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Here's What L.A. Searched For Most This Year, According To Google
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While many of us might prefer to keep our Google searches to ourselves, the search giant has just unveiled the top searches for 2015. Google's Year in Search 2015 reveals the people, places and things that we were most curious about this year—enough so that we took to our phones and computers to look them up. And while Google gives you all sorts of graphs, charts, maps and even a spiffy video to explore searches done around the globe, we were particularly interested in what Angelenos searched for this year.
Below you'll find the top trending searches for L.A., as well as the top news stories and events, the top trending people and the most searched films. Many of them may not come as a surprise, as there's a good chance you searched for them yourself. Some of the searches at the top of the lists include include locally-relevant stories like Lamar Odom, San Bernardino and Straight Outta Compton, while others take on a broader scope, like Paris and Hurricane Patricia.
Check out the rest below and happy Googling in 2016!
Top Trending Searches
1) Lamar Odom
2) Straight Outta Compton
3) Paris
4) Ronda Rousey
5) Jurassic World
6) San Bernardino
7) Bobbi Kristina Brown
8) Hurricane Patricia
9) Charlie Sheen
10) Caitlyn Jenner
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Top Trending News/Events
1) Paris
2) San Bernardino
3) Hurricane Patricia
4) El Chapo
5) Copa America 2015
6) Mayweather vs Pacquiao
7) Oscars 2015
8) Blood moon
9) Canelo vs Cotto
10) Democratic Debate
Top Trending People
1) Lamar Odom
2) Ronda Rousey
3) Bobbi Kristina Brown
4) Charlie Sheen
5) Caitlyn Jenner
6) Donald Trump
7) Sandra Bland
8) Ruby Rose
9) Joan Sebastian
10) Scott Weiland
Top Trending Films
1) Straight Outta Compton
2) Jurassic World
3) American Sniper
4) 50 Shades of Grey
5) Inside Out
6) Furious 7
7) Crimson Peak
8) Spectre
9) The Martian
10) The Visit
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