“Just one more article.” Sound familiar? If it does, that might be why the world searched doomscrolling more than ever this year.
doomscrolling is continually reading social media in times of distress, anticipating bad news to come. Although the term has been around since at least 2018, the world searched for it more than ever in January 2021.
“I am worthy, I am loved.” In 2021, the world searched for affirmations more than ever before.
From money and success to good health and love, affirmations were searched this year more than ever before worldwide, with the most search interest in Kazakhstan.
The world had the mouth of a sailor — or vocal cords, rather. There were more searches for sea shanties this year than any other time in Google Trends history, as social media users across the globe harmonized to these folksy maritime songs like it was 1825.
Following the viral moment of Bernie Sanders sporting knitted gloves at the U.S. 2021 presidential inauguration, mittens were searched more than ever before worldwide.
In a time of crisis, the world wanted to help. vaccination volunteer was the top trending volunteer opportunity the world searched for this year.
The world sought new entrepreneurship opportunities, searching for how to start a business more than how to get a job this year.
Blackouts in the U.S. and Pakistan caused searches for power outage to trend worldwide in February.
Rumors of a blackout in Vatican City caused a breakout in searches for power outage vatican along with searches for pakistan blackout.
Whether you believe your soulmate was born 139 days after you, or that they’re a bespectacled wizard, this year soulmate was searched more than ever before across the globe.
Following hardships caused by extreme weather in the Lone Star State, how to help texas became a breakout search worldwide in February 2021.
Helping the planet can feel like a solo pursuit, but you’re not alone. Search interest for how to conserve reached an all-time high worldwide in 2021.
Nothing gold can stay — including certified gold (and triple-platinum) albums. daft punk became the top trending break up worldwide this year when the electronic duo hung up their helmets for good, after 28 years of making music.
This March, the world was captivated by the Meghan and Harry interview with Oprah, making it the most searched interview in Google Trends history.
This year, clapham vigil became the top trending vigil worldwide, following the arrests of people in south London gathered to remember Sarah Everard.
This year, as plant parents decided to uproot, how to move with plants was searched more than how to move with kids and how to move with pets worldwide.
From major cities to tropical islands, the world searched impact of climate change more than ever this year, with Fiji searching the most.
The suez canal became a breakout search worldwide this year, when it was blocked by one of the largest ships in the world, disrupting global trade.
As BTS and many other K-pop idols incorporated sign language into their choreography, the world searched love you in sign language more than ever before this year. 🤟
Need a good icebreaker? For the second year in a row, in 2021, searches for preguntas para conocer a alguien (“questions to get to know someone” in Spanish) continued to rise in popularity worldwide.
During the first leg of the Indian Premier League’s 14th cricket season, search interest for arun jaitley stadium reached an all-time high in the last week of April.
Earth-friendly practices are becoming the new standard. Worldwide, searches for sustainability reached record highs this year.
The world wanted to show up for its nurses. when is nurses week was searched at an all-time high in 2021 around the globe.
This year, the world searched for how to maintain mental health more than ever before.
This year, with musicians from 39 countries competing in eurovision, searches for the international song contest were over 3X higher than searches for american idol globally.
Searches for miss universe mexico winners spiked +3,450% on May 16 worldwide, as Miss Mexico Andrea Meza was crowned Miss Universe 2021.
Here’s to the beauty in all of us. Around the world, body positivity was searched at record highs.
Whether the world wanted clear or cloudy skies, searches for southampton weather trended along with new zealand national cricket team ahead of the World Test Championship final in June.
Does the vibe feel … off? This year, the world searched what is retrograde more than ever before.
As football fans across the globe kept up with the Copa América, copa america standings and tabla de posiciones copa america 2021 were breakout searches in 2021, with Peru leading the world with the most search interest.
Across the globe, as people looked for ways to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, pride events near me increased +5,000% worldwide.
Can you use it in a sentence? This July, worldwide search interest for spelling bee winner reached a five-year high.
In July 2021, fire and flood were breakout searches at the same time worldwide.
In July, as Italy won the UEFA European Championship for the second time, how many times has italy won the euros searches trended for the first time in Trends history, spiking +4,750%.
This year, the world wanted to get out and explore (even if just vicariously). Global search interest for where can i travel were 3X higher in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels.
In August, India searched for gold medal more than ever before, after Neeraj Chopra took home the country’s first 1st place medal in track and field.
Skateboarding became an Olympic sport this year, causing search interest for skate park to reach a five-year high in August worldwide.
From brightly colored computer monitors to low-rise jeans, late-’90s to mid-2000s trends made a comeback this year, causing the world to search y2k more in 2021 than ever before.
how to help afghanistan was a breakout search worldwide in August.
After Haiti experienced a magnitude 7.2 earthquake followed by Tropical Storm Grace, how to help haiti became a breakout search in August worldwide.
With increasing Latinx representation in media and beyond, global search interest for personas influyentes (“influential people” in Spanish) was over 2X higher in September 2021 compared to August.
After a TV drama series 🦑 about contestants playing high-stakes schoolyard games gained international popularity, search interest in red light green light and honeycomb toffee reached a record high in September worldwide.
After voting to legalize same sex marriage in September, Switzerland had the most interest in the search topic worldwide this year.
With eruptions in Hawaii and Spain in September, global searches for volcano increased 3X compared to August.
is climate change caused by humans and how does eating less meat help climate change were breakout searches this month in the U.K.
In October, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow, is climate change caused by humans and how does eating less meat help climate change became breakout searches in the U.K.
India-based search interest for which colour dress to wear in navratri doubled in 2021 compared to 2020.
Global search interest for maquillaje para dia de muertos (“makeup for Day of the Dead” in Spanish) increased +5,000% this October.
As countries across the globe observed Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, worldwide mammography searches reached an all-time high.
