Google's Most Popular Search Terms of 2016 | Time.com:
Last year, the number one trending search term was "Lamar Odom," the former NBA and reality TV star who was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel last October. "Jurassic World" and "American Sniper" also placed high on Google's rankings from 2015.
The term "trending" means that these words and phrases held the highest spike in traffic over a sustained period of time in 2016 as compared to 2015. See below to check out the full list of search queries that made it into Google's top 10 trending list.
1. Powerball
2. Prince
3. Hurricane Matthew
4. Pokémon Go
5. Slither.io
6. Olympics
7. David Bowie
8. Trump
9. Election
10. Hillary Clinton
2. Prince
3. Hurricane Matthew
4. Pokémon Go
5. Slither.io
6. Olympics
7. David Bowie
8. Trump
9. Election
10. Hillary Clinton