World Cup tops Google searches in 2018, tech is nowhere to be seen

Google published its “Year in Search 2018” report on Wednesday, and unsurprisingly, the global results are topped by the biggest sporting event of the year, the World Cup. Sports, elections, catastrophes and celebrities typically dominate these lists, and the year behind us was no different. 

There is one notable change compared to years past, however: Tech-related topics didn’t make any of the lists. 

World Cup aside, the global top list of searches is dominated by a heartbreakingly long list of celebrities who died in 2018: Avicii, Mac Miller, Stan Lee, Anthony Bourdain, XXXTentacion, Stephen Hawking and Kate Spade are all in the top ten. Black Panther and Meghan Markle (who also tops Google’s “People” list this year) round up the list.  Read more…

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