Every year, Google announces in December what the most popular searches were over the past
365 days as a way for us to reflect on the year.
This is a good way for us to look back and see what the major events were and what impacted
the world that year.
So let's take a look at the top 10 most searched things on Google 2017.
Starting off this list in at Number 10 India National Cricket Team.
So in 2017, India ranked first in Test cricket which is the longest form of cricket and it
is considered to the sports highest achievement.
They also came in second in the ODIs and fifth in another competition.
So needless to say, the India national cricket team kicked some major ass last year.
Number 9 brings us to Chester Bennington.
He was the lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park who was sadly found dead in his home
after having committed suicide by hanging.
He was only 41 years old and according to the autopsy, he had traces of alcohol in his
system at the time of his death.
He had a history of depression and previous suicide attempts.
He committed suicide on July 20th and he was found with a leather belt around his neck.
There wasn't a suicide note but police found a handwritten biography in his home.
It was such a devastating day for his friends, family and fans around the world.
Spinning into Number 8 is the Fidget Spinner.
If you guys don't know what a fidget spinner is, what rock have you been living under?
This is a very popular toy that is designed to spin on its axis with almost no effort.
These things became very popular in April 2017 even though a similar toy was invented
back in 1993.
Apparently, this toy has helped people who have trouble focusing or for those who fidget
a lot.
Because of the increase in popularity, fidget spinners were actually banned in many schools
because teachers saw them as a massive distraction.
Number 7 brings us toTom Petty.
Sadly, we have another celebrity death that occurred in 2017.
Tom Petty was an American singer songwriter who was the lead singer of Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers.
During his career, he sold more than 80 million records worldwide which mad him one of the
best-selling music artists of all time.
Unfortunately, he died at the age of 66 due to cardiac arrest on October 2, 2017.
And now in at Number 6 13 Reasons Why.
This is an insanely popular tv show that airs on Netflix and it revolves around a high school
student Clay Jensen and his friend Hannah Baker.
She committed suicide after she suffered from traumatic events that were brought on by certain
people at her school.
She left a box of cassette tapes that had recordings of Hannah detailing the thirteen
reasons why she ended her life.
Season two is set to be released this year so keep an eye out for that.
Number 5 takes us over to Megan Markle.
If you guys watch suits, then you know that Megan Markle plays Rachel Zane or if you love
to follow the Royal Family, then you know that she recently became engaged to Prince
Harry.
Since her engagement on November 27, 2017, she has announced that she would stop acting
in order to pursue humanitarian work because now she is seen as a future royal figure.
Prince Harry designed the engagement ring himself.
It has diamonds that belonged to his mother Princess Diana, and for that reason, her engagement
ring is considered to be priceless.
Next up in at Number 4 Matt Lauer.
He is an American journalist who was the host of the today show.
However, on November 29, 2017, Matt Lauer was terminated after an unidentified employee
complained that he had engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour with her which allegedly
started in 2014.
This was a highly publicized case and shortly after he was fired, other reputable news sources
revealed that he was engaged in many other incidents of sexual harassment against multiple
women.
He even released a statement admitting that some of these allegations were true and he
apologized to those women.
Number 3 we have iPhone X.
The iPhone Ten is another creation by Apple that was released on November 3, 2017.
This iPhone made international news because it marks the iPhone's tenth anniversary
with X being the symbol for ten in roman numerals.
This iPhone was supposed to display Apple's vision for future technology.
When it was first released it had a price tag of $999 USD which made it the most expensive
iPhone ever.
Even though this was a highly anticipated phone, it received mixed reviews and to be
honest, I wasn't really interested in buying it either.
iPhone 8 makes it into Number 2.
Yes, that's right, we have another product from Apple on this list.
This generation of iPhone was released on September 22, 2017 but to be honest, it is
very similar to the iphone x.
Apple added a glass back but other than that, a lot of the internal hardware is very similar
to the iPhone x.
A lot of people had mixed reviews about this iPhone as well.
People loved the wireless charging and the new Apple A11 processor but a lot of people
criticized Apple for using the same design over and over again.
Finally in at Number 1 is Hurricane Irma.
This was a catastrophic hurricane and it was the strongest one observed in the Atlantic
since 2005 when Wilma hit.
It was a first category hurricane to strike land and it was followed by Hurricane Maria
two weeks later.
Hurricane Irma was also the most intense Atlantic hurricane to strike the United States since
Katrina in 2005.
Irma caused a widespread and devastating damage throughout its course.
It developed on August 30, 2017 and it quickly escalated into a category five hurricane.
On September 6, Irma reached 185mph winds making it the second most intense tropical
cyclone worldwide.
Irma caused about 66.77 billion dollars in damages and killed about 134 people.
Well there you guys have it…
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