Google Unveils ‘Year In Search’ 2025 Report
As social media platforms buzzed with “Spotify Wrapped” summaries, Google unveiled its own comprehensive annual review early Thursday.
The “Year In Search” report, a potent distillation of the year’s most significant narratives, provided intriguing insights. Notably, the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek secured a position among the Top 10 Trending Searches within the United States.
In the early months of 2025, DeepSeek garnered attention following its assertion that its latest AI model matched the performance levels of American counterparts, all while utilizing merely $6 million worth of older, less powerful chips for its construction.
This revelation triggered a rapid sell-off in the tech sector, with Nvidia experiencing a staggering 16.9% decline in market value.
Just this week, DeepSeek doubled down on its ambitious claims by launching two new AI models and issuing a new technological report.
Google’s remaining trending topics reflected a pronounced political undertone, with governmental affairs dominating discourse in 2025. The most searched individual was Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, whose tragic assassination in September propelled him to the forefront of public interest.
In a striking revelation, New York’s Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, who emerged from relative obscurity, clinched the top spot in the “top trending people searches,” ranking sixth overall among U.S. searches. Meanwhile, the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4th, occupied the fifth position.
Overall, politics constituted a staggering 60% of the top trending searches on Google for 2025, a marked increase from the previous year’s 30%.
The Guardian reported, “Trump has set the pace, dominating the news cycle with a torrent of executive actions, immigration enforcement, rapid-fire international disputes, and contentious confirmations in his cabinet, all intertwined with the narratives surrounding a tragic air crash in Washington, D.C.”
Yet, not all searches revolved around politics. Music aficionados turned their attention to Taylor Swift, whose recent album, “The Life Of A Showgirl,” propelled four of its songs into the Top Trending Song Searches for 2025.
Sports also maintained a significant foothold in the public’s interest, with strong anticipation surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This forthcoming tournament promises an unprecedented expansion to 48 teams, contested across three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Google notes that its report aims to offer a “unique perspective on the world’s inquiries and the quest for understanding.”
It further expressed, “These searches signify pivotal moments in time, illuminating our collective experiences and the cultural events that resonate on a global scale.”
While AI was mentioned multiple times in Google’s “Year in Search,” the company has yet to disclose a list of trending Gemini queries, which would emphasize the inquiries generated by its chatbot.
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