Glimpse — The 100 Most Searched People on Google in 2024
Noah Fram-Schwartz
The complete list of most searched people on Google, including the most searched person in 2024 and 2023, and the most searched people by profession - Glimpse
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January, 2024

The 100 Most Searched People on Google in 2024

Last updated: June 11th, 2024 – Every week, we create a list of the most searched people on Google by filtering through 25+ billion Google search queries. We share the full list below, plus the most Googled person in the world for the past 3 years.

Highlights

The most searched person on Google today: Taylor Swift (American pop superstar Taylor Swift remains in the spotlight for her Eras Tour and her budding romance with NFL star Travis Kelce)

The most searched person on Google in 2022: Will Smith (Will Smith holds the record for the most Googled Person of 2022 after slapping a fellow actor on stage at the Oscars in Mar 2022)

The most searched person on Google in 2021: Trump

The most searched person on Google in 2020: Kobe Bryant (Bryant died unexpectedly in Jan 2020)

The most searched person on Google in 2019: Trump

The most searched person on Google of all time: Trump (his election in Nov 2016 hit an all-time high of 153M searches that month)

The Full List – The Most Searched People in 2024

Rank Person Search Volume (past 30 days) 1 Taylor Swift 10,751,000 2 Ronaldo 5,062,000 3 Messi 4,821,000 4 Cher 3,846,000 5 Napoleon 3,708,000 6 Drake 2,963,000 7 Gypsy Rose 2,846,000 8 Eminem 2,200,000 9 Elon Musk 2,098,000 10 Travis Kelce 2,060,000 11 Djokovic 1,690,000 12 Beyonce 1,579,000 13 Dolly Parton 1,336,000 14 Britney Spears 1,293,000 15 Usher 1,169,000 16 Rihanna 1,116,000 17 Fantasia 1,084,000 18 Donald Trump 1,050,000 19 Jennifer Lawrence 1,033,000 20 Lebron James 1,030,000 21 Tom Cruise 1,019,000 22 Ariana Grande 983,000 23 Nicki Minaj 978,000 24 Brad Pitt 976,000 25 XXXTentacion 943,000 26 Vince McMahon 941,000 27 Mariah Carey 934,000 28 Leonardo Dicaprio 852,000 29 Adam Sandler 842,000 30 Macaulay Culkin 801,000 31 Will Smith 797,000 32 David Beckham 791,000 33 Jason Kelce 781,000 34 Kylie Jenner 766,000 35 Selena Gomez 756,000 36 Jennifer Aniston 756,000 37 Queen Elizabeth 754,000 38 Paris Hilton 736,000 39 Ryan Gosling 730,000 40 Mr Beast 729,000 41 Obama 715,000 42 Timothee Chalamet 664,000 43 Cardi B 655,000 44 Tom Holland 639,000 45 Zendaya 618,000 46 Novak Djokovic 614,000 47 Chris Brown 609,000 48 Ryan Reynolds 608,000 49 Nelly 598,000 50 Ice Spice 598,000

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Rank Person Search Volume (past 30 days) 51 Kim Kardashian 595,000 52 Lady Gaga 589,000 53 Michael Jordan 588,000 54 Olivia Rodrigo 576,000 55 Andrew Tate 574,000 56 Harry Styles 572,000 57 Arnold Schwarzenegger 571,000 58 Sylvester Stallone 550,000 59 Jelly Roll 548,000 60 Snoop Dogg 547,000 61 Zac Efron 532,000 62 Elton John 530,000 63 Heidi Klum 528,000 64 Patrick Mahomes 526,000 65 Victor Wembanyama 520,000 66 Denzel Washington 514,000 67 Clint Eastwood 504,000 68 Justin Timberlake 503,000 69 Kevin Hart 502,000 70 Dwayne Johnson 484,000 71 Xavi 480,000 72 Paul McCartney 475,000 73 Tom Brady 460,000 74 Kendall Jenner 443,000 75 Oprah 441,000 76 Prince William 438,000 77 Lil Wayne 435,000 78 Eddie Murphy 429,000 79 Gordon Ramsay 415,000 80 Zach Bryan 414,000 81 Sofia Vergara 403,000 82 Priscilla Presley 400,000 83 Vin Diesel 399,000 84 Harrison Ford 398,000 85 Kevin Costner 382,000 86 George Clooney 363,000 87 Robert Downey Jr 355,000 88 Will Ferrell 348,000 89 Steph Curry 348,000 90 Victoria Beckham 340,000 91 Nick Saban 332,000 92 Zverev 329,000 93 Simone Biles 320,000 94 Willie Nelson 317,000 95 Gwen Stefani 310,000 96 Yeat 307,000 97 YoungBoy 303,000 98 Ozzy Osbourne 303,000 99 Steve Harvey 300,000 100 Barbra Streisand 290,000

