Do you want to know what are the most popular searches in 2014?
It has become a common practice that every year Google releases a list of the most searched topics over the past 12 months. Recently, Google has released two lists this year — one for US search trends, and one for worldwide search trends:
Google’s US Trending Searches
- Robin Williams
- World Cup
- Ebola
- Malaysia Airlines
- Flappy Bird
- ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- ISIS
- Ferguson
- Frozen
- Ukraine
Google’s Global Trending Searches
- Robin Williams
- World Cup
- Ebola
- Malaysia Airlines
- ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- Flappy Bird
- Conchita Wurst
- ISIS
- Frozen
- Sochi Olympics
The lists are mostly the same, with just a few differences. However, there is an interesting fact to note: this is the first year where an Apple product didn’t make the cut. (2010 had iPad; 2011 featured both iPhone 5 and iPad 3; 2012 had iPad 3 again; 2013 had the iPhone 5S)
Flappy Bird also becomes a surprising phenomenon to note, as it successfully becomes the first mobile game app to get into Google’s top 10. Having a wildly successful app is one thing, but how about becoming an app that becomes one of the most searched for things around the entire world? That’s the new achievement. Google states that 2048 and Flappy Bird, both one-man projects, beat out Destiny, the most expensive game ever developed.