year in search, did you contribute to these results? It’s interesting that the US election was number 1 whereas our own election wasn’t even a blip on this radar? Half of that was most likely me trying to get the stupid Google Now style interface to show up on my account!
Let us know what you think should have topped the search results!
I personally find it a little tasteless providing any sort of popularity ranking relating to those we lost this year.