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Top Google Searches (April 2024)

by Brian Dean
April 2, 2024

This is our comprehensive list of the most popular keywords in Google in 2024.

The data for the lists below were largely derived from Semrush, a leading keyword research and digital marketing platform.

Before continuing, please note that we cleaned up the list to remove keywords that were inappropriate (NSFW), misspelled, or repetitive.

Top 100 Google Searches In the US

Ranking Keyword US Search Volume
1 YouTube 226,000,000
=2 Amazon 124,000,000
=2 Facebook 124,000,000
4 Weather 101,000,000
5 Google 83,100,000
=6 Gmail 55,600,000
=6 Wordle 55,600,000
=8 Google Translate 45,500,000
=8 Translate 45,500,000
=8 Walmart 45,500,000
=11 Yahoo 37,200,000
=11 NFL 37,200,000
=13 Ebay 30,400,000
=13 Fox News 30,400,000
=13 Google Maps 30,400,000
=13 Home Depot 30,400,000
=13 Instagram 30,400,000
=13 NBA 30,400,000
=13 Yahoo Mail 30,400,000
=20 Amazon Prime 24,900,000
=20 ChatGPT 24,900,000
=20 Weather Tomorrow 24,900,000
=20 CNN 24,900,000
=20 ESPN 24,900,000
=20 Twitter 24,900,000
=26 Calculator 20,400,000
=26 Food Near Me 20,400,000
=26 Indeed 20,400,000
=26 Target 20,400,000
=26 USPS Tracking 20,400,000
=31 Costco 16,600,000
=31 Google Docs 16,600,000
=31 Google Flights 16,600,000
=31 Lowes 16,600,000
=31 Netflix 16,600,000
=31 OnlyFans 16,600,000
=31 Spotify 16,600,000
=31 Zillow 16,600,000
=39 PayPal 13,600,000
=39 Best Buy 13,600,000
=39 Craigslist 13,600,000
=39 Etsy 13,600,000
=39 MSN 13,600,000
=39 Omegle 13,600,000
=39 Roblox 13,600,000
=39 Shein 13,600,000
=39 Twitch 13,600,000
=48 Canva 11,100,000
=48 Discord 11,100,000
=48 Dominos 11,100,000
=48 Hotmail 11,100,000
=48 LinkedIn 11,100,000
=48 English To Spanish 11,100,000
=48 Pinterest 11,100,000
=48 Walgreens 11,100,000
=48 Wells Fargo 11,100,000
=57 Airbnb 9,140,000
=57 American Airlines 9,140,000
=57 AOL Mail 9,140,000
=57 Bank of America 9,140,000
=57 Capital One 9,140,000
=57 Facebook Marketplace 9,140,000
=57 Kahoot 9,140,000
=57 Macy's 9,140,000
=57 Outlook 9,140,000
=57 Premier League 9,140,000

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TikTok 9,140,000
=57 Restaurants Near Me 9,140,000
=69 Chase 7,480,000
=69 CVS 7,480,000
=69 Daily Mail 7,480,000
=69 Dow Jones 7,480,000
=69 Google Classroom 7,480,000
=69 Google Drive 7,480,000
=69 MLB 7,480,000
=69 Old Navy 7,480,000
=77 Autozone 6,120,000
=77 Chick Fil A 6,120,000
=77 FedEx Tracking 6,120,000
=77 Ikea 6,120,000
=77 Kohl's 6,120,000
=77 Mcdonald's 6,120,000
=77 Pizza Hut 6,120,000
=77 Southwest Airlines 6,120,000
=77 Starbucks 6,120,000
=77 T Mobile 6,120,000
=87 Apple 5,000,000
=87 Chipotle 5,000,000
=87 Disney Plus 5,000,000
=87 Dollar Tree 5,000,000
=87 Hobby Lobby 5,000,000
=87 Taco Bell 5,000,000
=87 YouTube TV 5,000,000
=94 Champions League 4,090,000
=94 FedEx 4,090,000
=94 Nike 4,090,000
=94 Pandora 4,090,000
=94 Zoom 4,090,000
=94 Sam's Club 4,090,000
100 Subway 3,350,000

What are the top searches on Google?

As of April 2024, the most searched things on Google are “YouTube” and "Amazon". The next most popular searches are “Facebook,” “Weather,” "Google," and "Gmail". 

