Google released the list of the most searched news items, people and questions by Canadians in 2018 and there are a couple takeaways: Canadians REALLY wanted to know if figure skating duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are dating and, Google is always watching you.
After sorting through trillions of online searches Google found in 2018 Canadians were really into sports and made a lot of scalloped potatoes.
When it comes to the top searches for the year, the World Cup took top spot, followed by the 2018 Winter Olympics and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey league team, the Humboldt Broncos.
Google Trends Expert Nicole Bell told CTV News Canadians were a little more focused in their searches, with specific interest in how Croatia was doing in the World Cup finals, the real life relationship status of Tessa and Scott and ways to help the victims of the horrific Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
Rounding out the list of top searches in 2018 were the shocking deaths of four celebrities, a popular Marvel movie, a pop singer's sobriety and the Winnipeg Jets.
Some of the more interesting mass searches this year can be found in the questions lists, such as: "How to delete Facebook?" "Why are there no NHL players in the 2018 Winter Olympics?" and "Why do dogs eat poop?"
Canadians also couldn't remember some of the basic rules of curling, as "How many ends are there in curling" appeared on the list. According to Bell that's because more people were interested in curling this year compared to others.
"That's a perennial thing we see in the Winter Games."
It also appears Canadians were ready for legalization of recreational marijuana. Bell said the top searches regarding cannabis were more inquiries into the financial side, with pot stocks being a popular search, and not the rules for legal weed or where to buy it.
You can find all of the top Google search lists below:
Top Searches of 2018
- World Cup
- Winter Olympic Games
- Humboldt Broncos
- Anthony Bourdain
- Kate Spade
- Mac Miller
- Winnipeg Jets
- Black Panther
- Avicii
- Demi Lovato
Canadians
- Tessa Virtue
- Tristan Thompson
- William Nylander
- John Tavares
- Mark McMorris
- Patrick Brown
- Scott Moir
- Patrick Chan
- Jessica Mulroney
- Tony Clement
Canadian News
- Humboldt Broncos
- Winnipeg Jets
- Ontario Election
- Canada Post Strike
- Cannabis
- Toronto Van Attack
- Danforth shooting
- WestJet Strike
- Bruce McArthur
- NB Power Outages
Musicians and Bands
- Demi Lovato
- Freddie Mercury
- Cardi B
- 6ix9ine
- Travis Scott
- Hedley
- Childish Gambino
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Rick Ross
- Hubert Lenoir
International News
- World Cup
- Winter Olympic Games
- Royal Wedding
- Florida Shooting
- Brett Kavanaugh
- U.S. Midterm Elections
- Hurricane Florence
- Hawaiian Volcano Eruption
- Hurricane Michael
- Thailand Cave Rescue
Nutrition/Diets
- Keto Diet menu
- Dubrow diet
- Carnivore diet
- Scandi sense diet
- Lectin free diet
- Snake diet
- Fodmap diet chart
- Dr Gundry diet
- Fasting diet
- Emily Ratajkowski diet
Losses
- Anthony Bourdain
- Kate Spade
- Mac Miller
- Avicii
- Stephen Hawking
- Stan Lee
- XXXTentacion
- Aretha Franklin
- Burt Reynolds
- John McCain
People
- Demi Lovato
- Khloe Kardashian
- Hailey Baldwin
- Tessa Virtue
- Kawhi Leonard
- Logan Paul
- Tristan Thompson
- Stormy Daniels
- William Nylander
- John Tavares
How...
- How old is Prince Harry?
- How old is Dolly Parton?
- How old is Meghan Markle?
- How many medals does Canada have?
- How many ends in curling?
- How to buy ripple in Canada?
- How old is Justin Timberlake?
- How to delete Facebook?
- How to watch World Cup 2018 in Canada?
- How to buy bitcoin?
Why...
- Why is Canada Post on strike?
- Why is 6ix9ine going to jail?
- Why is Russia banned from the Winter Olympics 2018?
- Why do Greeks break plates?
- Why do dogs eat poop?
- Why was Meek Mill in prison?
- Why was Roseanne cancelled?
- Why did Ben Higgins & Lauren Bushnell break up?
- Why 420 Is Weed Day?
- Why are there no NHL players in the 2018 Winter Olympics?
Movies
- Black Panther
- Deadpool 2
- A Star is Born
- Venom
- A Quiet Place
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Avengers Infinity War
- Incredibles 2
- The Nun
- Hereditary
TV Shows
- Altered Carbon
- Roseanne
- The Haunting of Hill House
- Fugueuse
- Lost in Space
- Big Brother
- Occupation Double
- Big Little Lies
- Peaky Blinders
- Sharp Objects
Recipes
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Beef Stroganoff
- Chicken Parmesan
- Chicken Thigh
- Meatloaf
- Brussel Sprout
- Shepherd's Pie
- Apple Crisps
- Chicken Cacciatore
- Macaroni and Cheese
Songs/Lyrics
- "Thank U, Next" - Ariana Grande
- "This is America" - Childish Gambino
- "Perfect" - Ed Sheeran
- "God's Plan" - Drake
- "In My Feelings" - Drake
- "Havana" - Camila Cabello
- "Killshot" - Eminem
- "Nice for What" - Drake
- "Shallow" - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
- "Barbie Dreams" - Nicki Minaj
Consumer Tech
- Fortnite
- Bitcoin
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Fallout 76
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- Tomb Raider
- Monster Hunter: World
- Far Cry 5
- God of War