Google Trends: Past Five Years in Review
NEW YORK, NY – Google Trends is a tool provided by Google which allows you to review what words, phrases and terms are trending and measure their popularity based on what people are searching for on Google.com. Users can sort and review search history based on region, dates and time periods as well as view top lists within certain categories of content types.
Below is a list of what keyword and keyword phrases were trending for the past five years from 2017 to 2013. These are good indicators of what was happening in the world at the time and what people were highly interested in. The information that Google has at their disposal is incredible.
Top Google Searches (2017) [United States] |
| Hurricane Irma |
| Matt Lauer |
| Tom Petty |
| Super Bowl |
| Las Vegas shooting |
| Mayweather vs McGregor fight |
| Solar eclipse |
| Hurricane Harvey |
| Aaron Hernandez |
| Fidget Spinner |
Top Google Searches (2016) [United States] |
| Powerball |
| Prince |
| Hurricane Matthew |
| Pokémon Go |
| Slither.io |
| Olympics |
| David Bowie |
| Hurricane Matthew |
| Trump |
| Election |
| Hillary Clinton |
Top Google Searches (2015) [United States] |
| Lamar Odom |
| Jurassic World |
| American Sniper |
| Caitlyn Jenner |
| Ronda Rousey |
| Paris |
| Agar.io |
| Chris Kyle |
| Fallout 4 |
| Straight Outta Compton |
Top Google Searches (2014) [United States] |
| Robin Williams |
| World Cup |
| Ebola |
| Malaysia Airlines |
| Flappy Bird |
| ALS Ice Bucket Challenge |
| ISIS |
| Ferguson |
| Frozen |
| Ukraine |
Top Google Searches (2013) [United States] |
| Paul Walker |
| Boston Marathon Bombing |
| Nelson Mandela |
| Cory Monteith |
| iPhone 5s |
| Government Shutdown |
| James Gandolfini |
| Harlem Shake |
| Royal Baby |
| Adrian Peterson |
Lists are based on search terms that had a high spike in traffic for the year as compared to the previous year.
About The Author: John Colascione is Chief Executive Officer of SEARCHEN NETWORKS®. He specializes in Website Monetization, is a Google AdWords Certified Professional, authored a how-to book called ”Mastering Your Website‘, and is a key player in several online businesses.
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