Google has revealed the top ten trending search terms of 2017
Hurriance Irma, iPhone 8, and iPhone X topped the global list
The Year in Search retrospective also covers results from various categories, including people, movies, TV shows, and even memes
After 12 months of heady ups and devastating downs, 2017 is almost at an end. To mark the occasion, Google has once again collated the top trending search terms over the past year. As always, the results are fascinating to see as they provide a fairly accurate cross-section of the biggest events that hit the news throughout the year.
Let’s start with the top global search results!
Google Year in Search 2017: Searches
Hurricane Irma
iPhone 8
iPhone X
Matt Lauer
Meghan Markle
13 Reasons Why
Tom Petty
Fidget Spinner
Chester Bennington
India National Cricket Team
The list starts out on a somber note with Hurricane Irma – the devastating Atlantic storm that hit the US states of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, as well as several Caribbean countries in September.
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Disgraced former Today Show host Matt Lauer takes fourth, while Meghan Markle comes in fifth. The actress-turned-campaigner hit the headlines across the world in November when her engagement to Prince Harry, a member of the UK’s royal family.
Netflix’s mega-popular show 13 Reasons Why came in sixth followed by rock musician Tom Petty who died in October, aged 66. “Fidget Spinner”, Chester Bennington, and the Indian National Cricket Team occupied the last three spots in the overall list.
Google has also split its 2017 search retrospective into a number of categories spanning a variety of diverse topics. I’ll list the most interesting categories at the bottom of the post, but first, let’s take a little look at phones that made it into the “Consumer Tech” global top ten:
Google Year in Search 2017: Consumer Tech
iPhone 8
iPhone X
Nintendo Switch
Samsung Galaxy S8
Xbox One X
Nokia 3310
Razer Phone
Oppo F5
OnePlus 5
Nokia 6
Despite Apple’s overall dominance, Samsung makes a fairly high appearance in fourth with the Galaxy S8. Next up is the Nokia 3310 in sixth, which just goes to show you how powerful a thing nostalgia can be.
The retro-styled feature phone came in ahead of the Razer Phone (which amazingly came in seventh – a good early sign for the Android newcomer), the Oppo F5, OnePlus 5, and Nokia 6, respectively.
Interestingly, the same list for just the US trends has the exact same top four, while the Razer Phone jumps up to fifth ahead of the iPhone 8 Plus (sixth), Google Pixel 2 (eighth), and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (tenth).
With that out of the way, below are some of the remaining global categories. If you’re willing to subject yourself to even more lists, you can always head over to Google’s 2017 trends page for the full results – you can filter them by region too. Here’s to less death and destruction in 2018 and more searches for “How to make slime”.
Google Year in Search 2017: Global News
Hurricane Irma
Bitcoin
Las Vegas Shooting
North Korea
Solar Eclipse
Hurricane Harvey
Manchester
Hurricane Jose
Hurricane Maria
April the Giraffe
Google Year in Search 2017: People
Matt Lauer
Meghan Markle
Nadia Toffa
Harvey Weinstein
Kevin Spacey
Gal Gadot
Melania Trump
Floyd Mayweather
Michael Flynn
Philippe Coutinho
Google Year in Search 2017: How to…
How to make slime
How to make solar eclipse glasses
How to buy Bitcoin
How to watch Mayweather vs McGregor
How to make a fidget spinner
How to watch the solar eclipse
How to freeze your credit
How to play Powerball
How to screen record
How to lose belly fat fast
Google Year in Search 2017: Movies
IT
Wonder Woman
Beauty and the Beast
Logan
Justice League
The Fate of the Furious
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Dunkirk
La La Land
Thor: Ragnorok
Google Year in Search 2017: TV shows
Stranger Things
13 Reasons Why
Big Brother Brasil
Game of Thrones
Iron Fist
Bigg Boss
Riverdale
American Gods
The Kapil Sharma Show
Mindhunter
Google Year in Search 2017: Musicians and bands
Ariana Grande
Linkin Park
Lady Gaga
Mariah Carey
Ed Sheeran
Travis Scott
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Pump
Katy Perry
Cardi B
Google Year in Search 2017: Memes
Cash Me Outside Meme
United Airlines Meme
Elf on the Shelf Meme
What in Tarnation Meme
Spongebob Mocking Meme
Romper Meme
IT Meme
Joe Biden Meme
Game of Thrones Meme
Hot Dog Meme
source: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-2017-year-in-search-top-trending-tech-movies-memes-822858/
date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:49:53 +0000
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