After publishing the list of most viewed videos on YouTube in 2014 , Google now presents the most searched topics on the search giant this year. To publicize that research has surpassed the trillion barrier, in addition to the ranking with this year's trends, the company prepared a video, check it out:
The Ranking, which has been Phone Number List presented since 2012, presents similarities in the search profile with previous years. Celebrity deaths once again topped the global list (as in 2013 with the death of Nelson Mandela and 2012 of singer Whitney Houston ) with the majority of searches related to the death of actor Robin Williams .
This year, the most sought-after content was also more detailed on the website , in addition to separating the list by categories and searches in different countries. Check out the 2014 global topics that contain, in addition to sad events, sporting events and the ice bucket challenge:
Robin Williams was the most searched topic on Google in 2014
1 – Robin Williams : the death of the actor known for his comedies generated searches for the character Mrs. Doubtfire , and increased searches for “Aladdin's Genie” by 11 times.
2 – World Cup : the biggest sporting event in the world also broke a record as the most searched in history, reaching 2.2 billion searches. Detail for the game that was most sought after: Brazil x Germany.
3 – Ebola : in October, searches for “ebola” were 76 times more frequent than in March, when the first cases of the disease appeared.
4 – Malaysia Airlines : the missing plane carrying 239 people, which departed Kuala Lumpur on March 7, generated more than 200 million searches for “mh370” – the flight number.
5 – ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: the challenge that brought together anonymous people and celebrities on the web brought Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to the news agenda in 2014.
6 – Flappy Bird : the simple and addictive action game for Android, which puts you in control of a bird, was the most searched game in 2014 and sixth overall.
7 – Conchita Wurst : The Eurovision Music Festival, held in Copenhagen, attracted viewers and more than 120 million searches with the winner Conchita Wurst, who stole the show with her voice and different appearance.
8 – ISIS : the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) was the eighth most searched topic on Google worldwide, showing that the public is interested in attacks and conflicts in the region.
9 – Frozen : the Disney film was very successful, being the highest-grossing animation of all time and also the most searched film of 2014.
10 – Sochi Olympics : Russia's Sochi Winter Olympics also marked its place among the ten most searched on Google worldwide.