Serial killer among top five people Canadians Googled the most in 2025
Canadians turned to Google to search for a wide range of topics in 2025, and an American serial killer’s name was among the top searches.
The Year in Search 2025 report by Google reveals the events, topics, shows, and trends that captured Canadians’ attention, offering a snapshot of what the country was looking up online. Among those trends, the report also highlights the people Canadians searched for the most.
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Not surprisingly, Prime Minister Mark Carney was the most searched person after he became the country’s 24th prime minister in March.
Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in Monster (Netflix)
In addition to politics, Canadians were clearly curious about the macabre as they looked up information on Ed Gein, the second most searched person on Google. The American serial killer was the subject of the Netflix anthology series Monster, starring Charlie Hunnam as Gein.
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Canadians tuned into the story involving Jimmy Kimmel — the third most searched person in 2025 — after his talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! was briefly suspended following a monologue where he poked fun at Donald Trump’s reaction to the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk.
“This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend; this is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish, okay?” said Kimmel.
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Last year was a huge one for American rapper Kendrick Lamar, who was not only on tour but also made headlines for his Super Bowl halftime show, which featured Samuel L. Jackson and SZA.
Interestingly, the fifth most Googled person in Canada wasn’t even a celebrity.
Canadians were definitely caught up in the Coldplay extramarital drama, searching for former Astronaut CEO Andy Byron, who was caught cuddling Astronaut’s chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, on the band’s kiss cam. Byron awkwardly ducked away from view as Cabot turned away.
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron’s wife removes his last name from her Facebook profile, following viral video of his alleged affair with colleague Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert. pic.twitter.com/5xzvEU7Kht
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At the time, Coldplay singer Chris Martin joked, “Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.”
The clip went quickly viral after news came out that the couple were both married to other people.
Check out Google’s full Year in Search 2025 report.