The-100-Most-Searched-Things-on-Google-in-2026

Last updated: August 2026 - Every month, we create a list of the most searched terms on Google by filtering through 25+ billion keywords. This answers a simple question: what do people google the most?

The Full List – The Most Searched Things on Google in 2026

Rank

Keyword

Search volume (past 30 days)

1

world cup

1,016,122,870

2

weather

754,484,247

3

youtube

736,629,440

4

google

708,481,773

5

chatgpt

325,814,735

6

amazon

296,490,066

7

news

289,868,268

8

facebook

273,946,516

9

instagram

258,965,269

10

translate

223,832,997

11

gemini

191,995,340

12

gmail

190,657,383

13

reddit

189,807,345

14

US

186,833,184

15

tiktok

163,866,297

16

maps

154,047,201

17

netflix

127,321,115

18

messi

98,171,674

19

flights

88,176,924

20

linkedin

86,390,076

21

roblox

83,770,786

22

claude

81,429,893

23

walmart

80,994,996

24

yahoo

78,549,169

25

calculator

73,534,459

26

nike

73,252,282

27

odyssey

71,609,121

28

trump

70,011,406

29

canva

69,568,529

30

ikea

65,566,250

31

outlook

63,739,042

32

iran

59,618,990

33

pinterest

57,795,983

34

ronaldo

57,265,990

35

target

52,375,543

36

spotify

50,114,034

37

ebay

49,237,007

38

costco

47,153,858

39

xbox

47,146,040

40

mlb

46,270,919

41

yamal

43,356,278

42

ufc

42,895,121

43

wordle

40,257,537

44

delta

37,362,735

45

zara

35,162,948

46

nba

34,345,844

47

speed test

34,159,987

48

airbnb

33,225,688

49

home depot

31,741,871

50

chase

31,040,346

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Rank

Keyword

Search volume (past 30 days)

51

hotmail

30,071,298

52

xiaomi

28,725,770

53

ups

27,298,936

54

uber

26,745,029

55

amazon prime

26,716,748

56

yahoo mail

26,312,728

57

nvidia

25,874,343

58

zoom

25,606,388

59

neymar

25,143,168

60

obsession

25,082,354

61

quest

23,928,054

62

twitch

23,771,377

63

best buy

23,024,674

64

aldi

22,865,895

65

indeed

22,527,898

66

world cup bracket

22,365,673

67

taylor swift

22,177,801

68

food near me

21,995,272

69

starbucks

21,603,499

70

shakira

19,486,038

71

zillow

18,682,294

72

lebron

18,029,004

73

michael jackson

17,095,635

74

espn

16,702,501

75

irs

16,479,384

76

lowes

16,284,896

77

google flights

15,885,090

78

usps

15,827,030

79

gm

14,514,110

80

etsy

14,088,835

81

spectrum

13,980,838

82

cnn

13,879,427

83

conor mcgregor

13,557,700

84

walgreens

12,944,599

85

ross

12,894,972

86

spanish to english

12,378,756

87

english to spanish

12,378,755

88

fox news

11,838,932

89

southwest

11,813,563

90

restaurants near me

11,406,805

91

craigslist

11,243,138

92

msn

11,127,664

93

verizon

11,117,816

94

jobs near me

10,958,301

95

fidelity

10,878,508

96

vans

10,599,828

97

burger king

10,435,581

98

taco bell

10,412,339

99

musk

10,107,448

100

lululemon

10,099,902

Most Searched Things on Google by Category

Here are the most-searched keywords, grouped into categories:

  • The most searched person: Lionel Messi

  • The most searched political figure: Donald Trump

  • The most searched sports league: MLB

  • The most searched sports tournament: World Cup

  • The most searched movie: The Odyssey

  • The most searched game: Roblox

  • The most searched gaming console: Xbox

  • The most searched music streaming platform: Spotify

  • The most searched online marketplace: Amazon

  • The most searched AI chatbot: ChatGPT

  • The most searched social media site: Facebook

  • The most searched country: United States

  • The most searched coffee chain: Starbucks

  • The most searched musician: Taylor Swift

  • The most searched airline: Delta

Interesting Takeaways

  1. The World Cup dominates searches over the past 30 days, with more than 1 billion in search volume. “World cup bracket” also appears in the top 100.

  2. Football stars are especially prominent, including Messi, Ronaldo, Yamal, and Neymar.

  3. AI tools are now part of mainstream search, with ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude all appearing near the top of the list.

  4. Utility queries remain a core use case, including weather, translate, maps, and calculator.

  5. Many top queries are navigational, as people frequently use Google to reach YouTube, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Gmail, and other platforms.

  6. “Near me” searches continue to signal high intent, including food near me, restaurants near me, and jobs near me.

Quick Statistics

  • 20% are related to shopping and retail

  • 19% are related to utility and work

  • 12% are related to sports

  • 11% are related to platforms and apps

  • 9% are related to entertainment, music, and artists

  • 6% are related to travel

  • 5% are related to news and geopolitics

  • 5% are related to food and local intent

  • 4% are related to games and gaming

  • 4% are related to finance

  • 3% are related to AI

  • 2% are related to others

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To get the full dataset, updated monthly, you can contact us here.