Here are Google’s 2015 top trending searches – which tells us what we’ve been busy searching about for the year that’s about to end.

“Year in Search is Google’s way of looking back at the meaningful moments that captured the people’s interest throughout the year. Locally, the trending search terms of 2015 are a good reflection of the Filipinos increasing involvement and interest in the things that are happening around them, whether in historic national events or the breakout of a new pop culture icon,” said Gail Tan, Google Philippines Head of Communications and Public Affairs.

Overall Top Trending Searches in the Philippines

  1. AlDub
  2. Pope Francis
  3. Maine Mendoza
  4. FIBA Asia 2015
  5. Dubsmash
  6. Alden Richards
  7. Fifty Shades of Grey
  8. APEC Summit
  9. Paris attacks
  10. COMELEC

Overall Global Top Trending Searches

  1. Lamar Odom
  2. Jurassic World
  3. American Sniper
  4. Caitlyn Jenner
  5. Ronda Rousey
  6. Paris
  7. io
  8. Chris Kyle
  9. Fallout 4
  10. Straight Outta Compton

Top Trending Searches for 2015 by Category (Local):

News Male Personalities Female Personalities
1. Pope Francis

2. APEC Summit 2015

3. Paris attacks

4. ISIS

5. Charlie Hebdo

6. Pluto

7. Syria

8. Typhoon Lando

9. Singapore haze

10. Nepal earthquake

1. Pope Francis

2. Alden Richards

3. Stephen Curry

4. Lamar Odom

5. Rodrigo Duterte

6. Manny Pacquiao

7. Ed Sheeran

8. Antonio Luna

9.Darren Espanto

10. Justin Trudeau

1. Maine Mendoza

2. Caitlyn Jenner

3. Mary Jane Veloso

4. 4th Impact

5. Ronda Rousey

6. Ella Cruz

7. Dakota Johnson

8. Perrie Edwards

9.Pastillas Girl

10. DJ Soda

Events Music Local Destinations
1. FIBA Asia 2015

2. APEC Summit 2015

3. Miss Universe 2015

4. SEA Games 2015

5. NBA Playoffs 2015

6. Pacquiao-Mayweather match

7. Jones Cup 2015

8. SONA 2015

9. Chinese New Year 2015

10. US Open 2015

1. Thinking Out Loud

2. Flashlight

3. Blank Space

4. Dessert

5. See You Again

6. Love Me Like You Do

7. Photograph

8. Cheerleader

9. God Gave Me You

10. Locked Away

1. Sundowners Vacation Villa, Bolinao

2. Baguio City

3. Coron, Palawan

4. Cebu

5. El Puerto Marina, Pangasinan

6. Tagaytay

7.Subic

8. Aquatico Royalle, Laguna

9. Baler, Aurora

10.Antipolo

Int’l Vacation Destinations Movies TV Shows
1. Vatican City

2. Las Vegas

3. Maldives

4. Singapore

5. Orlando, Florida

6. Malaysia

7. Thailand

8. Europe

9. Cancun, Mexico

10. Hawaii

1. Fifty Shades of Grey

2. Minions

3. Fast and Furious 7

4. Jurassic World

5. Heneral Luna

6. Crazy Beautiful You

7. Avengers Age of Ultron

8. Inside Out

9. Pitch Perfect 2

10. Suicide Squad

1. Pangako Sa’Yo

2. Empress Ki

3. Eat Bulaga

4. On the Wings of Love

5. Your Face Sounds Familiar

6. The Voice Kids Philippines Season 2

7. Game of Thrones

8. The Walking Dead Season 6

9. My Love from the Star

10. The Voice Philippines

Apps How to? What is?
1. Dubsmash

2. Bluestacks

3. Google App

4. Clash of Clans

5. Google Street View

6. Google Translate

7. Animal Jam

8. Spotify

9. Messenger

10. Agar.io

1. How to cure sore eyes?

2. How to play Clash of Clans on PC?

3. How to use Snapchat?

4. How to use Dubsmash?

5. How to change profile picture for Paris?

6. How to lose weight in two weeks?

7. How to register for UnliSurf in Smart?

8. How to register in COMELEC?

9. How to screenshot in Samsung?

10. How to change name in Clash of Clans?

 

1. What is APEC?

2. What is plate tectonics?

3. What is discrimination?

4. What is the longest Filipino word?

5. What is cyberbullying?

6. What is the meaning of bae?

7. What is haze?

8. What is Bangsamoro Basic Law?

9. What is AlDub?

10. What is ISIS?

Who is? Where is?
1. Who is Pope Francis?

2. Who is Baste in Eat Bulaga?

3. Who is Maine Mendoza?

4. Who is Caitlyn Jenner?

5. Who is Mikey Bustos?

6. Who is Maria Ozawa?

7. Who is Yaya Dub?

8. Who is Nick Vujicic?

9. Who is Ligaya in Pangako Sa’Yo?

10. Who is the richest man in the world?

1. Where is Nepal?

2. Where is Mali?

3. Where is the Golden State?

4. Where is Balesin?

5. Where is epicenter of the hypothetical earthquake?

6. Where is Philippine Arena?

7. Where is Vanuatu?

8. Where is Mecca?

9. Where is Amanpulo?

10. Where is Borawan Island?

Visit Google.com/2015 for the rest of the 2015 Year in Search stories and top trending charts from around the world.

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