The 100 Most Searched People on Google in 2023
Last updated: November 21, 2023 – Every week, we create a list of the most searched people on Google by filtering through 25+ billion keywords. Below we share the full list plus the most googled person in the world for the past 3 years.
Highlights
- The most searched person on Google today: Taylor Swift (American pop superstar Taylor Swift is in the spotlight for her Eras Tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also paid tribute to a fan who died at her concert after suffering from cardiac arrest due to intense heat.)
- The most searched person on Google in 2022: Will Smith (Will Smith holds the record for the most Googled Person of 2022 after slapping a fellow actor on stage at the Oscars in Mar 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in 2021: Trump
- The most searched person on Google in 2020: Kobe Bryant (Bryant died unexpectedly in Jan 2020)
- The most searched person on Google in 2019: Trump
- The most searched person on Google of all time: Trump (his election in Nov 2016 hit an all-time high of 153M searches that month)
The Full List – The Most Searched People in 2023
| Rank | Person | Search Volume (past 30 days) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | 28578000 |
| 2 | Messi | 19529000 |
| 3 | Ronaldo | 15180000 |
| 4 | Cher | 13798000 |
| 5 | Drake | 13040000 |
| 6 | Usher | 6525000 |
| 7 | Donald Trump | 6351000 |
| 8 | Adam Sandler | 6065000 |
| 9 | Olivia Rodrigo | 5914000 |
| 10 | Elon Musk | 5794000 |
| 11 | XXXTentacion | 5701000 |
| 12 | Kanye West | 5597000 |
| 13 | Shakira | 5106000 |
| 14 | Obama | 4861000 |
| 15 | Travis Kelce | 4794000 |
| 16 | David Beckham | 4725000 |
| 17 | Beyonce | 4556000 |
| 18 | Kylie Jenner | 4482000 |
| 19 | Britney Spears | 4270000 |
| 20 | Eminem | 3974000 |
| 21 | Lady Gaga | 3802000 |
| 22 | Ice Spice | 3746000 |
| 23 | Selena Gomez | 3661000 |
| 24 | Harry Styles | 3521000 |
| 25 | Victor Wembanyama | 3369000 |
| 26 | Tom Cruise | 3328000 |
| 27 | Will Smith | 3287000 |
| 28 | Bad Bunny | 3160000 |
| 29 | Jenna Ortega | 2996000 |
| 30 | Ryan Reynolds | 2880000 |
| 31 | Steve Harvey | 2771000 |
| 32 | Rihanna | 2759000 |
| 33 | Peso Pluma | 2733000 |
| 34 | Miley Cyrus | 2712000 |
| 35 | Ed Sheeran | 2686000 |
| 36 | Ariana Grande | 2595000 |
| 37 | Putin | 2595000 |
| 38 | Sylvester Stallone | 2523000 |
| 39 | Queen Elizabeth | 2481000 |
| 40 | Johnny Depp | 2462000 |
| 41 | Zendaya | 2336000 |
| 42 | Joe Biden | 2301000 |
| 43 | Leonardo Dicaprio | 2193000 |
| 44 | Brad Pitt | 2184000 |
| 45 | Justin Timberlake | 2171000 |
| 46 | Margot Robbie | 2154000 |
| 47 | Ryan Gosling | 2131000 |
| 48 | Chris Brown | 2122000 |
| 49 | Clint Eastwood | 2016000 |
| 50 | Oliver Anthony | 2008000 |
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| Rank | Person | Search Volume (past 30 days) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Elton John | 2005000 |
| 52 | Zach Bryan | 1943000 |
| 53 | Lebron James | 1853000 |
| 54 | Kevin Hart | 1843000 |
| 55 | Patrick Mahomes | 1805000 |
| 56 | Post Malone | 1750000 |
| 57 | Mr Beast | 1728000 |
| 58 | Tom Brady | 1726000 |
| 59 | George Foreman | 1661000 |
| 60 | Kevin Costner | 1654000 |
| 61 | Victoria Beckham | 1613000 |
| 62 | Oprah | 1594000 |
| 63 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 1585000 |
| 64 | Denzel Washington | 1558000 |
| 65 | Henry Winkler | 1500000 |
| 66 | Keanu Reeves | 1486000 |
