Over 3.5 billion searches are made on Google everyday — around 1.2 trillion per year — and the company combs through these to compile a list of the most popular.
The list is a good way to measure what happened during the year and includes a mix of news events, films, celebrities, and apps.
Here are the top 10 most popular searches on Google in the past year.
10 "American Sniper" / Bradley Cooper in "American Sniper."
9 Caitlyn Jenner / Caitlyn Jenner was awarded "Woman of the Year" by Glamour Magazine.
8 Ronda Rousey / Ronda Rousey was voted ESPN's "Best Female Athlete Ever."
7 "Fallout 4" / The game launched in November.
6 "Furious 7" / The film was released in April.
5 Paris / Terrorists attacked Paris in November, killing 120.
4 "Jurassic World" / The film was released in May.
3 Agar.io / The game has players moving around, eating other pixels to gain mass.
2 Charlie Hebdo/ The office of satirical French newspaper was targeted by terrorists.
1 Lamar Odom / The former basketball player was found in a hotel room after allegedly overdosing on drugs.
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