With an average of 1.3 billion monthly searches, "youtube" was the most popular online search query in 2024. The social platform Facebook and messenger app WhatsApp were the next most searched queries on Google, 755 million and 562 million. The most popular question on Google search was "what to watch".
Most popular online search queries on Google worldwide in 2024, by monthly search volume
(in millions)
Google Search only, wider industry metrics may vary
Supplementary notes
Search volume is the average number of times a specific search query is entered on a search engine per month. In this table search volume metric is calculated as an average number of monthly searches for the last 12 months.
The source states: "We removed all NSFW (not safe for work) search terms from the list."
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Semrush. "Most Popular Online Search Queries on Google Worldwide in 2024, by Monthly Search Volume (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111328/most-popular-online-search-queries-online-global/
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