What the world searched on Google in 2025: Trends, tech and tragedy

Google’s top trending searches of 2025 reveal a year shaped by political shock, pop-culture sensations and major tech news.

Man wins payout after Google photographs him in the nude in his yard

An Argentine court has ordered Google to pay a man who was photographed completely naked in his backyard by a Google Street View car.

Google offering buyouts to employees across the company

The tech giant is offering the buyouts in several key divisions of the company as part of a cost savings effort.

Google’s online ad business found to be an illegal monopoly by federal judge

A federal judge ruled that Google illegally monopolized key parts of the digital ad market, marking the company’s second major antitrust loss in less than a year.

Google Calendar update removes Black History Month, Pride Month

Google Calendar has removed references to Black History Month, Pride Month, saying the manual additions were not sustainable.

Top Google searches of 2024

Take a look at some of the topics people searched for the most on Google in 2024.

DOJ is considering breaking up Google: Report

The Justice Department is looking into dismantling Google following a judge’s ruling last week that Google had an illegal monopoly on the online search market.

Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

The judge's ruling sets up a second trial that will cover potential remedies for Google's search monopoly.

Google rolls out School time for parents

As the new school year approaches, Google has launched "School time," a feature aimed at helping parents manage their children's device usage during school hours.

Google fires 28 workers after anti-Israel protests at company offices

The fired Google employees were protesting Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract to provide cloud services for the Israeli government.

Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago, people thought it was Google’s April Fools’ Day joke

Besides the quantum leap in storage, Gmail also came equipped with Google’s search technology so users could quickly retrieve a tidbit from an old email, photo or other personal information stored on the service.

Google's AI Gemini could be coming to your iPhone

Apple and Google are in talks to bring the Gemini AI feature to iPhones, here's what you need to know.