Google Trends

In plain words

Google Trends is a web app that lets users explore what people are searching for worldwide. It displays trending searches, curated data stories from the News Lab team, and historical Year in Search archives dating back to 2001. The updated platform features a redesigned interface with simplified navigation and new infographic types for comparing different search topics, making it easier to access one of the world's largest search datasets.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Google Trends has been updated with new features, a new design, simpler navigation & more ways to explore data and stories around one of the world’s biggest journalistic datasets. - Trending searches - Data stories curated by the News Lab team - Easy access to Year in Search (going back to 2001) - New infographic types to compare different topics

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