As another year comes and goes, our internet searches live on as a digital time capsule of life in 2025.
On Thursday, Google released its annual Year in Search trend report, which shows the search queries that had the highest spikes in traffic during a sustained period in 2025, including first-time Oscar winner Mikey Madison, Taylor Swift’s latest earworm and book recommendations for fans of The Hunting Wives.
Read on for the highest trending entertainment searches on Google in 2025.
Actors (Global)Mikey MadisonLewis PullmanIsabela MercedSong Ji WooKaitlyn DeverCharlie HunnamBella RamseyGavin CasalegnoEmma MyersWalton Goggins
Actors (U.S.)Pedro PascalMalachi BartonWalton GogginsPamela AndersonCharlie SheenEric DaneMikey MadisonAubrey PlazaAdam SandlerJustin Baldoni
Celebrity WeddingsJeff Bezos and Lauren SánchezSelena Gomez and Benny BlancoJosh Allen and Hailee SteinfeldZohran Mamdani and Rama DuwajiDemi Lovato and Jordan LutesJalen Hurts and Bryonna BurrowsTravis Hunter and Leanna LeneePaige Drummond and David AndersenCharli xcx and George DanielHunter Fieri and Tara Bernstein
ExplainedThe Woman in the YardSinnersWeaponsAdolescenceSirensHouse of DynamiteStrawThe Hunting WivesWe Were LiarsWayward
K-DramaS LineHead over HeelsStudy GroupWould You Marry Me?Beyond the BarBuried HeartsThe Nice GuyFriendly RivalryTastefully YoursThe First Night with the Duke
Books like…KPop Demon HuntersShield of SparrowsKiss of the BasiliskAlchemisedThe Hunting WivesThe Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking AboutBroken CountryQuicksilverSunrise on the ReapingGreat Big Beautiful Life
Music Videos‘1965’ – Jessie Murph‘The Fate of Ophelia’ – Taylor Swift‘Manchild’ – Sabrina Carpenter‘Worst Way’ – Riley Green‘Gnarly’ – Katseye‘Gabriela’ – Katseye‘Doot Doot (6 7)’ – Skrilla‘FEAR’ – NF‘Ordinary’ – Alex Warren‘Tears’ – Sabrina Carpenter
