'Heat wave,' 'Carlos Yulo' among most searched topics, personalities on Google in 2024
Metro Manila, Philippines – Google has released its annual Year in Search in celebration of the people, events, contributions, and trending topics that defined that year in the Philippines.
“With 6 of the top 10 overall search terms being news, the results show that Filipinos continue to rely on Google Search to learn more about the latest news,” the company said in a statement.
As an example of Filipinos looking up current events, “heat wave” came out as the #1 overall and news search term (with “climate change” itself at #6 overall and #5 in news).
The Philippines encountered record-breaking heat waves in April, causing deaths, water shortages, crop losses and widespread school closures.
At least seven people in the Philippines died from heat-related illnesses from Jan. 1 to April 29, according to the Department of Health.
This also goes for larger world events, such as the 2024 Paris Olympics that were #3 overall and in news, while newly minted Filipino Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo made four lists — overall top trending, news, sports, and male personalities.
Celebrities were consistent searches for Filipinos again. These include those who unfortunately passed this year, with veteran Filipina actress Jaclyn Jose and former One Direction member Liam Payne at #2 and #8 overall, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Nation’s Girl Group BINI is the top search among female personalities after the big breakthrough in 2024, and member Mikha Lim is separately #10 on the same list.
Their two breakout hits “Salamin, Salamin” and “Pantropiko” also made the top 10 list of music and lyrics searched, which was topped by R&B singer Dionela’s viral song “Sining.”
As for online media, K-drama Queen of Tears, which trended in the middle of the year, was the #1 search for both series and Korean titles. The show, which simultaneously broadcasted on Netflix, is again a testament to the strength of online streaming, which saw a 12% increase in GMV this year, according to the e-Conomy SEA report.
Below is the full list of the top search trends in the Philippines:
Overall Top Trending
heat wave
Jaclyn Jose
Olympics
Carlos Yulo
Inside Out 2
climate change
Character AI
Liam Payne
AI detector
Gemini
News
heat wave
Jaclyn Jose
Olympics
Carlos Yulo
climate change
National ID
Labubu
pertussis
Mpox
demure
Sports
Carlos Yulo
Celtics vs Mavericks
Nuggets vs Timberwolves
Lakers vs Nuggets
Timberwolves vs Mavericks
Premier Volleyball League
Dallas Mavericks
EJ Obiena
Knicks vs Pacers
Celtics vs Pacers
Shows or Series
Queen of Tears
Marry My Husband
Lovely Runner
Hierarchy
Young Sheldon
Love Next Door
Gyeongseong Creature
My Demon
Avatar: The Last Airbender
A Shop for Killers
Songs or Lyrics
Sining
APT.
Maybe This Time
Die With A Smile
Palagi
Mamma Mia
Salamin, Salamin
Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay
Pantropiko
Dilaw
Games
Sprunki Horror Music Game
Delta Executor
Anime Defenders codes
Hamster Kombat
Wuthering Waves
Snake Aim tool
Granny Horror Multiplayer
Block Blast solver
Anime Last Stand codes
NIGHT CROWS
Male Personalities
Carlos Yulo
Nash Aguas
EJ Obiena
Donald Trump
Rico Blanco
Ben Wang
One Direction
Byeon Woo-seok
Kim Soo-hyun
Kobe Paras
Female Personalities
BINI
Charlie Dizon
Alice Guo
Ennui
Mika Dela Cruz
Claudine Barretto
Beyoncé
Kamala Harris
Imane Khelif
Mikha Lim
Movies
Inside Out 2
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
Rewind
Deadpool
Damsel
GomBurZa
Un/Happy for You
Saltburn
Hello, Love, Again
Lolo and the Kid
Farewells
Jaclyn Jose
Liam Payne
Keith Martin
Rico Yan
Akira Toriyama
Park Bo-ram
Song Jae-rim
Chino Trinidad
Shannen Doherty
Maggie Smith
Korean Series
Queen of Tears
Marry My Husband
Lovely Runner
Hierarchy
Love Next Door
Gyeongseong Creature
My Demon
A Shop for Killers
Queen Woo
Pyramid Game
AI-related Searches
AI detector
Gemini
ChatGPT
Humanize AI
AI Chat
Gizmo
Viggle AI
Runway AI
PixVerse
Perplexity
