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It’s been an unprecedented yr. The world confronted a lethal pandemic and the US held its most contentious election in latest historical past. Those issues dominated our focus as we searched the web in 2020.
Google on Wednesday launched its record of top trending search terms for this yr. On top was the phrase “election results.” Coming in at No. 2 was coronavirus. Rounding out the top three was Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend who died in a helicopter crash in January. In Google parlance, “top trending” means the terms had the best spike in site visitors over a sure interval of time this yr in contrast with final yr.
Google is the world’s largest search engine and essentially the most visited website on the web, so its in style search queries give us a very good look into what individuals have been fascinated by over the previous yr. Last yr’s top search was Disney+, the streaming service that launched final November. Another top search was Nipsey Hussle, the LA rapper recognized for his neighborhood service who was killed final yr.
It’s no shock that election outcomes topped Google searches. The firm partnered with the Associated Press to show tabulations in actual time. The intrigue dragged on long gone election night time, as counting continued within the following days as a result of of a surge of mail-in ballots.
But whereas individuals flocked to Google search for election outcomes, the corporate was criticized for letting election misinformation run rampant on YouTube, which Google owns, within the days after the competition. More than a month later, President Donald Trump nonetheless hasn’t conceded to President-elect Joe Biden. (Biden was the top trending individual and politician searched on Google this yr.)
The coronavirus additionally dominated internet searches. Aside from being the top entry, “coronavirus update” and “coronavirus symptoms” have been the No. 4 and 5 searches of the yr. Earlier on within the pandemic, Google launched a coronavirus hub for its search engine, highlighting statistics, in addition to details about testing.
Below are the total lists:
Searches
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Election outcomes
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Coronavirus
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Kobe Bryant
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Coronavirus replace
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Coronavirus signs
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Zoom
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Who is successful the election
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Naya Rivera
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Chadwick Boseman
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PlayStation 5
News
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Election outcomes
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Coronavirus
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Stimulus checks
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Unemployment
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Iran
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Hurricane Laura
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Super Tuesday
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Stock market
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Murder hornet
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Australia fires
People
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Joe Biden
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Kim Jong Un
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Kamala Harris
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Ryan Newman
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Tom Hanks
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Shakira
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Tom Brady
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Kanye West
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Vanessa Bryant
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Ghislaine Maxwell
Politicians
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Joe Biden
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Kamala Harris
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Boris Johnson
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Pete Buttigieg
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Mike Bloomberg
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Andrew Cuomo
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Chris Christie
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Mike Pence
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Andrew Yang
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Mitt Romney
(This story has not been edited by Newslivenation employees and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)