Google Trends: The Top Searches of February

Mason Vera Paine

Join us as we explore the top search trends for the month of February with Google Trends Expert, Sarah Armstrong. From the latest entertainment news to groundbreaking developments in science and technology, Sarah will take us through the most searched-for topics in categories like entertainment, culture, science, sports, odd news, and recipes. For the latest trends from Google visit: Trends.Google.com/TrendsFollow Twitter on Google at: Twitter.com/GoogleLike Google on Facebook at: Facebook.com/GoogleLike and Follow Google on Instagram at: Instagram.com/Google https://75dc83.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/6.-Sarah-A-Feb-GT.mp3 Google Trends February Transcription [00:00] – Announcer: Mason Vera Paine. [00:01] - Mason Paine: Sarah Armstrong, Google Trends expert, is here to share the most popular trends that people search on Google in the month of February. Thanks for joining me, Sarah. [00:09] - Sarah Armstrong: Thank you for having me. [00:11] - Mason Paine: So for this month, man, there was so much that happened. But for me, at least, I think Super Bowl was the biggest thing. What was the top search trend for that? [00:20] - Sarah Armstrong: So what struck me as funny with the Super Bowl is Rihanna pregnant. That was the big trend of the night. In fact, it wasn't just our big trend for the Super Bowl. That day, it was the top trending search on Google overall. So lots of folks were interested in that half time show. [00:37] - Mason Paine: That's hilarious. It wasn't even the actual game. Mahone's wasn't even up there. [00:43] - Sarah Armstrong: Right. Like, of course, we're seeing players trending. The mom of the two players who has sons on both teams. We saw a lot of search interest around her. Different questions about football rules and stuff for folks who aren't as familiar with football but probably tuning into the Super Bowl. The commercials were really popular as well, especially the Fast 10 trailer that saw a lot of search interest. But it was that half time show that really got people searching. [1:11] - Mason Paine: Yeah, that half time show, it was pretty lit. But as soon as Rihanna came out, first thing I thought of was like, Wait, she's pregnant? I didn't hear anything about that. And then I thought... [1:21] - Sarah Armstrong: I know. And of course, I'm one of the people searching, is Rihanna pregnant? [1:24] - Mason Paine: Yeah. And I thought I was being rude at first. Maybe she's not pregnant and she's just eating really good and I shouldn't say she's pregnant. That's rude. And then it turns out she's pregnant and I felt, Okay, I feel pretty vindicated. [1:36] - Sarah Armstrong: Totally. And her partner, ASAP Rocky, we saw a big spike in search interest for him as well. So that couple was definitely popular. [01:44] - Mason Paine: Now, another thing that happen was the Grammys that go up at high in the searches at all? [1:48] - Sarah Armstrong: Definitely. We saw a huge spike in the Grammys earlier this month. Viola Davis was one of our big searches because she earned an EGOT with her Grammys win. So that means she has an EMI, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony now. She's one of very few people who have achieved all four of those awards. So it was pretty exciting. [02:10] - Mason Paine: What was she in for the "T"? Tony? I don't remember her singing in anything. Was she in a play? [2:16] - Sarah Armstrong: She definitely was. I have to look up what she got her Tony for. She got her Grammy for narrating her audiobook. And I looked it up, she was a lead actor in the play. Very cool. [02:30] - Mason Paine: Good for her. That's hard to get. It's like Kentucky Derby, man. Getting all the Triple Crown, right? [2:37] - Sarah Armstrong: Totally, exactly. [02:39] - Mason Paine: So I know what else happened. Valentine's Day. Was there anything top searching there? [2:44] - Sarah Armstrong: Yes, we always see lots of interest around Valentine'...