In a year of political turmoil and pop culture, "Charlie Kirk" and "KPop Demon Hunters" shaped Google's top searches in the U.S. for 2025, according to their newly released report that highlights the queries for the top internet search engine.

Also among the top five trending searches were "Labubus," "iPhone 17" and the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

Although the assassination of Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing political influencer and co-founder of Turning Point USA, happened in September, it centered a lot of the top searches for the year overall.

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Kirk was the top search related to an individual's passing, followed by actor Gene Hackman, legendary musician Ozzy Osbourne, chef and TV host A

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