It s that time of year, and Google has again released its top search trends for 2014. The lists offer an intriguing glimpse back at what we were all consumed most by during the year, patterns that are reflected in the words and phrases we search for.
Some surprises. Some no-brainers.
So without further ado, here are more Top Search Trend lists than you can shake a stick at. First, the biggies:
Robin Williams
World Cup
Ebola
Malaysia Airlines
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Flappy Bird
Conchita Wurst
ISIS
Frozen
Sochi Olympics
Robin Williams
World Cup
Ebola
Malaysia Airlines
Flappy Bird
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
ISIS
Ferguson
Frozen
Ukraine
And if you re still curious about all the other things, people and places we were busily researching in 2014, here you go:
Jennifer Lawrence
Kim Kardashian
Tracy Morgan
Ray Rice
Tony Stewart
Iggy Azalea
Donald Sterling
Adrian Peterson
Renee Zellweger
Jared Leto
Trending How to…?. (FYI, last year s was How to twerk… 
How to Airdrop
How to Contour
How to Vote
How to Kiss
How to Craft
How to Colorblock
How to Wakeboard
How to Refurbish
How to Delegate
How to DIY
What is Ebola?
What is ALS
What is ISIS?
What is Bitcoin?
What is Asphyxia?
What is Gamergate?
What is WhatsApp?
What is MERS?
What is Hamas?
What is Airdrop?
Robin Williams
Joan Rivers
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Maya Angelou
Jan Hooks
Harold Ramis
Shirley Temple
Lauren Bacall
Mickey Rooney
James Avery
Argentina vs Netherlands
Germany vs Argentina
USA vs Germany
Argentina vs Switzerland
Brazil vs Netherlands
Netherlands vs Mexico
Brazil vs Chile
USA vs Belgium
Argentina vs Belgium
USA vs Portugal
:Donate to ALS
Donate to Ebola
Donate to Breast Cancer
Donate to Goodwill
Donate for Veterans
Donate Blood
Donate Cars
Donate Bone Marrow
Donate Books
Donate Cell Phones
Alibaba IPO
GoPro IPO
King Digital IPO
Virgin America IPO
Castlight Health IPO
Weibo IPO
Coupons.com IPO
HubSpot IPO
Lending Club IPO
GrubHub IPO
GLOBAL:
iPhone 6
Samsung Galaxy S5
Nexus 6
Moto G
Samsung Note 4
LG G3
XBox One
Apple Watch
Nokia X
iPad Air
Jennifer Lawrence
Kim Kardashian
Julie Gayet
Tracy Morgan
Renee Zellweger
Jared Leto
Lorde
Matthew McConaughey
Amal Almamuddin
Donald Sterling
Google Doodles of 2014
World Cup 2014 #27 (Boss)
2014 Winter Olympics
Rubik s Cube
Philae Robotic Lander
Nelson Mandela
International Women s Day 2014
Audrey Hepburn
Berlin Wall
Leo Tolstoy
Halloween 2014
Illustration by Paul Trap/MCT archives
