Charlie Kirk tops Google’s trending search list for the Year of Google Search 2025 in the US
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With 2025 winding down and a new year just around the corner, Google has unveiled its Year of Search, highlighting the events, people and pop culture moments that have fueled the biggest spike in search interest.
Charlie Kirk tops this year’s list as the No. 1 trending search in the US The founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University on September 10, sparking a surge in search activity across the country.
Rounding out the top five were the Netflix movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” the viral Labubu, Apple’s Apple 17 and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which was signed into law in July.
Other highlights of the search included New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, AI platform DeepSeek, the government shutdown, the FIFA Club World Cup, and taxes, according to Google.
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Charlie Kirk topped this year’s list as the number 1 trending search in the US The founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University on September 10. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Top US searches for 2025
1. Charlie Kirk
2. “KPop Demon Hunters”
3. Labubu
4. iPhone 17
5. One Big Good Bill
6. Zohran Mamdani
7. DeepSeek
8. Government shutdown
9. FIFA Club World Cup
10. Costs
| A ticker | Security | Finally | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | Company ALPHABET INC. | 314.09 | -0.26 |
-0.08% |
The leading US news search
1. “One Big Good Bill”
2. Government shutdown
3. Charlie Kirk’s murder
4. Costs
5. No Demonstration of Kings
6. Los Angeles fire
7. New Pope elected
8. The Epstein Files
9. Inauguration of the US president
10. Hurricane Melissa
Search for the most trending people
1. Zohran Mamdani
2. Tyler Robinson
3. d4vd
4. Erika Kirk
5. Pope Leo XIV
6. Shedeur Sanders
7. Bonnie Blue
8. Caroline Levitt
9. Andy Byron
10. Jimmy Kimmel
Search for the most trending movies
A tourist holds flyers at the “KPop Demon Hunters” themed area at Everland Resort, South Korea’s largest theme park, in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on September 30, 2025. (ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
1. “KPop Demon Hunters”
2. “Sinners”
3. “The Minecraft Movie”
4. “Happy Gilmore 2”
5. “Lights*”
6. “F1”
7. “Jurassic World Reborn”
8. “Final Destination Bloodlines”
9. “Weapons”
10. “Fantastic Four: First Steps”
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The leading search for passing away:
1. Charlie Kirk
2. Gene Hackman
3. Ozzy Osbourne
4. Anne Burrell
5. Diane Keaton
6. Michelle Trachtenberg
7. Pope Francis
8. Hulk Hogan
9. Malcolm-Jamal Warner
10. Val Kilmer
Searching for leading actors:
1. Pedro Pascal
2. Malachi Barton
3. Walton Goggins
4. Pamela Anderson
5. Charlie Sheen
6. Eric Dane
7. Mikey Madison
8. Aubrey Plaza
9. Adam Sandler
10. Justin Baldoni
Search for top athletes:
Cleveland Browns linebacker Shedeur Sanders (12) runs onto the field before the game between the Browns and the Los Angeles Rams at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 23, 2025. (Ken Blaze/Images)
1. Shedeur Sanders
2. Terence Crawford
3. Cooper Flagg
4. Skattebo Camera
5. Micah Parsons
6. Jackson Dart
7. Sophie Cunningham
8. Said Sanders
9. Jalen Carter
10. Justin Rose
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Zohran Mamdani arrives at an election night event at The Brooklyn Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Nov. 4, 2025. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Search for top artists:
1. d4vd
2. SOMEONE
3. Bad rabbit
4. Sombr
5. Doechii
6. Jonas Brothers
7. Alex Warren
8. Coldplay
9. NBA YoungBoy
10. Benson Boone
Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas perform at the Global Citizen concert in Central Park on September 24, 2022, in New York City. (Gotham/Getty Images)
Top TV show searches:
1. “Hunting Wives”
2. “White Lotus”
3. “The Pitt”
4. “The Summer I Turned Good”
5. “Squid Game”
6. “Breaking Up”
7. “MobLand”
8. “Youth”
9. “Andor”
10. “IT: Welcome to Derry”
Search for the most trending podcasts:
1. “New Heights”
2. “The Charlie Kirk Show”
3. “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson”
4. “This Is Gavin Newsom”
5. “Get Well with Amy Poehler”
6. “Khloé in Wonder Land”
7. “The Severance Podcast”
8. “A Yearly Rosary”
9. “No Problem”
10. “The Bryce Crawford Podcast”
The top trending “What are the kids saying?” search:
1. 6-7
2. Sigma
3. 41
4. Skid
5. In Ohio
6. The Rizz
7. Good boy
8. Skibidi toilet
9. Good luck
10. Discuss
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The top search trends in the US last year included the election, Donald Trump, the New York Times puzzle “Connections,” the New York Yankees and then-Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Google.