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Rank Person Search Volume (past 30 days) 101 Natalia Grace 290,000 102 Young Thug 279,000 103 Nick Cannon 265,000 104 Zion Williamson 263,000 105 William Afton 262,000 106 Danny Devito 260,000 107 Undertaker 250,000 108 Warren Buffett 247,000 109 Kai Cenat 245,000 110 IShowSpeed 237,000 111 Renee Rapp 222,000 112 Oprah Winfrey 211,000 113 Halle Berry 207,000 114 Queen Victoria 201,000 115 Chrisean Rock 193,000 116 Niall Horan 190,000 117 Usain Bolt 187,000 118 OJ Simpson 186,000 119 Vladimir Putin 186,000 120 Hasbulla 178,000 121 Whoopi Goldberg 177,000 122 Floyd Mayweather 176,000 123 Hulk Hogan 175,000 124 Zoe Saldana 175,000 125 Walker Scobell 167,000 126 Yoko Ono 165,000 127 Zoe Kravitz 163,000 128 Zheng 163,000 129 Xi Jinping 162,000 130 Fanum 153,000 131 George Strait 150,000 132 Reba McEntire 150,000 133 Zooey Deschanel 146,000 134 Uma Thurman 146,000 135 Vince McMahon 146,000 136 Queen Latifah 139,000 137 Ivanka Trump 132,000 138 xQc 132,000 139 Xochitl Gomez 125,000 140 Griselda Blanco 111,000 141 Kylie Kelce 73,000 142 William Shatner 68,000 143 Charles Barkley 66,000 144 Ivan Cornejo 64,000 145 Wynonna Judd 62,000 146 Duke Dennis 62,000 147 Barron Trump 61,000 148 Henry Winkler 60,000 149 Quavo 59,000 150 Al Roker 58,000

Most Searched Person by Timeframe

The most searched person on Google in January 2024: Taylor Swift (American pop superstar Taylor Swift is going viral on social media due to fake, inappropriate images generated by AI circulating online, particularly on X.)

The most searched person on Google in December 2023: Taylor Swift (Pop superstar Taylor Swift remains in the headlines with the media covering her budding romance with boyfriend Travis Kelce and how they spent their Christmas.)

The most searched person on Google in November 2023: Taylor Swift (American pop superstar Taylor Swift made headlines in November for winning 10 Billboard Music Awards and for her Eras Tour in Brazil. Notably, a fan died during her concert in Rio de Janeiro due to excessive heat. Brazil has been experiencing a heat wave unusual for the spring.)

The most searched person on Google in October 2023: Taylor Swift (American pop superstar Taylor Swift made headlines for kissing NFL player Travis Kelce on the cheek in an Instagram photo. The duo have gone public with their long-rumored relationship with many photos of them being together circulating online.)

The most searched person on Google in September 2023: Taylor Swift (Pop superstar Taylor Swift made headlines for winning the most awards at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. This makes her the second-most awarded artist in the show's history, behind only Beyoncé.)

The most searched person on Google in August 2023: Lionel Messi (Football superstar Lionel Messi has become the fifth player in history to score 100+ goals in three decades, as Inter Miami tops Philadelphia Union 4-1 advancing to Leagues Cup Final.)

