From England winning the Cricket World Cup to the raid of mysterious Area 51, some pretty unforgettable events have occurred in 2019.
Now, Google has revealed what had the UK talking the most this year, including the people, topics, events and places most searched for.
Kirstin Wright, a Google Trends expert said: “The 2019 Year in Search lists not only reveal the most popular trends from the past 12 months, but also give insight into the biggest events in the news, politics, sports, entertainment and even the latest lingo.
“As people continue to look for information in new and different ways, Google Search keeps evolving to make the world’s information accessible and useful to all.”
The overall top trending query in the UK was ‘Rugby World Cup’, closely followed by ‘Cricket World Cup’, which saw England claim the top prize.
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TV dramas were also high on the list, with ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Chernobyl’ rounding out the top four queries.
Elsewhere, following her stint on ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’, Caitlyn Jenner was the most-searched for celebrity, ahead of James Charles, who hit the headlines after a very public spat with fellow YouTuber, Tati Westbrook.
Google also revealed the top ‘what is…?’ and ‘how to…’ searches in the UK this year, with some hilarious results.
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‘How to pronounce Psalm’ was one of the top searches, after Kim Kardashian and Kanye West chose it as the name for their fourth child.
Meanwhile, ‘What is a dead ting? featured in the top list after Love Island winner Amber Gill used the phrase to describe a fellow contestant (it means ‘boring’, by the way!) .
Scroll down for the full lists of UK results.
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