Google remains the top search engine worldwide. As of November 2025, the search engine still holds almost 90 percent market share, with the second-biggest player, Bing, rocking just over four percent.
Considering the dominant position, any and all trend data coming from the search engine offers a snapshot of what the world is searching for. Leveraging that data, Google is now rolling out its 2025 Year in Search, essentially offering a look back at the year’s most significant events and trends.
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The tech giant released its Year in Search with a comprehensive look at both global and country-based interests, though we’ll be focusing mostly on what captivated the US audience.
Starting off with just searches in general, interests appear very fragmented. The top three spots went to Charlie Kirk, the movie KPop Demon Hunters, and the viral collectible Labubu toys. Here’s what followed:
5. One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Top news events of the year and the top searches had some similarities. The top three news reports, according to US Search Trends, were One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Government shutdown, and Charlie Kirk assassination, followed by Tariffs, No Kings protest, Los Angeles fires, New Pope chosen, Epstein files, U.S. Presidential Inauguration, and Hurricane Melissa. These topics are what American manually searched for.
Check out more US Search Trends below:
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Passings |
Actors |
People |
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1 |
Charlie Kirk |
Pedro Pascal |
Zohran Mamdani |
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2 |
Gene Hackman |
Malachi Barton |
Tyler Robinson |
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3 |
Ozzy Osbourne |
Walton Goggins |
d4vd |
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4 |
Anne Burrell |
Pamela Anderson |
Erika Kirk |
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5 |
Diane Keaton |
Charlie Sheen |
Pope Leo XIV |
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6 |
Michelle Trachtenberg |
Eric Dane |
Shedeur Sanders |
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7 |
Pope Francis |
Mikey Madison |
Bonnie Blue |
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8 |
Hulk Hogan |
Aubrey Plaza |
Karoline Leavitt |
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9 |
Malcolm-Jamal Warner |
Adam Sandler |
Andy Byron |
|
10 |
Val Kilmer |
Justin Baldoni |
Jimmy Kimmel |
There are a lot of other categories, but of course, we’re not going through all of them here. However, there are some categories that might be relevant to Android Police readers.
These include Google Maps-specific search trends that highlight the most searched for US bookstores, transit stations, state parks, and even campgrounds. Check them out below!
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Google Maps — Bookstores |
Google Maps — Transit station |
Google Maps — State Parks |
Google Maps — Campground |
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1 |
Powell’s City of Books |
Grand Central Terminal |
Watkins Glen State Park |
Ginnie Springs Outdoors, LLC |
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2 |
Strand Book Store |
Penn Station |
Valley of Fire State Park |
Ocean Lakes Family Campground |
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3 |
The Last Bookstore |
Port Authority Bus Terminal |
Liberty State Park |
Mather Campground |
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4 |
Kinokuniya New York |
Newark-Penn Station |
Starved Rock State Park |
The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort |
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5 |
Stanford University Bookstore |
Chicago Union Station |
Silver Falls State Park |
Chalk Bluff River Resort and Park |
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6 |
McKay’s Nashville |
Union Station |
Letchworth State Park |
Nashville KOA Resort |
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7 |
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe |
William H. Gray III 30th Street |
Blue Spring State Park |
Nelson Ledges Quarry Park |
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8 |
Half Price Books |
San Francisco 4th and King Street station |
Palo Duro Canyon State Park |
Krause Springs |
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9 |
Elliott Bay Book Company |
Ogilvie Transportation Center |
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve |
Big Meadows Campground |
|
10 |
BOOKOFF New York |
New Haven-Union Station |
Crater of Diamonds State Park |
Lakewood Camping Resort |
You can find all other major US Search Trend lists at www.trends.withgoogle.com/year-in-search/2025/. Simply swap out the ‘2025’ at the end of the URL with a different year to check out that year’s trends.
