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Here’s what you were Googling in 2018

Royal weddings, babies and so much more!
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2018 has been a big year, there’s no denying it, and curious Australians like yourself were Googling everything from Meghan Markle and the royals to our Bachelor Nick Cummins.

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Google Australia have reviewed the country’s most searched for personalities and events and found that the Royal Wedding captivated Australians, with Meghan Markle topping the list of global figures, and ‘royal wedding’ taking the top spot for news events.

However it wasn’t all good news, as we also mourned the loss of Avicii, Anthony Bourdain, Aretha Franklin, Jessica Falkholt and Eurydice Dixon.

When it came to sports, Australians were obsessed with the 2018 World Cup held in Russia and our Commonwealth Games

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It looks like Aussies are ready to ditch carbs and sugar, with ‘keto recipes‘ topping the list of recipe searches. The top ten list doesn’t even include any desserts, a first compared to previous years. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise when you find out that questions including “How to lose weight fast” and “How to lose belly fat” were being Googled.

Here’s a round up of some of the top lists of Australia’s trending Google searches for 2018:

Overall

1. World Cup

2. Commonwealth Games

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3. Meghan Markle

4. Avicii

5. Coinspot

6. Anthony Bourdain

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7. US Open Tennis

8. Mac Miller

9. Bitcoin price

10. Black Panther

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Aussies

1. Barnaby Joyce

2. Scott Morrison

3. Peter Dutton

4. Billy Slater

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5. Craig McLachlan

6. Vikki Campion

7. David Warner

8. Chopper Read

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9. Nick Cummins

10. Andrew Gaff

Loss

1. Avicii

2. Anthony Bourdain

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3. Mac Miller

4. xxxtentacion

5. Stan Lee

6. Kate Spade

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7. Aretha Franklin

8. Burt Reynolds

9. Jessica Falkholt

10. Eurydice Dixon

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News events

1. Royal Wedding

2. Thai cave rescue

3. Wentworth by-election

4. My health record

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5. Beaumont children

6. Hawaii volcano

7. California fires

8. Listeria

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9. US midterm elections

10. Blood moon

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