From popes to tennis, the Eurovision to Gaza, who and what did Italians seek for most on Google in 2025?
Sport, celebrities and geopolitics all characteristic extremely in probably the most searched matters on Google in Italy over the previous 12 months, the web search engine mentioned on Thursday.
The report focuses on phrases that confirmed a spike in Google searches, slightly than probably the most searched matters general, offering a snapshot of 2025 because the 12 months attracts to a detailed.
The most searched particular person on-line in Italy this 12 months was Lucio Corsi, who got here second place within the Sanremo Music Festival and went on to characterize Italy within the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Tuscan singer-songwriter additionally seems on the prime of the singers’ rankings, and his tune, Volevo essere un duro, carried out at Sanremo 2025, is probably the most looked for on-line.
In second place, in all three classes, is the singer Olly, who received Sanremo however turned down the possibility to carry out on the Eurovision, with Corsi taking his place.
The third particular person to see a spike in searches was the tennis participant Lorenzo Musetti who this 12 months reached sixth place within the ATP rankings.
In fourth place is the mannequin Bianca Balti, who recounted her most cancers remedy journey and the melancholy that adopted.
The fifth most searched particular person was Jasmine Paolini, winner of the Rome International Singles and Doubles Championships and eighth within the WTA rankings.
Notable from his absence within the prime 10 most searched individuals was tennis star Jannik Sinner who topped the listing in 2023.
Celebrities and famous world figures who died in 2025 led to main spikes in web searches, with the loss of life of Pope Francis leading to a surge of on-line exercise.
Other figures broadly searched within the hours after information of their deaths was introduced embody veteran tv persona Pippo Baudo, vogue legend Giorgio Armani, right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk, and actress Eleonora Giorgi.
“Why?…”
Major present affairs matters and world conflicts stand out within the listing of questions Google customers requested in 2025 within the “Why?” and “What does it imply?” classes.
Top of the listing is why Israel attacked Iran, the explanations behind Israel’s bombing of Gaza, and why the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested and detained in Tehran.
Other questions associated to synthetic intelligence, the Hollywood fires, the separation of careers for judges and prosecutors, the 2007 homicide of Chiara Poggi within the so-called Garlasco case, and why singer Olly selected to forgo the Eurovision.
There was a flurry of questions referring to the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, together with why he selected that title and what “Augustinian” meant.
Food
The most searched dish is the Neapolitan savoury bread Casatiello, adopted by Easter Colomba cake and “Uova alla Jova” – an egg recipe popularised by singer Jovanotti – whereas one of the crucial searched recipes, coinciding with carnevale season, is “How do you make chiacchiere?”
Films and TV sequence
The movie that stands out in Google searches in 2025 is Conclave, launched simply earlier than the loss of life of Pope Francis.
The most-searched TV sequence is Monster: The Ed Gein Story, adopted by Squid Game and Adolescence.
Other well-liked searches for movies and tv sequence embody How to Train Your Dragon, Superman and The Monster of Florence.
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