Before moving on to our list of top global searches, it’s worth quickly explaining what “search volume” means. Search volume is the average number of people that search for a term in a given month. For example, a search volume of "500" means that a specific keyword is searched approximately 500 times per month.

Different platforms measure search volume in different ways. But most (including Semrush, the platform we used to generate this list) calculate search volume as a rolling 12-month average. This helps even out seasonal spikes for terms (like "Halloween costume"), which may get 90% of its search volume in October. 

With that, let’s dive into the most popular Google searches worldwide.

Top 100 Google Searches Globally

Ranking Keyword Global Search Volume
1 YouTube 1,300,000,000
2 Facebook 793,100,000 
3 Whatsapp Web 534,300,000
4 Translate 456,500,000 
5 Google 445,300,000 
6 Weather 414,900,000 
7 Gmail 402,400,000 
8 Cricbuzz  385,500,000 
9 Instagram 372,600,000 
10 Amazon 357,700,000 
11 Google Translate 324,500,000 
12 Yandex 177,300,000
13 Hotmail 166,200,000
14 Twitter 161,100,000 
15 Satta King 151,300,000 
16 Google Maps 133,200,000 
17 ChatGPT  130,500,000 
18 Weather Tomorrow 128,900,000 
19 Sarkari Result  124,200,000 
20 Yahoo 122,700,000 
21  Whatsapp 118,000,000
22 Tradutor 114,400,000 
23 Netflix 107,300,000 
24 Yahoo Mail 105,600,000 
25 Ibomma  102,600,000 
26 Wordle 102,000,000
27 NBA 96,500,000 
28 Roblox 96,200,000 
29 Canva 95,400,000 
30 Speed Test 88,600,000 
31 IPL (Indian Premier League)   81,000,000 
32 Pinterest 80,100,000
33 Premier League  77,600,000 
34 Outlook  73,600,000 
35 TikTok 73,200,000 
36 Ebay  71,300,000 
37 Omegle 71,000,000 
38 Flipkart 69,300,000
39 BBC News 66,600,000 
40 Meteo 64,900,000 
41 Cricket 64,800,000 
42 LinkedIn 58,300,000 
43 Hava Durumu 57,900,000 
44 Facebook Login 56,400,000 
45 Walmart 56,300,000 
46 E Devlet 56,000,000
47 Xổ Số Miền Nam (Lottery) 55,800,000 
48 Shein 54,800,000 
49 Twitch 53,800,000 
50 Spotify 53,800,000 
51 Live Score 53,700,000 
52 NFL 51,800,000 
53 Indeed 51,300,000 
54 Serie A 50,100,000 
55 Marca 48,400,000 
56 Calculator 46,900,000 
57 Real Madrid 46,800,000 
58 Snaptik 46,200,000 
59 Dpboss  46,000,000 
60 Ikea 44,600,000 
61 Amazon Prime 44,200,000 
62 Onlyfans 40,900,000 
63 Bild 40,800,000
64 WP 40,600,000 
65 Airbnb 40,000,000 
66 Daily Mail 39,600,000 
67 Discord 39,200,000 
68 Hotels 38,400,000 
69 PayPal 38,300,000 
70 Flamengo 38,200,000 
71 Home Depot 37,900,000 
72 Champions League  37,700,000
73 Matka 37,000,000 
74 CNN 36,400,000 
75 Mercadolibre 35,100,000 
76 Booking 35,000,000 
77 Fox News 33,800,000 
78 Pogoda 33,100,000 
79 Onet 32,300,000 
80 Seznam 31,700,000 
81 UOL 31,100,000 
82 네이버 (Naver) 31,000,000 
83 SXMB 30,800,000 
84 Kalyan Chart 30,600,000 
85 Google Flights 30,100,000 
86 La Liga 29,800,000 
87 ESPN 29,600,000 
88 Kahoot 29,500,000 
89 Google Docs 28,500,000 
90 Restaurants Near Me  28,100,000
91 Flashscore 27,900,000 
92 Google Drive 27,600,000 
93 Zara 27,100,000 
94 Nike 26,700,000 
95 Globo 26,600,000 
96 Mynet 25,600,000 
97 Costco 25,500,000
98 Etsy 25,300,000 
99 Nynet 25,200,000 
100 MSN 24,200,000

As you may have noticed from the lists above, many of the top searches on Google are brands like YouTube, Amazon, and Gmail.

