Skip to content

Sports, Oppenheimer and Barbie topped Canada’s Google charts in 2023

World cups of soccer and cricket, blockbuster summer movies had people Googling up a storm
web1_google_1
A woman walks past the logo for Google at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Topics tied to the world of sports dominated Google searches in Canada this year, while “Oppenheimer” edged out “Barbie” when it came to movie queries.

The Silicon Valley-based technology company released its annual roundup of the most popular topics on the search engine globally and within dozens of individual countries.

And it was the FIFA Women’s World Cup that led news trends in Canada, driven by an interest in the soccer championship that unfolded in Australia and New Zealand over the summer.

Support local journalism today

Join thousands of other like-minded readers and sign up below to gain immediate & unlimited access to our news for the next 30 days – plus start receiving our newsletters.

Sign Up with google Sign Up with facebook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Reset your password

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox.



Don't have an account? Click here to sign up