Joe Maring / Android Authority
TL;DR Google released its 2025 search recap, highlighting “trending” queries that saw high traffic spikes rather than just total volume.
Top US searches included Charlie Kirk, KPop Demon Hunters, and the iPhone 17, while specific categories covered games like Battlefield 6.
Global trends were heavily influenced by cricket matches and Gemini, though the iPhone 17 also appeared on the worldwide list.
December is the month of recaps. We’ve seen recaps from YouTube, Google Photos, and even Google TV so far, alongside those from other companies and services. Now, Google is sharing Search Recap, arguably the most important recap, which sums up all the key events that occurred in the US and globally throughout the year.
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Google Year in Search 2025 showcases the top trending searches of the year, meaning these queries experienced a high spike in traffic over a sustained period as compared to last year, but differ from the most searched results.
Starting with the US trends, the top 10 trending searches this year were: Charlie Kirk KPop Demon Hunters Labubu iPhone 17 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Zohran Mamdani DeepSeek Government shutdown FIFA Club World Cup Tariffs I’m actually surprised to see KPop Demon Hunters and DeepSeek on this list. While there has no doubt been considerable interest in these topics, I underestimated just how much interest there was. I am also surprised to see the iPhone 17 on the list — but given the upgrades and the strong sales momentum, one could have anticipated it.
Google has shared top 10 lists across various categories, but we’re sticking with the top five for a few of them:
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