As we’re about to say goodbye to 2025 and welcome the dawn of 2026, Google looks back at the top searches of the year.
Google’s list of top trending searches of 2025 highlights the events, people, and viral pop culture moments that got everyone searching on Google.
Charlie Kirk remained the most searched keyword on Google in 2025, while behind him was Netflix’s hit film.KPop Demon Hunters,» the viral Labubu collectible plush toy, Apple’s iPhone 17, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which was signed into law in July and passed by Congress.
Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative who was shot and killed while speaking to the university crowd during his Turning Point USA tour at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, has fueled a surge in searches across the United States.
Other major search spikes include Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first elected Muslim mayor, artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek, the US government shutdown, the FIFA Club World Cup and tariffs, as reported by Google.
Here’s a look at what Americans searched for most on Google in 2025, a year that will soon go down in history.
Most popular searches in the United States in 2025
1. Charlie Kirk
2. KPop Demon Hunters
3. Labubu
4. iPhone17
5. Act on a big and beautiful bill
6. Zohran Mamdani
7. Deep search
8. Government shutdown
9. FIFA Club World Cup
10. Prices
Most popular news searches in the United States
1. A large and beautiful bill »
2. Government shutdown
3. Charlie Kirk Assassination
4. Prices
5. No protests from the Kings
6. Fires in Los Angeles
7. New pope chosen
8. Epstein Files
9. American presidential inauguration
10. Hurricane Melissa
Most Popular People Searches
1. Zohran Mamdani
2. Tyler Robinson
3. d4vd
4. Erika Kirk
5. Pope Leo XIV
6. Shedeur Sanders
7. Bonnie Blue
8. Karoline Leavitt
9. Andy Byron
10. Jimmy Kimmel
Top trending movie searches
1. “KPop Demon Hunters”
2. “Sinners”
3. “The Minecraft Movie”
4. “Merry Gilmore 2”
5. “Eclairs*”
6. “F1”
7. “The Rebirth of the Jurassic World”
8. “Final destination lines”
9. “Weapons”
10. “Fantastic Four: First Steps”
Most popular death searches:
1. Charlie Kirk
2. Gene Hackman
3. Ozzy Osbourne
4. Anne Burrell
5. Diane Keaton
6. Michelle Trachtenberg
7. Pope Francis
8. Hulk Hogan
9. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
10. Val Kilmer
Trending Actor Searches:
1. Pierre Pascal
2. Malachi Barton
3. Walton Goggins
4. Pamela Anderson
5. Charlie Sheen
6. Eric Danois
7. Mikey Madison
8. Place Aubrey
9. Adam Sandler
10. Justin Baldoni