Most of these heavily searched brands have often been around for years or decades. So while they are extremely popular, they’re not really trending upward anymore. This is why we thought we’d highlight a few trending searches from the top 100 list.

1. OnlyFans

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5-year search growth: 3,100%

Search growth status: Exploding

Search Volume (US): 16,600,000

Search Volume (Global): 40,900,000

Description: Onlyfans is a “subscription social platform” based in London. The site boasts over 190 million registered users with 1.5 million content creators.

2. Discord

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5-year search growth: 225%

Search growth status: Regular

Search Volume (US): 11,100,000

Search Volume (Global): 39,200,000

Description: Discord is a text and voice chat platform that's popular in gaming communities. Users can join different communities (called “servers”) which are similar to subreddits in that they’re designed for people seeking to discuss specific topics.

3. TikTok

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5-year search growth: 1,925%

Search growth status: Exploding

Search Volume (US): 9,140,000

Search Volume (Global): 73,200,000

Description: TikTok is a now-mainstream short video-sharing platform owned by China-based ByteDance. The platform has grown tremendously since its release in 2016 and has now amassed over 1 billion users.

4. Facebook Marketplace

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5-year search growth: 488%

Search growth status: Exploding

Search Volume (US): 9,140,000

Search Volume (Global): 14,200,000

Description: Facebook Marketplace is a peer-to-peer marketplace similar to eBay and Craigslist. Facebook has around 3 billion monthly active users and the addition of its marketplace allows those users to discover, buy, and sell products to one another.

5. Canva

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5-year search growth: 1,517%

Search growth status: Exploding

Search Volume (US): 11,100,000

Search Volume (Global): 95,400,000

Description: Canva is an online graphic design platform aimed at non-designers. This easy-to-use tool has a simple drag-and-drop interface with over 250,000 pre-made templates.

6. Seznam

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5-year search growth: -6%

Search growth status: Regular

Search Volume (US): 40,500

Search Volume (Global): 31,700,000

Description: Seznam is the second largest search engine and web portal in the Czech Republic, behind Google. The platform also offers other internet services like email, travel, sports, news, and weather. 

7. WhatsApp

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5-year search growth: 180%

Search growth status: Exploding

Search Volume (US): 2,700,000

Search Volume (Global): 118,000,000

Description: WhatsApp is a massively-popular text and VoIP mobile app owned and operated by parent company Meta. WhatsApp currently has over 2.4 billion users who, on average, send out 100+ billion messages a day.

8. Yandex

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5-year search growth: 233%

Search growth status: Peaked

Search Volume (US): 1,500,000

Search Volume (Global): 177,300,000

Description: Founded 25 years ago, Yandex is a multinational search engine focused on the Russian-speaking market. Like Google, Yandex features a number of non-search features like e-commerce, maps/navigation, and a number of mobile apps.

9. Flipkart

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5-year search growth: 51%

Search growth status: Regular

Search Volume (US): 135,000

Search Volume (Global): 69,300,000

Description: Flipkart is an e-commerce site based in Bangalore, India. Like Amazon, Flipkart began as an online book store. But quickly expanded into consumer electronics, fashion, home essentials, groceries, and lifestyle products. The success of the company soon caught the attention of the large conglomerate retailer Walmart, who acquired a controlling stake in the company in 2018 for $16 billion.

10. DpBOSS

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5-year search growth: 109%

Search growth status: Exploding

Search Volume (US): 14,800

Search Volume (Global): 46,000,000

Description: DpBOSS is an India-based gambling platform. Although offline gambling has been illegal in India since the British government introduced the Public Gaming Act in 1867, online gambling is legal. This has drawn quite a crowd and users can participate in the Satta Matka game on this platform.

Conclusion

This concludes our list of the top 100 keywords searched globally and in the US.

There is a common theme among many of the most popular Google searches: most tend to be fairly tech-related (YouTube, Twitch, Netflix etc.). Additionally, most are so-called “navigational” searches that are meant to help someone find a specific website (“Yahoo”, “Fox News” etc.).

This list will continue to be updated on a monthly basis to include updated data and potentially new keywords.