Top 5 Google Search Trends This Week

Google Search is the go-to source of information for everything ranging from ‘rashes on my back’ to ‘flights between New York and London’ to ‘Who is the President of Azerbaijan’ and ‘Is Azerbaijan a country’. Every week Google reveals it’s top 5 search trends. Let us take a quick look at what people were searching for this week.

The week was dominated by the Emmy Awards. Selena Gomez’s friend Francia Raisa made headlines for her kidney donation, another recurring search trend rose this week – getting famous. The equifax data breach and Hispanic heritage month also made quite an impact on the weekly search trends.

Top 5 Google Search Trends This Week

The Emmy Awards

With the Emmy Awards right round the corner, millions of people took to Google Search to look up various facts and figures around these awards, as well as details on previous winners.

These are the most popular searches

• “Which child actor has the most Emmys?”
• “Why isn’t Game of Thrones nominated for Emmys?”
• “What TV show won the most Emmys?”

The most popularly searched actors are Donald Glover, Kevin Spacey and Elisabeth Moss.

Francia Raisa

In the news for donating her kidney to Selena Gomez, Francia Raisa was one of the most popularly searched people on Google Search this week. People were curious about who she is and these were the popular search terms:

• “Francia Raisa” – Search interest for this search term was over 9000% compared to last week.
• “Why did Selena Gomez need a kidney transplant?”

Getting Famous!

Following the ‘how to deal with fame’ Tweet from Sergio Dipp, a number of Google Search queries were directed at the ‘getting famous’ niche – something which keeps on popping up every few weeks. Here are the top search queries:

•  “How to get Instagram famous”
• “How did Adele become famous”
• “What is Benjamin Franklin famous for?”

Equifax

The Equifax data breach made it to the news almost every day last week and it was bound to be one of the hottest Google Search queries this week. Here’s what people were looking up for:

• “Credit Freeze”
• “What is the difference between a fraud alert and a security freeze?”
• “How do I freeze my credit?”
• “How to find out if I was affected by Equifax?”
• “How do I freeze my credit report Equifax?”

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15th marks the beginning of the Hispanic Heritage Month which goes on till the 15th of October. Here are some of the hottest queries on Google Search related to the Hispanic Heritage Month:

• “How does the White House celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?”
• “Who first declared a Hispanic Heritage Month?”
• “Why is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated on September 15?”

What were you looking up for this week? Comment below and let us know.

 

Source: Google Blog