Top trending searches of 2025 revealed by Google. See what made the list.

Zohran Mamdani,Erika Kirkand "KPop Demon Hunters" were among the top trending searches of 2025, Google's Year in Search has revealed.

Charlie Kirk, 31, who was assassinated while speakingwith students at Utah Valley Universityon Sept. 10, was the highest trending search of 2025 in the United States, according to data released by Google on Thursday, Dec. 4.

Netflix's smash hit "KPop Demon Hunters" followed closely behind withLabubusthird on the list of trending topics. The monster dolls designed by Hong Kong-born illustrator Kasing Lung in 2015 are based on Nordic mythology, according to parent company Pop Mart. The toys have large heads, sharp teeth and big eyes while donning fuzzy pajamas and various vibrant outfits.

Thegovernmentshutdown, thelongest ever in the country's history,President Donald Trump'sOne Big Beautiful Bill Actandtariffswere also among the trending topics of the year.

Google's data was taken from Jan. 1 through Nov. 25. The company said, "2025 Year in Search compiles the moments, people, topics, events and places that captured the world's attention this year."

The tech company clarified that the lists compiled are of trending topics and should not be confused with the most searched topics by number of searches, as "those tend to change very little year to year."

"By looking at top trending searches, we're identifying topics that saw huge spikes in 2025, which means they're unique to this year compared to last year," Google explained.

Here are some of the trending searches and topics of 2025.

It's the most wonderful time of the year: The start of awards season!

The month of December kicked off on a star-studded note with the Gotham Awards, the first major awards ceremony of Oscar season. As the end of the year approaches, December will also see A-listers step out at the premieres of highly anticipated movies like "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Marty Supreme."

Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of December 2025 so far, starting with A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attending the Gotham Awards on Dec. 1, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Lucy Liu attends a screening of "Rosemead" on Dec. 2, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jamie Lee Curtis attends a screening of "Ella McCay" at Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 2, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Josh Hutcherson attends the premiere of "Five Nights At Freddy's 2" on Dec. 2, 2025, in Hollywood.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> McKenna Grace

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Skeet Ulrich, left, and Matthew Lillard

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Amanda Seyfried attends a New York screening of "The Housemaid" on Dec. 2, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sydney Sweeney

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Brandon Sklenar

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Michelle Pfeiffer attends the premiere of "Oh. What. Fun." on Dec. 2, 2025, in New York City

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Felicity Jones

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chloë Grace Moretz

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Miley Cyrus, left, and Maxx Morando attend the premiere of "Avatar: Fire and Ash" in Hollywood on Dec. 1, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Billie Eilish

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sam Worthington, left, and Lara Worthington

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Zoe Saldaña

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sigourney Weaver

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Xochitl Gomez

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A$AP Rocky, left, and Rihanna attend the Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Dec. 1, 2025, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Michael B. Jordan

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jennifer Lawrence

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Elle Fanning

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Hugh Jackman, left, and Kate Hudson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Tessa Thompson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jackie Sandler, left, and Adam Sandler

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kristen Stewart

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jacob Elordi

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Colman Domingo attends The Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 1, 2025, in London, England.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Lily Allen

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sienna Miller

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> LaKeith Stanfield

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> FKA Twigs

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Pink Patherness

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Rooney Mara

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Cate Blanchett

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ncuti Gatwa

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sharon Stone

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Emily Ratajkowski

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Will Poulter

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Lila Moss

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Rita Ora

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Billie Piper

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Amelia Dimoldenberg

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Russell Thomas, left, and Kim Cattrall

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Kylie Minogue

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Joe Alwyn

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Gwendoline Christie

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Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Billie Eilish in the best celebrity photos from December

It's the most wonderful time of the year: The start of awards season!The month of December kicked off on a star-studded note with the Gotham Awards, the first major awards ceremony of Oscar season. As the end of the year approaches, December will also see A-listers step out at the premieres of highly anticipated movies like "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Marty Supreme."Scroll through for the best celebrity photos of December 2025 so far, starting with A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attending the Gotham Awards on Dec. 1, 2025, in New York City.

