Search engine giant Google, which is owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) , has released its annual list of the top trending searches for 2025.
Here’s a look at the top overall searches and searched news stories in the United States for the year and how some relate to the financial sector.
Top Google Searches 2025
The assassination of media personality and activist Charlie Kirk proved to be one of the most talked about items on Google for the year with the late founder of Turning Point USA topping the search list and his assassination ranking third.
Here were the top 10 trending searches on Google in 2025 for the United States:
Charlie Kirk
KPop Demon Hunters
Labubu
iPhone 17
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Zohran Mamdani
DeepSeek
Government Shutdown
FIFA Club World Cup
Tariffs
These were the top 10 news items searched in 2025:
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Government Shutdown
Charlie Kirk assassination
Tariffs
No Kings protest
Los Angelese fires
New Pope chosen
Epstein files
U.S. Presidential Inauguration
Hurricane Melissa
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