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Cilla Black tops UK Google Search in 2015 | Cilla Black tops UK Google Search in 2015 |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Cilla Black was the UK's top-trending search term on Google in 2015, according to the tech firm's annual review of its users' activity. | Cilla Black was the UK's top-trending search term on Google in 2015, according to the tech firm's annual review of its users' activity. |
The singer and TV star died in August aged 72 following a stroke. | The singer and TV star died in August aged 72 following a stroke. |
Lady Colin Campbell was the second most popular term in the UK after the socialite appeared on ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. | Lady Colin Campbell was the second most popular term in the UK after the socialite appeared on ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. |
For the world as a whole, basketball player Lamar Odom topped the list followed by Charlie Hebdo. | |
Mr Odom, the estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian, rose to prominence in October after he fell unconscious during a visit to a brothel, resulting in him being taken to hospital. He later emerged from his coma. | Mr Odom, the estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian, rose to prominence in October after he fell unconscious during a visit to a brothel, resulting in him being taken to hospital. He later emerged from his coma. |
Charlie Hebdo is the French satirical magazine attacked by gunmen in January. | |
Google's list of top-trending terms refers to queries that experienced the highest level of traffic over a sustained period of time during 2015 and were not nearly as popular the previous year. | Google's list of top-trending terms refers to queries that experienced the highest level of traffic over a sustained period of time during 2015 and were not nearly as popular the previous year. |
The firm publishes the details as an alternative to simply listing the most requested phrases - such as "Facebook", "internet banking" and "weather forecast". | The firm publishes the details as an alternative to simply listing the most requested phrases - such as "Facebook", "internet banking" and "weather forecast". |
Belly fat | Belly fat |
It does not disclose the number of searches involved. | It does not disclose the number of searches involved. |
The top 10 terms searched for by UK-based users were: | The top 10 terms searched for by UK-based users were: |
The search firm also provides topic-specific breakdowns, which reveal: | The search firm also provides topic-specific breakdowns, which reveal: |
Some of the terms that appear within the global top 10 might still be unfamiliar to many people. | Some of the terms that appear within the global top 10 might still be unfamiliar to many people. |
For example, Ronda Rousey was the eighth most popular search. The 28-year-old American is a martial arts star in the Ultimate Fighting Championships who suffered her first defeat in November. | |
And Agar.io came in third place. It refers to a popular video game in which players control a blob that has to consume other blobs to survive. |
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