The 10 fastest-rising search requests on Google; Robin Williams tops both global and US lists

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December 16 2014 02:46 AM

CP31135493 — FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo taken with slow shutter speed, athletes pass by the Olympic rings during the men\'s 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The Sochi Olympics placed tenth on Google\'s list of 2014\'s fastest-rising global search requests, the company said Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Original Publication Date: December 16, 2014 2:46AM

Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 9:16PM

Google has released its annual list of the year’s fastest-rising search requests. Although Google’s list usually comes last each year among other search engines and sites, its rankings typically provide more telling insights into what people were thinking because the company’s technology processes about two out of every three search requests made on the Internet.

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The top global trending searches for 2014 were:

Robin Williams

World Cup

Ebola

Malaysia Airlines

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Flappy Bird

Conchita Wurst

ISIS

Frozen

Sochi Olympics

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The top U.S. trending searches for 2014 were:

Robin Williams

World Cup

Ebola

Malaysia Airlines

Flappy Bird

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

ISIS

Ferguson

Frozen

Ukraine

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