Google, the search engine giant has released their list of some of the biggest moments of the year, ranked by how many searches each event garnered.
In a video posted to YouTube, Google highlights events of 2015 such as the Paris terror attacks, the death of Cecil the lion, the Oscars and the refugee crisis amongst other events. The Paris terror attacks was the most searched topic on Google this year, getting over 897 million people searching for it on Google, with the first queries coming in merely minutes after the attacks started. “Who are the terrorists” and “What is Daesh” were some of the first searches clocked in. Other tragedies over the year such as the shootings in the United States once again sparked searches for “gun control”.
Star Wars, too, started the year strong but saw a gathering storm of interest as time drew closer to The Force Awakens‘ premiere. Of more than 155 million searches on the subject, Darth Vader remains the most-searched character, with almost half of all character-specific results related to the redeemed Sith lord.
The Rugby World Cup was another highly searched topic, getting over 246 million searches, with Dan Carter being one of the most searched players in the All Blacks and David Pacock representing the Wallabies.
Along with a video, Google also revealed a site that categorises and shows the most searched topics of the year based on countries.
For the UAE, the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed was the most searched topic of the year, followed by the Nepal Earthquake.
Other top searches in the UAE included The Fast and Furious 7, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and the iPhone 6S.
