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The 10 most searched for things on Google in 2014

The 10 most searched for things on Google in 2014

Google has released the figures that show which terms were searched for most in 2014 in their "A Year in Search" list.

Most searched (global)

Across the world the death of the Hollywood actor and comedian saw "Robin Williams" as the most searched term, shortly followed by "World Cup 2014" for the tournament in Brazil.

Here's the top 10 in full:

1 Robin Williams 2 World Cup 3 Ebola 4 Malaysia Airlines 5 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge 6 Flappy Bird 7 Conchita Wurst 8 ISIS 9 Frozen 10 Sochi Olympics

Most searched (UK)

In Britain, "Robin Williams" was one of four celebrity deaths to make the top 10 but fell behind the World Cup and iPhone 6.

Here's the top 10 in full:

**1. World Cup 2014

  1. iPhone 6
  2. Peaches Geldof
  3. Robin Williams
  4. Rik Mayall
  5. Flappy Bird
  6. Ebola
  7. Philip Seymour Hoffman
  8. Grand National 2014
  9. Jennifer Lawrence**

See Google's full lists of "top news searches", "Who is...", "What is..." and "How to..." searches here.

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