Google’s Most Searched 2025: Which Names Took Over the Internet?

Every day, millions of people open Google with a single basic instinct: to learn more about the personalities who play a major role in the conversations around culture, politics, sports, and entertainment. Trendy searches keep changing very often but they show a certain aspect of the public's interest — who or what was the center of attention during that period in the arts, controversies, and even achievements.

The Indian searching habits still point out the film heroes, cricket players, and politicians but the global trends also include the musicians, tech titans, and public leaders whose deeds influence beyond their countries. At the close of 2025, the most searched personality list was an instant view of the ones who still last year's headlines and loudest discussions online.

Thus, here are the very ten persons that ruled the Google searches in the year 2025 — a blend of creators, sportspersons, society leaders, and other surprising names that suddenly became known worldwide.

1. d4vd

The American singer-songwriter David Anthony Burke, who is better known as d4vd, did not stop but rather continued to ride the wave of his digital-fueled popularity. The songs “Here With Me” and “Romantic Homicide” had already taken off on TikTok in 2022 which got him to seal a deal with Darkroom and Interscope Records eventually. 2025 saw the singer's searches stay on top as he kept capturing more and more admirers with each new release and tour presence.

2. Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, the artist whose work has been defining for hip-hop in its contemporary form, has managed to keep the world staring at him through the year. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 which opened a door for a whole new area of compositions in classical and jazz categories; he has been ever since — with his West Coast-influenced music that never ceases to highlight ethnic and political issues. So, the legacy of Lamar was the reason behind all the searches over him in 2025.

3. Jimmy Kimmel

The late-night show host James Christian Kimmel, who is an already very well-known personality on the American television scene, continued to generate a lot of interest and very much attract a large crowd of viewers. His already very popular show Jimmy Kimmel Live, as well as his not-so-mostly-majorContinental-Awards hosting duties — like even the Academy Awards — resulted in him being one of the very referred media personalities throughout the year.

4. Tyler Robinson

Tyler James Robinson, 22, experienced a kind of public scrutiny of an extremely huge magnitude after he was linked by implication to the shooting controversy involving conservative political analyst Charlie Kirk. The case raised his name up through the news cycles such that he turned out to be one of the most searched people globally.

5. Pope Leo XIV

When Pope Francis was replaced by Pope Leo XIV, the latter became the very first American to preside over the Roman Catholic Church. The new Pope's appointment led to a debate around the world that not only religious analysts but also the general public interested in witnessing a historic shift within the Church were attracted by the curiosity about the new Pope.

6. Vaibhav Suryavanshi

India cheered a new young cricket prodigy, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, when the only 14 years old smashed an extraordinary 101 run off just 38 balls for the Rajasthan Royals team in an IPL 2025 match played in Jaipur. His scoring was the fastest ever made by a teenager and one of the quickest in league history altogether—he not only set several records but also thereby gained enormous search traffic.

7. Shedeur Sanders

The NFL quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who is now with the Cleveland Browns, remained very much in the spotlights after his entering the 2025 NFL Draft. His fifth-round picking and his performance updates all made him one of the most followed athletes online this year.

8. Bianca Censori

Bianca Censori, a person who has been often seen in public together with Kanye West, has been a source of continuous curiosity since the day of her dressing to kill in Los Angeles and the subsequent argument about it. The viral incident that was her fashion and her social media presence that was very active, gave birth to heavy search throughout the year.

9. Zohran Mamdani

The unexpected triumph of Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral elections made the world’s media flock to the case. Mamdani, who won the 2025 Democratic primary with 56% votes, defeating Andrew Cuomo, is the rise from an assembly member not very known to the mayor who has been the most told political story of the year.

10. Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg, the climate activist and the one who has ever more pronounced the global environmental debates, became a minor player in these discussions. The “Greta effect”, as it is often times called, can still be felt today since her strong influence has attracted many who question their previous ideas about climate issues. Searches related to her work, her speeches and her campaigns were very high throughout 2025.