These are the top Google searches in Canada in 2019

Dec 11 2019, 3:28 pm

Another year has (almost) come and gone, and it’s time to take a moment to reflect on the highs and lows of 2019 and all the time that has passed.

Part of this includes all the major moments of the year (and yes, there were lots of them) including Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beating shot in the NBA semi-finals to Bianca Andreescu’s historic run at the Rogers Cup and the US Open.

And when it came down to the Canadian moments, champions dominated on Google in 2019, closing out the decade on a winning note.

From Toronto’s historic win to the death of an iconic actor, here are Google’s top trending searches in Canada for 2019.

The ‘Year in Search’ is Google’s annual analysis of trillions of searches performed globally throughout the year.

Here are Canada’s top trending searches of 2019: 

  • Toronto Raptors
  • Kawhi Leonard
  • Canada Election Results
  • Luke Perry
  • Cameron Boyce
  • Game of Thrones
  • Bianca Andreescu
  • Don Cherry
  • Thanos
  • Hurricane Dorian

Within a few months, Canada went from #WeTheNorth to #SheTheNorth. Canadians searched for “what is Bianca Andreescu’s ranking?” after beating Serena Williams in incredible back-to-back victories at the Rogers Cup and US Open.

Bianca also rocketed to the top of the list of Top Trending Canadians in 2019:

Top Trending Canadians:

  • Bianca Andreescu
  • Don Cherry
  • Jagmeet Singh
  • Andrew Scheer
  • Mitch Marner
  • Jody Wilson-Raybould
  • Kevin O’Leary
  • Jake Muzzin
  • Ayesha Curry
  • Tyson Barrie

As the page turns on the decade, Google is also shining a light on the moments, people, and events that shaped the last ten years.

From questions about the heroism during the Fort McMurray fires to searches for “how to welcome new Canadians,” the last ten years reflect the moments that united us as a nation.

Google’s ’10 Trending Canadian Moments of the Decade’

  • Toronto Raptors win the NBA Championship for the first time ever
  • Bianca Andreescu becomes highest ranked Canadian tennis player of all time; wins two grand slams
  • Drake dominated pop music this past decade; the Toronto native beat the Beatles’ 50 year record for the most top 10 singles on Billboard’s Top 100
  • The Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash unites the nation in tragedy.
  • Canadians from coast to coast tuned in to watch The Tragically Hip’s final concert following Gord Downie’s cancer diagnosis.
  • Canada meets its target to resettle 25,000 Syrian Refugees
  • During his third mission to space, Colonel Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian Commander of the ISS, making him the first Canadian in history to command a space station.
  • Justin Bieber is currently the most subscribed to artist on YouTube with over 20 billion views. Trending searches for Bieber peaked in 2011 when Never Say Never debuted.
  • Canada celebrates the heroes of the Fort McMurray wildfire
  • Canada arrives on the world stage like never before with the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

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