The death of Paul Walker has topped Google’s 2013 list of trending searches, with Nelson Mandela, the royal baby and iPhone5 also featuring in the top 10. Watch this video from Google looking back on 2013: The list comprises entries that have seen the largest increase in traffic compared with 2012. In a separate list […]
The death of Paul Walker has topped Google’s 2013 list of trending searches, with Nelson Mandela, the royal baby and iPhone5 also featuring in the top 10.
Watch this video from Google looking back on 2013:
The list comprises entries that have seen the largest increase in traffic compared with 2012.
In a separate list of the most searched-for terms, Facebook was number one.
This year Google split the list into the top “trending” searches (those with the most intense periods of interest) and “most searched” terms overall.
The top “What Is?” search was led by “What is Twerking?” while the top trending event of 2013 in the UK was the Grand National, beating out even Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win.
Boris Johnson was the top trending politician, naturally, while “How to make pancakes” was the top trending “how to?” search.
View the full lists below:
Top trending general searches:
1. Paul Walker
2. iPhone 5S
3. Royal baby
4. Cory Monteith
5. Oscar Pistorius
6. Nelson Mandela
7. Grand National
8. Universal Jobmatch
9. Margaret Thatcher
10. Xbox One
Top trending 2013 events:
1. Grand National
2. Wimbledon
3. Eurovision
4. Confederations Cup
5. The Oscars
6. Comic Relief
7. Glastonbury
8. Lovebox
9. Brit Awards
10. Ashes Cricket
Top trending politicians:
1. Boris Johnson
2. Nick Clegg
3. David Cameron
4. Maria Miller
5. Theresa May
6. Harriet Harman
7. George Osborne
8. Stella Creasy
9. William Hague
10. Ed Balls
Top trending people:
1. Paul Walker
2. Cory Monteith
3. Oscar Pistorius
4. Nelson Mandela
5. Margaret Thatcher
6. Peter Capaldi
7. Nigella Lawson
8. Tom Daley
9. Lou Reed
10. Joey Essex
Top trending ‘How to?’ searches:
1. How to make pancakes
2. How to write a CV
3. How to lose weight
4. How to draw manga
5. How to play poker
6. How to play guitar
7. How to get a flat stomach
8. How to dip dye hair
9. How to reset iPod
10. How to find IP address
Most searched celebrities:
1. Kim Kardashian
2. One Direction
3. Miley Cyrus
4. Justin Bieber
5. Kate Middleton
6. Taylor Swift
7. Martin Lewis
8. Beyonce
9. Andy Murray
10. Harry Styles
Most searched TV shows:
1. EastEnders
2. Breaking Bad
3. Coronation Street
4. Big Brother 2013
5. Strictly Come Dancing
6. Emmerdale
7. Hollyoaks
8. Daybreak
9. Top Gear
10. The Voice
Most searched movies:
1. Man of Steel
2. Iron Man 3
3. Django Unchained
4. Despicable Me 2
5. The Great Gatsby
6. Skyfall
7. Life of Pi
8. Zero Dark Thirty
9. Elysium
10. Hangover 3
Read more at Google Zeitgeist here
