World Cup, Tragic Endings, Woolsey: LA's Most Googled In 2018

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – As 2018 comes to a close, it's hard not to reminisce on a year that's been full of surprises. This year was filled with a lot of great news: a plethora of great movies were released, the Eagles won the Super Bowl and someone won $1.5 billion in a Mega Million lottery drawing.

There was also some terrible news, including the wildfires that raged through California, and the deaths of multiple celebrities, including Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade and Mac Miller. But as the year carried on, what did Los Angeles County Google the most in 2018?

Here are the regional top-trending searches for Los Angeles — those that had the highest spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2018 compared to 2017:

• World Cup
• Mac Miller
• Anthony Bourdain
• Black Panther
• Kate Spade
• Demi Lovato
• Woolsey Fire
• Mega Million
• Avicii
• Bitcoin price

Here are the top 10 Google searches in the United States for 2018:

1. World Cup
2. Hurricane Florence
3. Mac Miller
4. Kate Spade
5. Anthony Bourdain
6. Black Panther
7. Mega Millions Results
8. Stan Lee
9. Demi Lovato
10. Election Results

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