Google reveals the top searched terms of 2024

Google has revealed its Year in Search 2024 – sharing the terms people searched the most during the past year.

From major world events, celebrities, movies and recipes – all were looked up by the people of Ireland.

Take a look at what caught the country’s attention over the past year and had people turning to Google for answers.

In a year full of major elections and referendums, the US Election was the second most searched term overall and Donald Trump was the tenth.

US presidential candidates featured in the most searched people list, with Donald Trump in second position, Kamala Harris in seventh followed by Joe Biden in eighth.

People appeared to become interested in politics and casting their vote with “How to register to vote” being the most searched “How To” question and “What is the referendum about” featured on the “What is” list.

2024 was also a big year for sport, the Euros 2024 topped the overall search list and the Olympics was the fifth most Googled search.

The Olympics was another major sporting event during the year with the games having an impact on the most searched people list.

In a record year for Team Ireland at the Paris Games, two of Ireland’s medalists featured on the people list.

Boxing Olympic gold medalist Kellie Harrington is the third most searched person and swimming gold medalist Daniel Wiffen was the fourth most searched person.

Repechage may not be a word many had heard of before 2024 but thanks to the Olympics many people turned to Google to find out what it meant, it was the second most searched term on the meanings list.

The Top 10 Most Googled recipe list gives us a glimpse into what Ireland has been trying to create in the kitchen this year.

The viral Marry Me Chicken recipe topped the list, with Rice Krispie Square, Tanghulu and Patatas Bravas also featuring.

Two cocktails featured in the recipe list, the Pornstar Martini and the Hugo Spritz.

Google Search is often the place people turn to when they need help deciding what to watch on TV or in the cinema.

Baby Reindeer was the most searched TV programme, followed by Fool Me Once and The Perfect Couple.

In the cinema it was the year of the sequel as Inside Out 2, Dune 2 and Gladiator 2 all featured on the movies list.

Every day, millions of people turn to Google to ask questions, look for help or find the meaning of words.

Topping the most searched meanings list in 2024 is a word that is very reserved, very quiet- its Demure, the word that went viral thanks to a TikTok by lifestyle and beauty influencer Jools Lebron.

“What is PMDD?” topped the “What is” list and other trending questions asked by the Irish public were “What is cloud seeding?” and “What is brat summer?”

Take a look at the full lists below:

Overall

• Euros 2024
• US Election
• Kate Middleton
• Baby Reindeer
• Olympics
• Oasis
• Saltburn
• Fool Me Once
• Bambie Thug
• Donald Trump

People

• Kate Middleton
• Donald Trump
• Kellie Harrington
• Daniel Wiffen
• Luke Littler
• Cillian Murphy
• Kamala Harris
• Joe Biden
• Jeffrey Donaldson
• Michelle Keegan

Sports

• Euros 2024
• Olympics
• Paralympics
• Ireland V New Zealand
• Ireland V England
• Ireland V South Africa
• Afcon
• All Ireland Hurling Final
• Spain V England
• Mike Tyson/ Jake Paul Fight

TV Shows

• Baby Reindeer
• Fool Me Once
• The Perfect Couple
• One Day
• The Gentlemen
• Griselda
• Bodkin
• Rivals
• Menendez Brothers
• Fallout

Movies

• Saltburn
• It end with us
• Beetlejuice
• Inside Out 2
• Small Things Like These
• Dune 2
• Gladiator 2
• Poor Things
• Deadpool
• Anyone but you

Recipes

• Marry Me Chicken
• Pornstar Martini
• Rice Krispie Square
• Taco Seasoning
• Tanghulu
• Hugo Spritz
• Patatas Bravas
• Crumbl cookie
• Curry
• Beef Stew

Losses

• Liam Payne
• Jay Slater
• Michael Mosley
• Maggie Smith
• Lisa Murphy
• Charlie Bird
• Shannen Doherty
• Ian Bailey
• John Bruton
• Donald Sutherland

Tech

• Connections
• Temu
• X
• iPhone 16
• Strands
• Crowdstrike
• Block Blast
• Infinite Craft
• Chat GPT
• YouTube

What is

• What is pmdd
• What is mpox
• What is the referendum about
• What is project 2025
• What is all eyes on rafah
• What is cloud seeding
• What is repechage
• What is brat summer
• What is baby reindeer about
• What is racketeering

How to

• How to register to vote
• How to watch the Olympics
• How to vote for the Eurovision
• How to claim mortgage interest relief
• How to get Oasis tickets
• How to mew
• How to block someone on TikTok
• How to claim rent tax credit
• How to freeze snapchat location
• How to listen to voicemail

Meaning

• Demure
• Repechage
• Solfege
• Sobriquet
• Uvula
• Gamut
• Egads
• Vapid
• Frond
• Ascot