| 67 | Nicki Minaj | 1483000 |
| 68 | John Cena | 1450000 |
| 69 | Nicole Kidman | 1419000 |
| 70 | Heidi Klum | 1406000 |
| 71 | Blippi | 1390000 |
| 72 | Quackity | 1346000 |
| 73 | Snoop Dogg | 1316000 |
| 74 | Kendall Jenner | 1307000 |
| 75 | Harrison Ford | 1269000 |
| 76 | Lil Baby | 1261000 |
| 77 | Mick Jagger | 1231000 |
| 78 | Gordon Ramsay | 1209000 |
| 79 | Ozzy Osbourne | 1183000 |
| 80 | Gwen Stefani | 1179000 |
| 81 | Dolly Parton | 1155000 |
| 82 | Lil Wayne | 1119000 |
| 83 | Halle Berry | 1099000 |
| 84 | Reese Witherspoon | 1078000 |
| 85 | Robert De Niro | 1066000 |
| 86 | Will Ferrell | 1034000 |
| 87 | Usain Bolt | 1023000 |
| 88 | Chrisean Rock | 1018000 |
| 89 | Sophie Turner | 1013000 |
| 90 | Dwayne Johnson | 1003000 |
| 91 | Emma Watson | 989000 |
| 92 | Wayne Newton | 978000 |
| 93 | Pat Sajak | 968000 |
| 94 | Warren Buffett | 947000 |
| 95 | Kai Cenat | 869000 |
| 96 | Michael Jordan | 861000 |
| 97 | Kelly Ripa | 837000 |
| 98 | Niall Horan | 796000 |
| 99 | Quentin Tarantino | 641000 |
| 100 | Nick Jonas | 641000 |
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| Rank | Person | Search Volume (past 30 days) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Fousey | 636000 |
| 102 | Hulk Hogan | 636000 |
| 103 | Andrew Tate | 626000 |
| 104 | Jennifer Lopez | 613000 |
| 105 | Venus Williams | 583000 |
| 106 | Undertaker | 467000 |
| 107 | Willie Nelson | 443000 |
| 108 | Young Thug | 419000 |
| 109 | Zooey Deschanel | 393000 |
| 110 | Eddie Murphy | 388000 |
| 111 | Queen Latifah | 373000 |
| 112 | Blue Ivy | 313000 |
| 113 | Kim Kardashian | 310000 |
| 114 | Whoopi Goldberg | 304000 |
| 115 | Danny Devito | 301000 |
| 116 | Floyd Mayweather | 298000 |
| 117 | YNW Melly | 283000 |
| 118 | Xolo Maridueña | 280000 |
| 119 | Hunter Biden | 265000 |
| 120 | George Strait | 253000 |
| 121 | Zoe Saldana | 245000 |
| 122 | xQc | 221000 |
| 123 | Xi Jinping | 219000 |
| 124 | Uma Thurman | 215000 |
| 125 | Xochitl Gomez | 213000 |
| 126 | Reba McEntire | 212000 |
| 127 | Deion Sanders | 196000 |
| 128 | IShowSpeed | 193000 |
| 129 | Ivan Cornejo | 181000 |
| 130 | Quincy Jones | 179000 |
| 131 | Fanum | 178000 |
| 132 | Gabriel Macht | 163000 |
| 133 | Wesley Snipes | 157000 |
| 134 | Cardi B | 121000 |
| 135 | Vin Diesel | 116000 |
| 136 | Zac Efron | 109000 |
| 137 | George Clooney | 103000 |
| 138 | Jason Kelce | 101000 |
| 139 | Yeat | 97000 |
| 140 | Yujiro Hanma | 85000 |
| 141 | NBA YoungBoy | 82000 |
| 142 | Xavi | 81000 |
| 143 | Hasbulla | 76000 |
| 144 | Patrick Dempsey | 58000 |
| 145 | Carrie Underwood | 55000 |
| 146 | Queen Naija | 47000 |
| 147 | Jimbo Fisher | 46000 |
| 148 | Nick Cannon | 45000 |
| 149 | Quando Rondo | 42000 |
| 150 | Alix Earle | 24000 |
Most Searched Person by Timeframe
- The most searched person on Google in November 2023: Taylor Swift (American pop superstar Taylor Swift made headlines in November for winning 10 Billboard Music Awards and for her Eras Tour in Brazil. Notably, a fan died during her concert in Rio de Janeiro due to excessive heat. Brazil has been experiencing a heat wave unusual for the spring.)
- The most searched person on Google in October 2023: Taylor Swift (American pop superstar Taylor Swift made headlines for kissing NFL player Travis Kelce on the cheek in an Instagram photo. The duo have gone public with their long-rumored relationship with many photos of them being together circulating online.)
