From Disney Plus to Dallas Cowboys: Google releases its most searched topics

Google released its Year in Search for 2019 on Wednesday. (KSAT)

In 2019, people in the United States asked questions about everything from hurricanes to breaking news to movies to the latest music.

Google launched its 19th annual Year in Search for 2019, listing the hottest topics of the year for the country.

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Entertainment and breaking news nabbed top spots in many of the categories, as Disney+ was released amid much hype last month, and topics like deadly shootings and hurricanes shook the nation over the year.

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Cameron Boyce, an actor who died at 20 years old in July due to epilepsy, and Nipsey Hussle, a rapper who was gunned down at age 33 in March, were among the country’s top searches of the year.

Globally, Copa America, India vs South Africa and Notre Dame were among the most searched topics.

Here are the lists of trending topics in the U.S. for 2019. All the lists can be seen on Google Trends.

Searches

  1. Disney Plus
  2. Cameron Boyce
  3. Nipsey Hussle
  4. Hurricane Dorian
  5. Antonio Brown
  6. Luke Perry
  7. “Avengers: Endgame”
  8. “Game of Thrones”
  9. iPhone 11
  10. Jussie Smollett

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News

  1. Hurricane Dorian
  2. Notre Dame Cathedral
  3. Women’s World Cup
  4. Area 51 raid
  5. Copa America
  6. El Paso shooting
  7. Sri Lanka
  8. Government shutdown
  9. Equifax data breach settlement
  10. California earthquake

People

  1. Antonio Brown
  2. Jussie Smollett
  3. James Charles
  4. Kevin Hart
  5. R. Kelly
  6. 21 Savage
  7. Lori Loughlin
  8. Jordyn Woods
  9. Bryce Harper
  10. Robert Kraft

What is...?

  1. What is Area 51
  2. What is a VSCO girl
  3. What is momo
  4. What is a boomer
  5. What is quid pro quo
  6. What is camp fashion
  7. What is Disney Plus
  8. What is Bird Box about
  9. What is a Mandalorian
  10. What is Brexit

Movies

  1. “Avengers: Endgame”
  2. “Captain Marvel”
  3. “Joker”
  4. "Toy Story 4″
  5. “The Lion King”
  6. “IT Chapter Two”
  7. "Frozen 2″
  8. “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”
  9. “Midsommar”
  10. “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”

TV Shows

  1. “Game of Thrones”
  2. “Stranger Things”
  3. “When They See Us”
  4. “Chernobyl”
  5. “The Mandalorian”
  6. “The Umbrella Academy”
  7. “Euphoria”
  8. “Dead to Me”
  9. “Surviving R. Kelly”
  10. “The Boys”

Professional Sports Scores

  1. Washington Nationals
  2. Boston Bruins
  3. St. Louis Cardinals
  4. Dallas Cowboys
  5. St. Louis Blues
  6. Milwaukee Bucks
  7. Chicago Bears
  8. Minnesota Twins
  9. Toronto Raptors
  10. Tampa Bay Ray

Musicians and Bands

  1. R. Kelly
  2. 21 Savage
  3. Billie Eilish
  4. Lil Nas X
  5. A$AP Rocky
  6. Mötley Crüe
  7. Lizzo
  8. Gladys Knight
  9. Tekashi 69
  10. Joy Villa

Songs

  1. “Old Town Road”
  2. “7 Rings”
  3. “Shallow”
  4. “Sunflower”
  5. “Truth Hurts”
  6. “Lose You To Love Me”
  7. “Sicko Mode”
  8. “thank u, next”
  9. “Act Up”
  10. “Bury a Friend”

About the Author:

Rebecca Salinas is an award-winning digital journalist who joined KSAT in 2019. She reports on a variety of topics for KSAT 12 News.