The most searched person on Google in July 2023: Lionel Messi (Football legend Lionel Messi shocked the soccer world by joining Inter Miami in the US after leaving Paris Saint-German (PSG). He will play for the Major League Soccer club until December 2025)

The most searched person on Google in June 2023: Taylor Swift (American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is breaking records with her ongoing 'Eras Tour' which is projected to amass over $600 million in revenue)

The most searched person on Google in May 2023: Taylor Swift (American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift came into the spotlight after skipping the 2023 Met Gala following recent news of her breakup from Joe Alwyn. Her song High Infidelity became trending after singing it live at the 'Eras Tour' on Apr 29)

The most searched person on Google in April 2023: Trump (Former President Donald Trump became the first US president charged with criminal activity in a 34-count felony indictment)

The most searched person on Google in March 2023: Putin (Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus)

The most searched person on Google in February 2023: Tom Brady (Legendary quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement in Feb 2023 after 23 years in the NFL)

The most searched person on Google in January 2023: Pelé (Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, passed away in Jan 2023 at the age of 82 due to cancer)

The most searched person on Google in December 2022: Lionel Messi (Messi won the 2022 FIFA World Cup after Argentina beat France)

The most searched person on Google in November 2022: Kanye West (The famous rapper drew headlines for anti-semitic behavior and announced his 2024 presidential bid in Nov 2022)

The most searched person on Google in October 2022: Jeffrey Dahmer (Dahmer's story topped Netflix's list of most-watched series in Oct 2022, becoming the second most-viewed Netflix series of all time)

The most searched person on Google in September 2022: Queen Elizabeth (The Queen died in Sep 2022)

The most searched person on Google in August 2022: Anne Heche (A famous actress, Heche died in Aug 2022)

The most searched person on Google in July 2022: Ivana Trump (Trump's ex-wife died in Jul 2022)

The most searched person on Google in June 2022: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard (The famous actors' defamation lawsuit played out in court in May and June of 2022)

The most searched person on Google in May 2022: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard

The most searched person on Google in April 2022: Will Smith (Smith slapped a fellow actor on stage at the Oscars in Mar 2022)

The most searched person on Google in March 2022: Putin (Putin invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022)

The most searched person on Google in February 2022: Putin

Most Searched Person by Category

The most searched man: Donald Trump

The most searched woman: Taylor Swift

The most searched singer: Taylor Swift

The most searched actor: Will Smith

The most searched artist: Taylor Swift

The most searched K-pop idol: BTS

The most searched personality: Kim Kardashian

The most searched athlete: Lionel Messi

The most searched football player: Lionel Messi

The most searched tennis player: Serena Williams

The most searched ballerina: Misty Copeland

The most searched cricketer: Virat Kohli

The most searched president: Donald Trump

The most searched celebrity: Taylor Swift

The most searched pulitzer winner: Robert Frost

The most searched Asian celebrity: Jackie Chan

The most searched politician: Donald Trump

The most searched presidential candidate: Donald Trump

Fascinating Statistics

1. A person's searches are highest when they die:

2. Most of the top searched people in the world are entertainers

Roughly 1/3rd are musicians

Roughly 1/4th are actors and another 1/4th are politicians

The only entrepreneur to make it on the list is Elon Musk

5% are not real people (anime characters, etc.)

How we collected this data

To make the most comprehensive list of the most searched people on Google, we first segment our database of 25B+ keywords to isolate all the individuals. We then used a set of heuristics to eliminate those that weren't talked about very much over the past month. This leaves us with a list of about 10-20,000 people. From there, we run those through our search volume tool, which is trusted by top institutions from the New York Times to IKEA then we simply sort by the people with the most searches.

Note that when we calculate the most searched person of 2023, for example, we are calculating the person whose searches reached the highest peak during the timeframe any given month. Looking at it on a yearly basis though would have put Trump at the top of the list for each year, from 2016 through even today.

To access a CSV of the top 1,000 searched people, updated every week, please contact us here.