The top trending terms on Google's search engine in 2020 won't surprise you -- election results, coronavirus and Kobe Bryant. It was the same when you drill down to what Texans were searching for, and the same was true in Austin.
The city's top Google Shopping searches are also a reflection of our strange times: face mask, hand sanitizer, PS5, toilet paper and N95 mask were the top queries.
In retrospect, 2019 seems so trivial. Last year, the top trending search topics in Austin were 2020, 2019 and BMW. Meanwhile, the trending search queries in Austin were about Disney Plus, "Avengers: Endgame" and actor Jussie Smollett.
But some of the most revealing trends in Google's Year in Search are on a global scale.
For example, in June more people were searching for "how to be anti-racist" than were searching for "how to be a millionaire." Throughout the year, "how to be an ally" was searched more than "how to be an influencer." And, compared to 2019, searches for supporting small businesses doubled.
The top trending people in the U.S. this year were Joe Biden and Kim Jong Un, while "Tiger King" and "Parasite" topped the list of trending TV shows and movies, respectively.
Now, here's a breakdown of more search trends from this year's report:
2020 Top Trending Searches in Austin
- Election results 2020
- Coronavirus
- Kobe Bryant
- Coronavirus update
- Zoom
- Coronavirus symptoms
- Dow Jones
- Hurricane Laura
- Iowa caucus
- Who is winning the election
2020 Top Trending Searches in Texas
- Election results 2020
- Coronavirus
- Kobe Bryant
- Who is winning the election
- Coronavirus update
- Coronavirus symptoms
- Zoom
- Hurricane Laura
- Naya Rivera
- Chadwick Boseman
2020 Top Trending “How to Donate” Searches in Texas
- How to donate plasma
- How to donate to goodwill
- How to donate to black lives matter
- How to donate your body to science
- How to donate hair to locks of love
- How to donate to foster care
- How to donate to trump
- How to donate blood
- How to donate car
- How to donate to yemen
Google Year in Search 2020 Trends Lists/Data-nationwide
- Election results
- Coronavirus
- Kobe Bryant
- Coronavirus update
- Coronavirus symptoms
- Zoom
- Who is winning the election
- Naya Rivera
- Chadwick Boseman
- PlayStation 5
News
- Election results
- Coronavirus
- Stimulus checks
- Unemployment
- Iran
- Hurricane Laura
- Super Tuesday
- Stock market
- Murder hornet
- Australia fires
People
- Joe Biden
- Kim Jong Un
- Kamala Harris
- Ryan Newman
- Tom Hanks
- Shakira
- Tom Brady
- Kanye West
- Vanessa Bryant
- Ghislaine Maxwell
Recipes
- Sourdough bread
- Whipped coffee
- Disney churro
- Dole whip
- DoubleTree cookie
- Ikea meatball
- Chaffle
- Hamburger bun
- Egg salad sandwich
- Healthy banana bread
