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Welcome to Trends Daily—your download on what the world was searching for. Today: 2016. The year the internet lost its innocence. 2016. Google processed 1.2 trillion searches that year. Here's what dominated. Top Trending Searches Worldwide: Powerball ($1.56 billion jackpot, biggest in history, 166% spike). Prince (died April 21st, Purple Rain played everywhere). Pokémon Go (summer 2016, people walked into traffic). Hurricane Matthew (devastated the Caribbean and Southeast US). David Bowie (died January 10th, Starman gone too soon). Top News Searches: US Election (Trump vs. Clinton dominated everything). Rio Olympics (Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Usain Bolt). Brexit (UK voted to leave the EU). Orlando Shooting (Pulse nightclub tragedy). Zika Virus (global health scare). Entertainment Searches: Stranger Things (Netflix breakout of the year). iPhone 7 (topped consumer tech). Deadpool (most searched movie). Game of Thrones (still ruling). Westworld (HBO's new obsession). The Vibe: Deaths. Elections. Pokémon. The world was grieving Prince and Bowie while catching Pikachu in parking lots. Peak 2016 energy. The Takeaway: 2016: tragedy, politics, and Pokémon. The internet processed grief and chaos by chasing virtual monsters. The algorithm reflected our collective coping mechanism. Created by Adam J Carswell. Connect on LinkedIn.
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By Trends DailyWelcome to Trends Daily—your download on what the world was searching for. Today: 2016. The year the internet lost its innocence. 2016. Google processed 1.2 trillion searches that year. Here's what dominated. Top Trending Searches Worldwide: Powerball ($1.56 billion jackpot, biggest in history, 166% spike). Prince (died April 21st, Purple Rain played everywhere). Pokémon Go (summer 2016, people walked into traffic). Hurricane Matthew (devastated the Caribbean and Southeast US). David Bowie (died January 10th, Starman gone too soon). Top News Searches: US Election (Trump vs. Clinton dominated everything). Rio Olympics (Michael Phelps, Simone Biles, Usain Bolt). Brexit (UK voted to leave the EU). Orlando Shooting (Pulse nightclub tragedy). Zika Virus (global health scare). Entertainment Searches: Stranger Things (Netflix breakout of the year). iPhone 7 (topped consumer tech). Deadpool (most searched movie). Game of Thrones (still ruling). Westworld (HBO's new obsession). The Vibe: Deaths. Elections. Pokémon. The world was grieving Prince and Bowie while catching Pikachu in parking lots. Peak 2016 energy. The Takeaway: 2016: tragedy, politics, and Pokémon. The internet processed grief and chaos by chasing virtual monsters. The algorithm reflected our collective coping mechanism. Created by Adam J Carswell. Connect on LinkedIn.