Google named the most popular events, people and topics of 2014
Google summed up the results of 2014 and prepared the annual project “Year in search”. The company ranked the most popular search engine user queries in various categories. For example, Robin Williams, Brazil World Cup, Ebola virus, Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared, Ice Bucket Challenge flashmob, Flappy Bird game, Eurovision winner, Eurovision winner, grouping "Islamic State" (a terrorist organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation), the cartoon "Cold Heart" and the Olympic Games in Sochi. Among celebrities this year, Google users around the world were most interested in Jennifer Lawrence. In addition to her top ten popular stars were Kim Kardashian, actress Julie Gaye, actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, Renee Zellweger, Jared Leto, Lorde, Matthew McConaughey, Amal Alamuddin and businessman Donald Sterling.
As for Russia, the Olympic Games in Sochi (the medal standings of the Winter Olympic Games also ranked seventh), Zhanna Friske, the series Fizruk, the Eurovision contest, the Crimea, the Chernobyl series. alienation ”and“ Mocking a Smile ”, the situation in Ukraine and the iPhone 6. Among celebrities, Russians were most interested in singer Zhanna Friske, athlete Yulia Lipnitskaya, Robin Williams, Conchita Wurst, athletes Yevgeny Plushenko and Adeline Sotnikova, prosecutor of Crimea Natalya Poklonskaya, Miha El Schumacher, Jennifer Lawrence and Viktor Yanukovych.
In addition, Google dedicated the most popular searches of the year video.
The rest of the year, according to Google, is available on the project website.