Google Reveals What Australian’s Were Searching in 2024

Google has peeled back the curtains and revealed to us what we were all searching for in 2024 and don’t worry, it’s completely safe for work.

Google Australia’s Search Trends Communication Manager, Camilla Ibrahim, says this year’s search trends perfectly capture just how dynamic Aussies are. We’re always in the know, obsessed with sport, passionate about both homegrown and global entertainment, went “cray for Tay”, kept up with the latest trends, love travel, and showing off our crafty, savvy sides. Proving there’s never a dull moment down under!

The top searches for Aussies in 2024:

1. US election
2. Olympics medal tally
3. Euros
4. Liam Payne
5. Taylor Swift
6. Connections
7. Copa America
8. T20 World Cup
9. Ticketek marketplace
10. Wheelchair tennis Paralympics

We might love to poke fun at our American mates, but we clearly can’t help sticking our noses in their business. Case in point, the recent US election takes the crown as 2024’s top search, and with such a dramatic outcome, it’s no surprise it stole the spotlight.

The rest of the list showcases something we Aussies are equally passionate about, sports! From the Olympics to the Paralympics, our love for athletic excellence shone through.

Who topped the list of most searched Australian figures in 2024?

According to Google Australia, we really got behind women in sports this year, with names like Sam Kerr, Jess Fox, Saya Sakakibara, Arisa Trew, and Ariarne Titmus making waves on the trending list. So let’s hear it for the incredible women who inspired us through 2024!

Top trending searches for Aussie figures in 2024:

1. John Singleton
2. Julian Assange
3. Raygun
4. Sam Kerr
5. Bruce Lehrmann
6. Jacob Elordi
7. Jess Fox
8. Saya Sakakibara
9. Arisa Trew
10. Ariarne Titmus

In heartbreaking fashion, Australian entrepreneur John Singleton was the most searched Australian of 2024, following the tragic loss of his daughter, Dawn Singleton, who was one of the seven victims of the Bondi Westfield Stabbings earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Julian Assange’s presence on the list comes as no surprise. His high-profile case dominated headlines, with Assange pleading guilty to a single count of breaching the Espionage Act before being returned to Australia.

Curious about the most searched word definitions of 2024?

Aussies were on a quest for words this year, diving into sophisticated terms and their meanings. Leading the pack was “demure,” the top trending search for definitions, thanks TikTok. But we didn’t stop there, curiosity took us into even more complex linguistic territory.

Most searched word definitions of 2024:

1. Demure — adjective, reserved, modest, and shy
2. Solfege — noun, an exercise in singing using sol-fa syllables.
3. Vox — noun, voice (especially in music journalism).
4. Monticello — little mountain in Italian.
5. Sobriquet — noun, a person’s nickname.
6. Katz — noun, “katzenjammer” is a German word that means “hangover” or “distressing confusion”. It can also mean a farcical quality or a severe headache. 
7. Biota — noun, the animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
8. Ascot — noun, a man’s broad silk necktie.
9. Ergo — adverb, therefore/hence.
10. Baroque — adjective, relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed Mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail.

Yes, we included the definitions as well, thank us later.

Google Australia also compiled lists of the most searched questions, DIYs, recipes, sports and everything else under the sun! So feast your eyes on all the trending Google searches of 2024.

Trending Google searches for news events in 2024

1. US election
2. Olympic medal tally
3. Samantha Murphy
4. Bondi Junction
5. Crowdstrike
6. Cyclone Kirrily
7. Hurricane Milton
8. Baltimore Bridge collapse
9. Aurora Australias
10. QLD election 2024 results

Trending Google searches for global figures in 2024

1. Taylor Swift
2. Donald Trump
3. Kate Middleton
4. Kamala Harris
5. Imane Khelif
6. Travis Kelce
7. Joe Biden
8. Travis Scott
9. Simone Biles
10. P Diddy

Trending Google searches for loss in 2024

1. Liam Payne
2. Michael Mosley
3. Maggie Smith
4. Jesse Baird
5. Shannen Doherty
6. Donald Sutherland
7. Nathan Templeton
8. James Earl Jones
9. Toby Keith
10. Carl Weathers

Trending Google searches for sport in 2024

1. Olympics
2. Euros
3. Artistic gymnastics Olympics
4. Sport climbing combines Olympics
5. Artistic swimming Olympics
6. Copa America
7. Sailing Olympics
8. T20 World Cup
9. Wheelchair tennis Paralympics
10. Powerlifting Paralympics

Trending Google searches for recipes in 2024

1. Jamie Oliver air fryer recipes
2. Cucumber salad recipe
3. Pornstar martini recipe
4. Olympics chocolate muffins recipe
5. Oatzempic recipe
6. Bitter melon recipe
7. Crumble cookie recipe
8. Plant based recipe
9. Colcannon recipe
10. Salt tea recipe

Trending Google searches for questions in 2024

1. Who won the US election
2. When is the US election
3. When do the Olympics start
4. When does daylight savings star
5. How old is Taylor Swift
6. How did Liam Payne die
7. When do the Olympics end
8. When is Father’s Day Australia
9. What flavour is the Grimace Shake
10. When is the Olympic opening ceremony

Trending Google searches for “How to” in 2024

1. How to watch Olympics Australia
2. How to make human in Infinite Craft
3. How to watch Tyson vs Paul
4. How to watch Euros in Australia
5. How to mew
6. How to increase horsepower
7. How to talk to women (HA)
8. How to inspect a used car
9. How to tune a car engine
10. How to turn off Meta AI

Trending Google searches for DIYs in 2024

1. DIY car maintenance
2. DIY Halloween costumes
3. How to make Easter bunny footprints
4. How to make Taylor Swift friendship bracelets
5. How to make slime without glue or activator
6. How to make borax
7. How to make plain flour into self raising
8. How to make sugar wax
9. DIY Book Week costumes for boys
10. How to make a bow

Trending Google searches for Entertainment in 2024

1. Connections
2. Saltburn
3. Baby Reindeer
4. Boy Swallows Universe
5. It Ends with Us
6. Inside Out 2
7. Infinite Craft
8. Fool Me Once
9. Strands
10. Beetlejuice

Trending Google searches for domestic travel in 2024

1. Cheap flights to Gold Coast from Melbourne
2. Flights to King Island
3. Jetstar cheap flights to Melbourne
4. Flights to Sydney from Ballina
5. Cheap flights to Brisbane from Melbourne
6. Flights to Surfers Paradise
7. Flights to Port Hedland
8. Flights to Karratha
9. Flights to Launceston from Melbourne
10. Flights to Uluru from Sydney

Trending Google searches for international travel in 2024

1. Visa free travel to China
2. Flights to Italy from Melbourne
3. Flights to Bangkok from Melbourne
4. Jetstar flights to Japan
5. Jetstar flights to Phuket
6. Flights to Philippines from Sydney
7. Flights to Bali today
8. Flights to Peru
9. Flights to Kathmandu
10. Flights to Vanuatu from Brisbane

What a wild year! Can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store!