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What did you Google in 2023? 91ƵBarbie,91Ƶ Israel-Hamas war are among the year91Ƶs top internet searches

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A cursor moves over Google91Ƶs search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world91Ƶs. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its 91ƵYear in Search,91Ƶ a roundup of 202391Ƶs top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.

Well, actually, the world91Ƶs. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its 91ƵYear in Search,91Ƶ a roundup of 202391Ƶs top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, ), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions.

The ongoing topped news trends in 2023, per Google91Ƶs global data, followed by queries related to the that imploded in June, as well as February91Ƶs in Turkey and Syria.

Damar Hamlin was Google91Ƶs top trending person on search this year. A safety with the NFL91Ƶs Buffalo Bills, Hamlin experienced a on the field during a January game, but has since . Actor Jeremy Renner, who survived a at the start of 2023, followed. Meanwhile, the late and led search trends among notable individuals who passed away.

In the world of , 91ƵBarbie91Ƶ dominated Google search91Ƶs movie trends this year 91Ƶ followed by Barbenheimer co-pilot 91ƵOppenheimer91Ƶ and Indian thriller 91ƵJawan.91Ƶ In TV, 91ƵThe Last of Us,91Ƶ 91ƵWednesday91Ƶ and 91ƵGinny and Georgia91Ƶ were the top three trending shows in 2023.

Yoasobi91Ƶs 91Ƶアイドル (Idol)91Ƶ was Google91Ƶs top trending song on search. Jason Aldean91Ƶs 91ƵTry That In A Small Town91Ƶ 91Ƶ which soared in the charts this summer 91Ƶ and Shakira and Bizarrap91Ƶs 91ƵBzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 5391Ƶ followed.

And that91Ƶs just the tip of the iceberg for Google91Ƶs 2023 global search trends. Bibimbap was the top trending recipe. Inter Miami CF, the new home of Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi, led Google91Ƶs sports teams trends. And in the U.S. specifically, many consumers spent 2023 asking why , and bottles were so expensive 91Ƶ while 91Ƶrizz91Ƶ (recently named ) was a frontrunner for trending slang definition inquires.

You can find more data, including country-specific lists and trends from years past, on . The company says it collected its 2023 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 27 of this year.

Google isn91Ƶt the only one to publish annual data as 2023 draws to a close 91Ƶ and from to , chances are, you91Ƶve probably seen other lists recapping online activity this year. Last week, for example, Wikipedia released of most-viewed entries 91Ƶ with its article about leading the pack.

To mark the search engine91Ƶs 25th birthday, Google also released top search data 91Ƶof all time91Ƶ across various specific categories. Since 2004 (when the company91Ƶs trends data first became available globally), the most-Googled Grammy winner of all time has been Beyoncé, for example, while Portuguese soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-searched athlete, and the most-searched movie or TV cast is 91ƵHarry Potter.91Ƶ

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