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Google’s Year in Search 2025 is here, but remember: these aren’t the “most searched” topics.

As usual, Google is back with another set of the year’s top trending searches, as well as archived lists for previous years. Just don’t be too surprised when you see 2025 top spots taken up by Charlie Kirk, KPop Demon Hunters, or Arc Raiders.

These lists don’t present the most-searched terms; instead, Google is highlighting terms with the “highest spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2025 as compared to 2024.”

Top trending searches, News, People, and Passings with Charlie Kirk, KPop demon Hunters, Zohran Mamdani, and others.
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