Google’s “Year in Search” for 2020 Shows Just Exactly How Screwed Up This Year Was

Every year, Google releases a "Year in Search" report, which basically provides statistics on what we all searched for the year. It's telling of the times, as every year brings new challenges, new topics, and new information.

They break it down by the most searched topics, as well as by top searches within topics.

Top 10 Searches of 2020

1. Election Results
2. Coronavirus
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Coronavirus Updates
5. Coronavirus Symptoms
6. Zoom
7. Who is winning the election?
8. Naya Rivera
9. Chadwick Boseman
10. PlayStation 5

Going by this, I can tell you we're in a pandemic, had an election, and some well known celebrities passed away.

Top 10 Searched People

1. Joe Biden
2. Kim Jong Un
3. Kamala Harris
4. Jacob Blake
5. Ryan Newman
6. Tom Hanks
7. Shakira
8. Tom Brady
9. Kanye West
10. Vanessa Bryant

Top 10 Baby Searches

1. Elon Musk baby
2. Baby platypus
3. Ice Age baby
4. Anderson Cooper baby
5. Baby Nut
6. Nicki Minaj baby
7. Katy Perry baby
8. Ed Sheeran baby
9. Cameron Diaz baby
10. Cocomelon baby

Top 10 Movies Searched

1. Parasite
2. 1917
3. Black Panther
4. Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
5. Little Women
6. Just Mercy
7. Bad Boys 3
8. Sonic the Hedgehog
9. Contagion
10. Fantasy Island

Top 10 TV Shows

1. Tiger King
2. Cobra Kai
3. Ozark
4. The Umbrella Academy
5. The Queen's Gambit
6. Little Fires Everywhere
7. Outer Banks
8. Ratched
9. All American
10. The Last Dance

"Where to Buy..."

1. Where to buy PS5
2. Where to buy toilet paper
3. Where to buy face masks
4. Where to buy Xbox Series X
5. Where to buy hand sanitizer
6. Where to buy Ju-C Jelly Candy
7. Where to buy Nintendo Switch
8. Where to buy Lysol spray
9. Where to buy Clorox Wipes
10. Where to buy N95 Mask

Top 10 Recipes

1. Sourdough bread
2. Whipped Coffee
3. Disney churro
4. Dole Whip
5. DoubleTree cookie
6. Ikea meatball
7. Chaffle
8. Hamburger bun
9. Egg salad sandwich
10. Healthy banana bread

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