Everything Britons searched on Google in the last year


Ever wondered what Britons were collectively curious about this year? Google’s Year in Search 2025 gives you the answer.

This is a snapshot of the searches that saw the biggest jumps in traffic compared to last year. These aren’t the usual suspects like “weather” or website names — those are always popular.

Instead, these trending queries show you what people were genuinely fascinated by in 2025 that they weren’t searching for before. Think of it as a window into our shared experiences — the cultural moments, the events, and the questions that brought us all together globally.

So how does Google work all this out? The data Google uses covers searches made between January 1, 2025 and November 23, 2025, giving you the full picture on what captured the most attention throughout the year.

The tech firm uses anonymous, aggregated data from its internal Trends tools to calculate these figures, tracking everything from individuals to movements and landmark events worldwide.

Google divided the most searched in the UK across the following categories:

Terms

Club World Cup

The Club World Cup is one of the most searched terms in the UK this year

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These are the most searched terms overall on Google in the UK this year:

  1. Charlie Kirk
  2. Ozzy Osbourne
  3. Ed Gein
  4. Adolescence
  5. Snow warning
  6. India Vs England
  7. Ricky Hatton
  8. Diogo Jota
  9. Club World Cup
  10. Iran

People

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV is one of the most searched people in the UK this year

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These are the most searched people on Google in the UK this year:

  1. Mickey Rourke
  2. Alexande Isak
  3. Stephen Graham
  4. Belle Gibson
  5. Bonnie Blue
  6. Pope Leo XIV
  7. Ruth Codd
  8. Prince Andrew
  9. Eberechi Eze
  10. Sharon Osbourne

Loss

Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk passed away on September 10, 2025

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These are the most searched people on Google in the UK who have passed away this year:

  1. Charlie Kirk
  2. Ozzy Osbourne
  3. Ricky Hatton
  4. Diogo Jota
  5. Gene Hackman
  6. Hulk Hogan
  7. Diane Keaton
  8. Michelle Trachtenberg
  9. The Vivienne
  10. Val Kilmer

TV

Netflix Adolescence: Jamie

Netflix’s Adolescence is one of the most searched television shows in the UK this year

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These are the most searched television shows on Google in the UK this year:

  1. Adolescence
  2. MobLand
  3. Missing You
  4. The Celebrity Traitors
  5. This City Is Ours
  6. Squid Game
  7. The Summer I Turned Pretty
  8. Severance
  9. Playing Nice
  10. Dept. Q

Movies

Superman's David Corenswet

Superman is one of the most searched movies in the UK this year

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These are the most searched movies on Google in the UK this year:

  1. 28 Years Later
  2. Nosferatu
  3. Superman
  4. A Minecraft Movie
  5. Happy Gilmore 2
  6. Sinners
  7. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
  8. Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
  9. Thunderbolts*
  10. Snow White

Male music artists

Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi is one of the most searched male music artists in the UK

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These are the most searched male music artists on Google in the UK this year:

  1. Oasis
  2. Danny Jones
  3. Rod Stewart
  4. Kendrick Lamar
  5. Lewis Capaldi
  6. Chris Brown
  7. Bob Vylan
  8. Neil Young
  9. Bob Dylan
  10. Black Sabbath

Female music artists

Rachel Zegler as Snow White

Rachel Zegler is one of the most searched female music artists in the UK this year

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These are the most searched female music artists on Google in the UK this year:

  1. Cat Burns
  2. Lily Allen
  3. Charlotte Church
  4. Paloma Faith
  5. Alanis Morissette
  6. Rachel Zegler
  7. Brandi Carlile
  8. Nelly Furtado
  9. Olivia Dean
  10. Gracie Abrams

​Athletes

Viktor Gyokeres

Viktor Gyökeres is one of the most searched athletes in the UK this year

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These are the most searched athletes on Google in the UK this year:

  1. Alexander Isak
  2. Eberechi Eze
  3. Viktor Gyökeres
  4. Chloe Kelly
  5. Aryna Sabalenka
  6. Florian Wirtz
  7. Paddy Pimblett
  8. Tom Aspinall
  9. Chris Eubank Jr.
  10. Gianluigi Donnarumma

When is…

The Celebrity Traitors

Several Britons asked when Celebrity Traitors was on TV and when the season finale was taking place this year

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These are the most searched “when” questions on Google in the UK this year:

  1. When is Easter?
  2. When is Pancake Day?
  3. When is Celebrity Traitors on?
  4. When is VE Day?
  5. When is Traitors on?
  6. When is TikTok getting banned?
  7. When is the Traitors final?
  8. When is the Europa League Final?
  9. When is Trump’s Inauguration?
  10. When is Wicked 2 coming out?

How to…

screenshots showing the different uses for meta ai

Several Britons were asking how to remove Meta AI from WhatsApp this year on Google

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These are the most how-tos searched on Google in the UK this year:

  1. How to verify age on X
  2. How to apply for a Visa debit card
  3. How to watch Eubank Vs Benn 2
  4. How to turn off emergency alerts on iPhone
  5. How to watch the Club World Cup
  6. How to qualify for Club World Cup
  7. How to remove Meta AI from WhatsApp
  8. How to make ice cream in Grow a Garden
  9. How to pronounce Eowyn
  10. How to watch Usyk vs Dubois
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