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Google Reveals Seattle's Top Search Trends For 2021
Google released its annual "Year in Search" data Wednesday, including some of Western Washington's top searches throughout the year.
SEATTLE β Google its 21st annual "Year in Search" report Wednesday, chronicling the top trends across the United States and around the globe in 2021. Overall, some of this year's patterns reflected the evolving pandemic, as searches about where to find COVID-19 vaccines overtook testing for the top spot in the "near me" section. That trend was true both in Seattle and nationally.
On the national level, "stimulus check" landed among the top five news-related searches, and similar queries led in two other categories. For recipes, Americans searched the most for "TikTok pasta," where Washingtonians most frequently Googled deviled egg recipes.
Here were a few of the top Google trends in the U.S. in 2021
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News
- Mega Millions
- AMC Stock
- Stimulus Check
- Georgia Senate Race
- GME
TV Shows
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- Squid Game
- Bridgerton
- WandaVision
- Ginny and Georgia
- Kobra Kai
"How to help others"
- How to help Afghan refugees
- How to help Texas
- How to help India COVID
- How to help toddler with cough
- How to help foster kids
Google also shared a pair of search categories, narrowed down to Washington state and the Seattle area.
Top 10 "near me" searches in Seattle - 2021
- COVID vaccine near me
- COVID testing near me
- Breakfast near me
- Pizza near me
- Restaurants near me
- Pho near me
- Car wash near me
- Urgent care near me
- Fast food near me
- Bars near me
Top 10 recipe searches in Washington state - 2021
- Deviled egg recipe
- Apple crisp recipe
- Pork chop recipes
- Baked potato recipe
- Peach cobbler recipe
- Gumbo recipe
- Shrimp recipes
- Black eyed peas recipe
- Carne asada recipe
- Sweet potato recipes
Users can explore more search trends around the United States and the globe on Google's Year in Search 2021 page, or check out a month-by-month breakdown.
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