00:00Data published by Google on their most-searched-for terms in 2024 can also give us an insight
00:07into the public's psyche. Now, according to the firm, in the UK, the Euros Liam Payne,
00:13the US elections and Darling superstar Luke Littler ranked highest with the most searches.
00:18Other highly-searched-for terms included how to get Oasis tickets following the band's
00:22reunion and Jay Slater, the British teenager who went missing on the Spanish island of
00:27Tenerife. Interestingly, in the UK, Catherine, Princess of Wales, was the most-searched-for
00:33person of the year after her absence from public royal duties sparked conspiracy theory
00:38after conspiracy theory. US President-elect Donald Trump was the second most-searched-for
00:44person in the UK. So, in terms of news, it was the Euros which made for the most-searched-for
00:50term of the year as England men's football team made it to the final. The tragic death
00:55of One Direction superstar Liam Payne was the second most-searched-for news topic of
01:00the year, according to Google. The hunt for TV doctor Michael Moseley, who was found dead
01:05after going missing on the Greek island of Simi, was also reportedly an area of interest
01:10for the British public. Other people who made the top 10 list of most-searched-for people
01:15on Google included Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Liverpool legend Alan Hansen and King Charles.
01:22Moving on to the most-searched-for movies in the UK of 2024, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
01:27came out on top. This was closely followed by the drama film It Ends With Us, which starred
01:33Blake Lively and was adapted from a book by Colleen Hoover. Animated film Inside Out 2
01:38and blockbuster Dune Part 2 were also films of major interest. It's no surprise that Oasis
01:44were found to be the most-searched-for term on Google in terms of musicians in 2024. Pop
01:50superstar Sabrina Carpenter came second on this list after she spent the summer dominating
01:55the charts following the release of her record Short and Sweet.
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