--- description: Lamar Odom, Jurassic World, and American Sniper were at the top of Google's trending search list for 2015. title: Google's Most Popular Search Terms of 2015 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a1e051db783cf18/69885f41f887dc1789e91de8/gettyimages-495528671.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google's Most Popular Search Terms of 2015  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 16, 2015 8:00 AM CUT  BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 02: A silhouette of a man and a magnifying glass is seen in front of a screen on which the Google search engine is displayed on June 02, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Michael Gottschalk/Photothek via Getty Images) BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 02: A silhouette of a man and a magnifying glass is seen in front of a screen on which the Google search engine is displayed on June 02, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Michael Gottschalk/Photothek via Getty Images)Michael Gottschalk—Photothek via Getty Images  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 16, 2015 8:00 AM CUT The word “google” has been part of the Merriam-Webster dictionary since 2006, which tells you just how vital the search engine has become. Google’s annual list of its most popular search terms give us a snapshot of what people have been most curious about over the past year. The top trending general search of 2015 was Lamar Odom, the former NBA and reality TV star who was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel in October. Other popular searches included _Jurassic World_, the long-awaited fourth installment in the _Jurassic Park_ series, and _American Sniper_, the Clint Eastwood-directed film about late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Take a look at Google’s list of the top trending searches of 2015 below. The term “trending search” means these queries had the highest spike in traffic over a sustained period of time during 2015 as compared to 2014. 1. Lamar Odom 2. Jurassic World 3. American Sniper 4. Caitlyn Jenner 5. Ronda Rousey 6. Paris 7. Agario 8. Chris Kyle 9. Fallout 4 10. Straight Outta Compton ### See How Google’s Logo Has Evolved Over the Years  1997 Google/Wayback Machine  1997 Google/Wayback Machine  2001 Google/Wayback Machine  2003 Google/Wayback Machine  2010 Google/Wayback Machine  2013 Google/Wayback Machine  2015 Google ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4149110/google-popular-search-terms-2015/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4149110/google-popular-search-terms-2015/"},"headline":"Google's Most Popular Search Terms of 2015","datePublished":"2015-12-16T08:00:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:44:15.611Z","description":"Lamar Odom, Jurassic World, and American Sniper trended in Google Search the most this year","url":"https://time.com/4149110/google-popular-search-terms-2015/","keywords":["Tech","Google","Web"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a1e051db783cf18/69885f41f887dc1789e91de8/gettyimages-495528671.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Eadicicco","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-eadicicco/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a1e051db783cf18/69885f41f887dc1789e91de8/gettyimages-495528671.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Google Illustration","caption":"Google Illustration","creditText":"Michael Gottschalk—Photothek via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4149110/google-popular-search-terms-2015/","name":"Google's Most Popular Search Terms of 2015"}}]}] ```