What did Canadians google this year besides the World Cup and Winter Olympic Games? They wanted to know why dogs eat poop and why 420 is weed day. They also wanted information about the royal wedding and how to delete Facebook.
Google Canada just released the most popular searches of 2018. “In many ways, this year’s list reflects our passion for sports, including hockey,” Google noted in a release. “The recent Canada Post strike and cannabis legalization also topped news searches in Google this year.”
The top five searches were the World Cup, winter Olympics, Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and the deaths of TV personality Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade.
A running theme was sports, with the Winnipeg Jets appearing in more than one category and Leafs forwards William Nylander and John Tavares ranking as the third and fourth most-searched Canadians.
Ice dancer Tessa Virtue was the number-one searched Canadian, while American singer Demi Lovato, who suffered an overdose, was the most-searched celebrity.
Canadians were also preoccupied with age, wanting to know how old Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Dolly Parton and Justin Timberlake are.
Last month, Yahoo! Canada, released its list of top searches, and six of 12 items were related to pornography. Non-porn related items in the list include CNN, Kijiji, and Amazon.ca.
If you want to the know Google Canada’s top searched film, diet, song lyrics and more, check out the full lists below:
Searches
- World Cup
- Winter Olympic Games
- Humboldt Broncos
- Anthony Bourdain
- Kate Spade
- Mac Miller
- Winnipeg Jets
- Black Panther
- Avicii
- Demi Lovato
International News
- World Cup
- Winter Olympic Games
- Royal Wedding
- Florida Shooting
- Brett Kavanaugh
- US Midterm Elections
- Hurricane Florence
- Hawaiian Volcano Eruption
- Hurricane Michael
- Thailand Cave Rescue
Canadian News
- Humboldt Broncos
- Winnipeg Jets
- Ontario Election
- Canada Post Strike
- Cannabis
- Toronto Van Attack
- Danforth shooting
- WestJet Strike
- Bruce McArthur
- NB Power Outages
Canadians
- Tessa Virtue
- Tristan Thompson
- William Nylander
- John Tavares
- Mark McMorris
- Patrick Brown
- Scott Moir
- Patrick Chan
- Jessica Mulroney
- Tony Clement
Losses
- Anthony Bourdain
- Kate Spade
- Mac Miller
- Avicii
- Stephen Hawking
- Stan Lee
- XXXTentacion
- Aretha Franklin
- Burt Reynolds
- John McCain
Musicians and Bands
- Demi Lovato
- Freddie Mercury
- Cardi B
- 6ix9ine
- Travis Scott
- Hedley
- Childish Gambino
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Rick Ross
- Hubert Lenoir
People
- Demi Lovato
- Khloe Kardashian
- Hailey Baldwin
- Tessa Virtue
- Kawhi Leonard
- Logan Paul
- Tristan Thompson
- Stormy Daniels
- William Nylander
- John Tavares
How…
- How old is Prince Harry?
- How old is Dolly Parton?
- How old is Meghan Markle?
- How many medals does Canada have?
- How many ends in curling?
- How to buy ripple in Canada?
- How old is Justin Timberlake?
- How to delete Facebook?
- How to watch World Cup 2018 in Canada?
- How to buy bitcoin?
Why…
- Why is Canada Post on strike?
- Why is 6ix9ine going to jail?
- Why is Russia banned from the Winter Olympics 2018?
- Why do Greeks break plates?
- Why do dogs eat poop?
- Why was Meek Mill in prison?
- Why was Roseanne cancelled?
- Why did Ben Higgins & Lauren Bushnell break up?
- Why 420 Is Weed Day?
- Why are there no NHL players in the 2018 Winter Olympics?
Movies
- Black Panther
- Deadpool 2
- A Star is Born
- Venom
- A Quiet Place
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Avengers Infinity War
- Incredibles 2
- The Nun
- Hereditary
TV Shows
- Altered Carbon
- Roseanne
- The Haunting of Hill House
- Fugueuse
- Lost in Space
- Big Brother
- Occupation Double
- Big Little Lies
- Peaky Blinders
- Sharp Objects
Nutrition/Diets
- Keto Diet menu
- Dubrow diet
- Carnivore diet
- Scandi sense diet
- Lectin free diet
- Snake diet
- Foodmap diet chart
- Dr Gundry diet
- Fasting diet
- Emily Ratajkowski diet
Recipes
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Beef Stroganoff
- Chicken Parmesan
- Chicken Thigh
- Meatloaf
- Brussel Sprout
- Shepherd’s Pie
- Apple Crisps
- Chicken Cacciatore
- Macaroni and Cheese
Songs/Lyrics
- “Thank U, Next” – Ariana Grande
- “This is America” – Childish Gambino
- “Perfect” – Ed Sheeran
- “God’s Plan” – Drake
- “In My Feelings” – Drake
- “Havana” – Camila Cabello
- “Killshot” – Eminem
- “Nice for What” – Drake
- “Shallow” – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
- “Barbie Dreams” – Nicki Minaj
Consumer Tech
- Fortnite
- Bitcoin
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Fallout 76
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- Tomb Raider
- Monster Hunter: World
- Far Cry 5
- God of War
