Watch Google’s “2016 Year In Search” Review

The famous year in review from Google, with news coverage of some of the world’s most inspiring and shocking stories, this is Google’s “Year in Search” video for 2016. Starting slightly on the darker side, the film manages to find the brighter side of the world and highlights a message of hope for the future.

When looking at things on a global scale, Google only lists 9 major categories — general searches, news, people, consumer tech, sporting events, losses, movies, musicians, and TV shows. When looking at results on a country-by-country basis, things get much more specific.

As expected, some of the top results from this year include Pokemon Go, Donald Trump, the Election, the Olympics, and of course, all of the celebrity losses over the course of this year. Several major movies and TV shows also ranked high on Google, as did major consumer product releases like the iPhone 7 and Google Pixel.

Google’s top global searches are listed below, and you can check out results for specific countries on Google’s site.

 

Searches:

• Pokémon Go
• iPhone 7
• Donald Trump
• Prince
• Powerball
• David Bowie
• Deadpool
• Olympics
• Slither.io
• Suicide Squad

Global News

• US Election
• Olympics
• Brexit
• Orlando Shooting
• Zika Virus

People

• Donald Trump
• Hillary Clinton
• Michael Phelps
• Melania Trump
• Simone Biles

Consumer Tech

• iPhone 7
• Freedom 251
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 6S
• Google Pixel
• Samsung Galaxy S7
• iPhone 7 Plus
• Note 7
• Nintendo Switch
• Samsung J7

Global Sporting Events

• Rio Olympics
• World Series
• Tour de France
• Wimbledon
• Australian Open

Losses

• Prince
• David Bowie
• Christina Grimmie
• Alan Rickman
• Muhammad Ali

Movies

• Deadpool
• Suicide Squad
• The Revenant
• Captain America Civil War
• Batman v Superman

Musicians

• Céline Dion
• Kesha
• Michael Bublé
• Creed
• ‘ディーン フジオカ (Dean Fujioka)

Tv Shows

• Stranger Things
• Westworld
• Luke Cage
• Game of Thrones
• Black Mirror