With so many users, one can try to estimate the number of searches that Google processes every second, every day, and every year. The number, as you may never guess though, is astronomical!

According to Internet Live Stats, Google processes “over 40,000 search queries every second on average, which translates to over 3.5 billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide.”

With that background, let’s take a look at the top Google searches for 2018.

GLOBAL SEARCHES IN 2018

Searches
1) World Cup
2) Avicii
3) Mac Miller
4) Stan Lee
5) Black Panther
6) Meghan Markle
7) Anthony Bourdain
8) XXXTentacion
9) Stephen Hawking
10) Kate Spade

News
1) World Cup
2) Hurricane Florence
3) Mega Millions Result
4) Royal Wedding
5) Election Results
6) Hurricane Michael
7) Kavanaugh Confirmation
8) Florida Shooting
9) Greve dos caminhoneiros
10) Government Shutdown

People
1) Meghan Markle
2) Demi Lovato
3) Sylvester Stallone
4) Logan Paul
5) Khloé Kardashian
6) Jair Bolsonaro
7) Brett Kavanaugh
8) Hailey Baldwin
9) Stormy Daniels
10) Cardi B

CANADIAN SEARCHES IN 2018

Searches
1) World Cup
2) Winter Olympic Games
3) Humboldt Broncos
4) Anthony Bourdain
5) Kate Spade
6) Mac Miller
7) Winnipeg Jets
8) Black Panther
9) Avicii
10) Demi Lovato

Canadian News
1) Humboldt Broncos
2) Winnipeg Jets
3) Ontario Election
4) Canada Post Strike
5) Cannabis
6) Toronto Van Attack
7) Danforth Shooting
8) WestJet Strike
9) Bruce McArthur
10) NB Power Outages

People
1) Demi Lovato
2) Khloe Kardashian
3) Hailey Baldwin
4) Tessa Virtue
5) Kawhi Leonard
6) Logan Paul
7) Tristan Thompson
8) Stormy Daniels
9) William Nylander
10) John Tavares

Consumer Tech
1) Fortnite
2) Bitcoin
3) Red Dead Redemption 2
4) Fallout 76
5) iPhone Xs
6) iPhone Xr
7) Tomb Raider
8) Monster Hunter: World
9) Far Cry 5
10) God of War

How…
1) How old is Prince Harry?
2) How old is Dolly Parton?
3) How old is Meghan Markle?
4) How many medals does Canada have?
5) How many ends in curling?
6) How to buy ripple in Canada?
7) How old is Justin Timberlake?
8) How to delete Facebook?
9) How to watch World Cup 2018 in Canada?
10) How to buy bitcoin?

Why…
1) Why is Canada Post on strike?
2) Why is 6ix9ine going to jail?
3) Why is Russia banned from the Winter Olympics 2018?
4) Why do Greeks break plates?
5) Why do dogs eat poop?
6) Why was Meek Mill in prison?
7) Why was Roseanne cancelled?
8) Why did Ben Higgins & Lauren Bushnell break up?
9) Why 420 Is Weed Day?
10) Why are there no NHL players in the 2018 Winter Olympics?

We all play a part in contributing to the 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide, some more than others, but to be included in the top 10 searches, is indeed a phenomenal accomplishment that shows how popular the person or thing is on our mind.