Google's top trending searches of 2025

1. Charlie Kirk

2. 'KPop Demon Hunters'

3. Labubu

4. iPhone 17

5. One Big Beautiful Bill Act

6. Zohran Mamdani

7. DeepSeek

8. Government shutdown

9. FIFA Club World Cup

10. Tariffs

Google's trending people of 2025

1. Zohran Mamdani

2. Tyler Robinson

3. d4vd

4. Erika Kirk

5. Pope Leo XIV

6. Shedeur Sanders

7. Bonnie Blue

8. Karoline Leavitt

9. Andy Byron

10. Jimmy Kimmel

Top searched deaths on Google in 2025

1. Charlie Kirk

2. Gene Hackman

3. Ozzy Osbourne

4. Anne Burrell

5. Diane Keaton

6. Michelle Trachtenberg

7. Pope Francis

8. Hulk Hogan

9. Malcolm-Jamal Warner

10. Val Kilmer

Trending actor on Google in 2025

1. Pedro Pascal

2. Malachi Barton

3. Walton Goggins

4. Pamela Anderson

5. Charlie Sheen

6. Eric Dane

7. Mikey Madison

8. Aubrey Plaza

9. Adam Sandler

10. Justin Baldoni

Trending athletes on Google in 2025

1. Shedeur Sanders

2. Terence Crawford

3. Cooper Flagg

4. Cam Skattebo

5. Micah Parsons

6. Jaxson Dart

7. Sophie Cunningham

8. Shilo Sanders

9. Jalen Carter

10. Justin Rose

Trending games in 2025

1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

2. Battlefield 6

3. Hollow Knight: Silksong

4. ARC Raiders

5. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

6. Borderlands 4

7. Pokémon Legends: Z-A

8. Monster Hunter Wilds

9. Madden NFL 26

10. Clash Royale

Trending movies of 2025

1. "KPop Demon Hunters"

2. "Sinners"

3. "The Minecraft Movie"

4. "Happy Gilmore 2'

5. "Thunderbolts*"

6. "F1"

7. "Jurassic World Rebirth"

8. "Final Destination Bloodlines"

9. "The Fantastic Four: First Steps"

10. "Weapons"

Trending TV shows in 2025

1. "The Hunting Wives"

2. "The White Lotus"

3. "The Pitt"

4. "The Summer I Turned Pretty"

5. "Squid Game"

6. "Severance"

7. "MobLand"

8. "Adolescence"

9. "Andor"

10. "IT: Welcome To Derry"

Trending musicians in 2025

1. d4vd

2. KATSEYE

3. Bad Bunny

4. Sombr

5. Doechii

6. Jonas Brothers

7. Alex Warren

8. Coldplay

9. NBA YoungBoy

10. Benson Boone

Trending podcasts of 2025 on Google

1. "New Heights"

2. "The Charlie Kirk Show"

3. "IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson"

4. "This Is Gavin Newsom"

5. "Good Hang with Amy Poehler"

6. "Khloé in Wonder Land"

7. "The Severance Podcast"

8. "The Rosary in a Year"

9. "Unbothered"

10. "The Bryce Crawford Podcast

Trending Gen Z slang on Google

1. 6-7

2. Sigma

3. 41

4. Skibidi

5. Ohio

6. Rizz

7. Good boy

8. Skibidi toilet

9. Aura

10. Chat

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Trending State Parks on Google Maps in 2025

1. Watkins Glen State Park

2. Valley of Fire State Park

3. Liberty State Park

4. Starved Rock State Park

5. Silver Falls State Park

6. Letchworth State Park

7. Blue Spring State Park

8. Palo Duro Canyon State Park

9. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

10. Crater of Diamonds State Park

View thefull list for 2025 here.

Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.

