But its heartbeat can still be felt in the world of the Internet. Google’s trending list for the current year revealed which people the world was chasing this year, who it wanted to know about, and which corners of their lives attracted the public. The
interesting thing about all this was that in 2025, most people searched not only for movie stars but also for controversies, surprises, tragedies and the ruthlessness of politics.
The most searched personalities are listed below:
1 – Singer David Anthony Burke
For American singer David Anthony Burke (D4vd), 2025 was a year that he would definitely like to forget, but the world remembered him very much. This year, fans searched not because of his songs, but because of an accident that has left a scar on his career.
It was September 2025 when the body of a young girl, Celeste Rivas Hernandez, was found in the singer’s car. This was the story that spread like wildfire on social media. Questions, speculation and debate fueled it further. Since this incident, the American singer has been the most searched on Google worldwide, which is still going on. This uncertainty made him the most searched person of the year 2025.
2. Kendrick Lamar Many
songs come out in the world of music every year, but Not Like Us shook the world. Kendrick Lamar did not just give this song, but also spread cultural colors around the world. The videos beat all the songs as soon as they were seen. The popularity of this song made Kendrick Lamar second in the Google search list in 2025.
3. Jimmy Kimmel
TV host Jimmy Kimmel became the most searched person when a political comment shook the future of his show. A controversial sentence about Donald Trump’s close ally Charlie Kirk temporarily made him disappear from the screen. But he was constantly present in the Google search box.
4. Tyler Robinson
Tyler Robinson, who was arrested for the murder of Charlie Kirk, came to the scene at a time when the world was already in the throes of political chaos and conflict.
People wanted to know more about the killer, who he was, where he came from and what motivated him to kill. This curiosity brought him to number four in Google searches.
5. Pope Leo XIV — Religion, Politics and World Leadership
2025 was an extraordinary year for religious narratives. The new spiritual leader of the Catholic Church was elected. Pope Leo XIV became popular for taking bold positions on many world issues. His statements caused a stir not only in the religious world but also in political circles, so he continued to trend on Google.
What else do you see when you look into search boxes around the world?
The rest of the names on Google’s search list also reflect the changing mood of the world. They include sports star Chad Sanders, fashion icon Bianca Sensori, New York’s Muslim mayor Zahran Mamdani, environmental activist Greta Thunberg and Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi. Google’s list 2025 shows what was most on the minds of the world’s inhabitants this year, which is why Google is no longer just a search engine.
Its annual trends become a mirror of the changing emotions, fears, interests and news of our world. This mirror of 2025 is telling us that the world is more connected to anxiety, curiosity and uncertainty than ever before because now more than one news item, one personality can change the attention of the entire world.