This year, in addition to releasing lists of terms and topics most searched by users, Google also produced a special video sharing the key searches throughout the company’s history.
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In the video, Google unveiled global events, personalities, news, entertainment, and other topics that have captured people’s attention over the past 25 years, the age the search engine reached in 2023. According to Google, among the top searches from 1998 are:
- Most searched first step in history: Neil Armstrong on the Moon – ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’
- Decade: 1980s
- Sport: Soccer
- Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo
- MVP (Most Valuable Player): LeBron James
- Pokémon: Pikachu
- Cast: Harry Potter
- Character: Homer Simpson
- Boy Band: BTS
- Performance: Beyoncé
- Emoji: Heart
- Toy: Barbie
- Composer: Taylor Swift
- Cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants
- Superhero: Spider-Man
- Challenge: Ice Bucket Challenge
- Parade: LGBTQIA+ Parade
- Social Movement: Black Lives Matter
- Scientist: Albert Einstein
From superstars to local heroes, here’s to the icons the world searched for most in the last 25 years. #YearInSearch pic.twitter.com/ccpQryIqRO
— Google (@Google) December 13, 2023