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Trump hosting the leaders of Congo and Rwanda to sign key deal for peace in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday for a deal signing aimed at ending theconflict in eastern Congoand opening access to the region'scritical mineralsfor the U.S. government and American companies.

Lauded by the White House as a "historic" agreement brokered by Trump, the so-called Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity between Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda followsmonthslong peace efforts by the U.S.and partners, including the African Union and Qatar, and finalizes an earlier dealsigned in June.

The Central African nation of Congohas been battered bydecadeslong fightingwith more than 100 armed groups, the most potent being the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The conflict escalated this year, withM23 seizing the region's main citiesof Goma and Bukavu in an unprecedented advance, worseninga humanitarian crisisthat was already one of the world's largest with millions displaced.

'We are still at war'

Fighting, meanwhile, continued this week in the conflict-battered region with pockets of clashes reported between the rebels and Congolese soldiers, together with their allied forces. Trump has often said that his mediation has ended the conflict, whichsome people in Congo say isn't true.

Analysts say Thursday's deal also isn't expected to quickly result in peace. A separate peace deal has been signedbetween Congo and the M23.

"We are still at war," said Amani Chibalonza Edith, a 32-year-old resident of Goma, eastern Congo's key city seized by rebels early this year. "There can be no peace as long as the front lines remain active."

Rare earth minerals

Thursday's pact will also build on a Regional Economic Integration Framework that officials have said will define the terms of economic partnerships involving the three countries as agreed upon in November.

In search of ways to circumvent China in acquiring rare earth minerals, the Trump administration has capitalized on Congo's need for security support to gain access to its minerals which are essential to manufacturing fighter jets, cellphones and more, and dominated by China.

China already accounts for nearly 70% of the world's rare earth mining and controls roughly 90% of its processing globally.

Trump is expected to hold separate meetings with both Congolese and Rwandan leaders before three-way talks followed by the signing scheduled to take place at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington. Several African leaders are expected to attend the signing.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will on Thursday also host an event that will bring together American business leaders. The Congolese and Rwandan delegations will focus on potential investment opportunities in critical minerals, energy and tourism, according to Yolande Makolo, a senior adviser to Kagame.

Ongoing clashes

In eastern Congo, meanwhile, residents reported pockets of clashes and rebel advances in various localities. Both the M23 and Congolese forces have often accused each other of violating the terms of the ceasefire agreed earlier this year.

In the central plateaus across South Kivu province, fighting continued in recent weeks with thousands often on the run.

The hardship in the aftermath of the conflict has also worsened following U.S. funding cuts that were crucial for aid support in the conflict.

In rebel-held Goma, which had around 2 million people and was a regional hub for security and humanitarian efforts before this year's escalation of fighting, the international airport is still closed, government services such asbank operations are yet to resumeand residents have reported a surge in crimes and in the prices of goods.

"We are waiting to see what will happen because so far, both sides continue to clash and attack each other," said Moise Bauma, a 27-year-old student in rebel-held Bukavu city.

Both Congo and Rwanda, meanwhile, have touted American involvement as a key step towards peace in the region.

"We need that attention from the administration to continue to get to where we need to get to," Makolo said. "We are under no illusion that this is going to be easy. This is not the end but it's a good step."

Conflict's cause

The conflictcan be traced to the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, where Hutu militias killed between 500,000 and 1 million ethnic Tutsi, as well as moderate Hutus and Twa, Indigenous people. When Tutsi-led forces fought back, nearly 2 million Hutus crossed into Congo, fearing reprisals.

Rwandan authorities have accused the Hutus who fled of participating in the genocide and alleged that elements of the Congolese army protected them. They have argued that the militias formed by a small fraction of the Hutus are a threat to Rwanda's Tutsi population.

Congo's government has said there can't be permanent peace if Rwanda doesn't withdraw its support troops and other support for the M23 in the region. Rwanda, on the other hand, has conditioned a permanent ceasefire on Congo dissolving a local militia that it said is made up of the Hutus and is fighting with the Congolese military.