- The most searched person on Google in September 2023: Taylor Swift (Pop superstar Taylor Swift made headlines for winning the most awards at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. This makes her the second-most awarded artist in the show's history, behind only Beyoncé.)
- The most searched person on Google in August 2023: Lionel Messi (Football superstar Lionel Messi has become the fifth player in history to score 100+ goals in three decades, as Inter Miami tops Philadelphia Union 4-1 advancing to Leagues Cup Final.)
- The most searched person on Google in July 2023: Lionel Messi (Football legend Lionel Messi shocked the soccer world by joining Inter Miami in the US after leaving Paris Saint-German (PSG). He will play for the Major League Soccer club until December 2025)
- The most searched person on Google in June 2023: Taylor Swift (American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is breaking records with her ongoing 'Eras Tour' which is projected to amass over $600 million in revenue)
- The most searched person on Google in May 2023: Taylor Swift (American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift came into the spotlight after skipping the 2023 Met Gala following recent news of her breakup from Joe Alwyn. Her song High Infidelity became trending after singing it live at the 'Eras Tour' on Apr 29)
- The most searched person on Google in April 2023: Trump (Former President Donald Trump became the first US president charged with criminal activity in a 34-count felony indictment)
- The most searched person on Google in March 2023: Putin (Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus)
- The most searched person on Google in February 2023: Tom Brady (Legendary quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement in Feb 2023 after 23 years in the NFL)
- The most searched person on Google in January 2023: Pelé (Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, passed away in Jan 2023 at the age of 82 due to cancer)
- The most searched person on Google in December 2022: Lionel Messi (Messi won the 2022 FIFA World Cup after Argentina beat France)
- The most searched person on Google in November 2022: Kanye West (The famous rapper drew headlines for anti-semitic behavior and announced his 2024 presidential bid in Nov 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in October 2022: Jeffrey Dahmer (Dahmer's story topped Netflix's list of most-watched series in Oct 2022, becoming the second most-viewed Netflix series of all time)
- The most searched person on Google in September 2022: Queen Elizabeth (The Queen died in Sep 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in August 2022: Anne Heche (A famous actress, Heche died in Aug 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in July 2022: Ivana Trump (Trump's ex-wife died in Jul 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in June 2022: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard (The famous actors' defamation lawsuit played out in court in May and June of 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in May 2022: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard
- The most searched person on Google in April 2022: Will Smith (Smith slapped a fellow actor on stage at the Oscars in Mar 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in March 2022: Putin (Putin invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022)
- The most searched person on Google in February 2022: Putin
Most Searched Person by Category
- The most searched man: Donald Trump
- The most searched woman: Taylor Swift
- The most searched singer: Taylor Swift
- The most searched actor: Will Smith
- The most searched artist: Taylor Swift
- The most searched K-pop idol: BTS
- The most searched personality: Kim Kardashian
- The most searched athlete: Lionel Messi
- The most searched football player: Lionel Messi
- The most searched tennis player: Serena Williams
- The most searched ballerina: Misty Copeland
- The most searched cricketer: Virat Kohli
- The most searched president: Donald Trump
- The most searched celebrity: Taylor Swift
- The most searched pulitzer winner: Robert Frost
- The most searched Asian celebrity: Jackie Chan
- The most searched politician: Donald Trump
- The most searched presidential candidate: Donald Trump
Fascinating Statistics
1. A person's searches are highest when they die:
2. Most of the top searched people in the world are entertainers
- Roughly 1/3rd are musicians
- Roughly 1/4th are actors and another 1/4th are politicians
- The only entrepreneur to make it on the list is Elon Musk
- 5% are not real people (anime characters, etc.)
How we collected this data
To make the most comprehensive list of the the most searched people on Google, we first segment our database of 25B+ keywords to isolate all the individuals. We then used a set of heuristics to eliminate those that weren't talked about very much over the past month. This leaves us with a list of about 10-20,000 people. From there, we run those through our search volume tool, which is trusted by top institutions from the New York Times to IKEA then we simply sort by the people with the most searches.
Note that when we calculate the most searched person of 2023, for example, we are calculating the person whose searches reached the highest peak during the timeframe any given month. Looking at it on a yearly basis though would have put Trump at the top of the list for each year, from 2016 through even today.
To access a CSV of the top 1,000 searched people, updated every week, please contact us here.
