This Is What The UK Googled In 2024, And We All Need A Drink

I often worry that when I die my family will go through my Google search history and instantly disown me. There’s nothing too racy. Just an embarrassing list of C-list celebrities whose careers I want to keep up with, dictionary definitions of words I should know already, and pictures of penguins, so many pictures of penguins.

Now one of my greatest fears has become a reality for the whole of the UK. Google has laid out our ‘Year in Search’ to showcase the biggest global trends in 2024. We can look particularly at what we’ve all been searching for throughout the year – everything from ‘How to vote in the UK’ to ‘When is Coronation Street on this week’. Sounds about right.

What were the top 10 searches in the UK?

The number one search topic in the UK for 2024 was the Euros. But, apart from Bellingham’s bicycle kick, I imagine most England supporters would rather forget losing another Euros final (Other parts of the UK? Some say they’re still laughing).

After that heartbreak, the next three topics to grip the UK were the tragedies surrounding Liam Payne, Jay Slater and Michael Mosley, followed by the further tragedy of the US Election. The top 10 list of searches was rounded out by Kate Middleton, Baby Reindeer, Olympics, Oasis tickets, and Fool Me Once…

1. Euros
2. Liam Payne
3. Jay Slater
4. Michael Mosley
5. US Election
6. Kate Middleton
7. Baby Reindeer
8. Olympics
9. Oasis tickets
10. Fool Me Once

What else were we searching for?

Of course, it wasn’t just TV shows, news stories and how to get our hands on Oasis tickets that we were all looking at. Google delved a little deeper into our search history to see what ‘Films’ we wanted to watch, the ‘How to…’ guides we needed, and much more.

The biggest musicians of 2024 on Google were Oasis, after their comeback announcement; while teenage darts sensation, Luke Littler captured the nation’s heart even more than Jude Bellingham, among athletes. And this year’s biggest movie on Google wasn’t Inside Out 2, Dune: Part Two or Deadpool & Wolverine, but Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Of course, no one should ever feel too proud to ask for help, but the UK’s ‘How to…’ searches are ringing some alarm bells. It’s not How to… vote in the UK, get Oasis tickets, watch Fury vs Usyk or watch Tyson vs Paul (though this is still embarrassing) that left us worried, but how to make a Pornstar Martini!

Whether it was Kate Middleton conspiracy theories, the election of Keir Starmer, Maggie Smith’s passing, Madame Web, or witnessing the Northern Lights, there were plenty of reasons for the nation to reach for the drinks cabinet in 2024…

See what we searched in the United Kingdom:

People

1. Kate Middleton
2. Donald Trump
3. Luke Littler
4. Keir Starmer
5. Imane Khelif
6. Alan Hansen
7. King Charles
8. Richard Gadd
9. Michelle Keegan
10. Yung Filly

Loss

1. Liam Payne
2. Jay Slater
3. Michael Mosley
4. Steve Wright
5. Maggie Smith
6. Robin Windsor
7. Donald Sutherland
8. Shannen Doherty
9. Kevin Campbell
10. James Earl Jones

Film

1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2. It Ends With Us
3. Inside Out 2
4. Dune: Part Two
5. Deadpool & Wolverine
6. Alien: Romulus
7. Gladiator 2
8. Poor Things
9. Madame Web
10. Joker: Folie à Deux

TV

1. Baby Reindeer
2. Fool Me Once
3. The Gentlemen
4. One Day
5. Fallout
6. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
7. Rivals
8. The Perfect Couple
9. Mr Bates vs The Post Office
10. Until I Kill You

Musicians

1. Oasis
2. Sabrina Carpenter
3. One Direction
4. Dave Grohl
5. Raye
6. Coldplay
7. Chappell Roan
8. Linkin Park
9. Justin Timberlake
10. Cyndi Lauper

Athletes

1. Luke Littler
2. Lamine Yamal
3. Simone Biles
4. Jude Bellingham
5. Adam Peaty
6. Anthony Joshua
7. Ollie Watkins
8. Chris Hoy
9. Cole Palmer
10. Nico Williams

When is…

1. The US Election
2. The Budget
3. The Euros final
4. Coronation Street on this week
5. Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul
6. England playing next
7. Traitors on
8. The solar eclipse
9. The general election
10. The World Cup

How to…

1. Vote in the UK
2. Get Oasis tickets
3. Watch Fury vs Usyk
4. Watch Tyson vs Paul
5. Make a Pornstar Martini
6. Watch the Olympics
7. See the Northern Lights
8. Block someone on TikTok
9. How to make life in Infinite Craft
10. Vote for the UK in Eurovision

To see the complete ‘Year in Search 2024’ head here.