U.N. experts have said that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan government forces are deployed in eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23. Rwanda denies such support, but says any action taken in the conflict is to protect its territory.

Chinedu Asadu reported from Abuja, Nigeria, and Aamer Madhani from Washington. Justin Kabumba contributed to this report from Goma.

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Putin calls talks with US on ending the Ukraine war 'useful' but also 'difficult work'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his five-hour talks with U.S. envoys on ending the war in Ukraine were "necessary" and "useful" but also "difficult work," with some of the proposals unacceptable to the Kremlin.

Putin spoke to the India Today TV channel ahead of his visit to New Delhi on Thursday, and while the full interview is yet to be broadcast, Russian state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti quoted some of Putin's remarks.

The Russian leader's comments come as U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are set to meet with Ukraine's lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, on Thursday in Miami for further talks, according to a senior Trump administration official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The high-stakes talks are part of Trump's renewed push to end the nearly four-year war. The peace effort has recently gathered steam, even though reconciling Russia's and Ukraine's "red lines" still appears to be an uphill battle.

Trump said Wednesday that Witkoff and Kushner came away from their marathon session with Putin in the Kremlin confident that he wants to find an end to the war.

"Their impression was very strongly that he'd like to make a deal," Trump said.

Tass quoted Putin as saying in the interview that at the talks in the Kremlin, the sides "had to go through each point" of the U.S. peace proposal, "which is why it took so long."

"This was a necessary conversation, a very concrete one," the Russian president said.

There were provisions that Moscow said it was ready to discuss, while others "we can't agree to," Putin said.

"It's difficult work," he added.

Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed.

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Kylie Jenner Reveals She Underwent Stem Cell Therapy to Get 'Relief' from Chronic Back Pain Following Pregnancy

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NEED TO KNOW

• Kylie Jenner underwent stem cell therapy for her chronic back pain

• Jenner revealed she has suffered from back pain following her last pregnancy with son Aire, 3

• The Kylie Cosmetics founder shares daughter Stormi, 7, and son Aire, 3, with ex Travis Scott

Kylie Jennerrevealed she underwent stem cell therapy after experiencing chronic back pain since her last pregnancy.

In a series of posts to herInstagram Storieson Wednesday, Dec. 3, Jenner, 28, took viewers through her medical journey with stem cell therapy. In the first slide, she shared a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed. "I've been dealing with bad chronic back pain for almost 3 years after my last pregnancy, and nothing I tried seemed to help," she began.

"Hearing how much relief Kim got gave me the confidence to look into stem cell therapy: I went to @dr.akhan and his team at @eterna.health, and I'm honestly so grateful for the opportunity and resources," Jenner shared. "Everyone's body is different, but this has been a huge step in my healing: Definitely do your research.. talk to your doctor and medical professionals, but l just wanted to share in case this helps anyone."

In a series of photos, the Kylie Cosmetics founder is seen with bandages on her lower back. She also shared a selfie alongside Dr. Akhan and a photo from his medical office.

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Jenner shares daughterStormi, 7, and son Aire, 3,with ex Travis Scott. In November, she opened up about her experience as a young mother.

She appeared on her sisterKhloé Kardashian'spodcastKhloé in Wonder Land,and was asked how she balances her personal identity with her parenting. Jenner candidly said that it was difficult for her at first.

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"I think I have a really good balance," Jenner admitted. "I think that I definitely still feel like myself. It was really hard for me having kids so young and you're just...the emotions, and the postpartum."

"And probably being the only one in your circle [to have kids]," Kardashian, 41, responded.

"The only one. Yris [Palmer]. Yris and I became a lot closer. She's a little bit older than me, we had kids together also," Jenner replied. "But I think I did a pretty good job. I think it just takes time."

"You did a great job," Kardashian added.

"It took me like a year, probably, after — both times — to really feel like myself again," said Jenner.

"I think that's normal. I think it just takes a minute to get your f------ mojo back," Kardashian said, to which Jenner replied, "No, it does."

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