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What do these labels mean?
We compare Google’s trend start, or our first search observation when that’s unavailable, with the earliest qualifying linked article. Older background coverage stays in Sources.
- News-first
- The news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
- Search-first
- Searches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
- Same time
- Searches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.
News-first
Midterm Elections Results
500,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsNews-first
US Midterm Results
200,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsSearch-first
Donal Lunny
100,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
4 news outletsSame time
Russell Brand was found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults.
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsNews-first
Barcelona vs Aston Villa
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsSame time
Jesús de Miguel dies following collision during Tenerife match
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
4 news outletsTrending searches
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US Election Results500,000+ searchesDemocratic Party500,000+ searchesRepublican Party500,000+ searchesDaylight Saving Time Clocks Change200,000+ searchesTrump200,000+ searchesPlane Crash Florida200,000+ searches2026 United States Senate Elections200,000+ searchesFlorida Plane Crash200,000+ searchesWhat Time Is It200,000+ searchesUS Midterm Elections Results200,000+ searchesFox News200,000+ searchesMidterms 2026200,000+ searchesLimited linked coverage
Mississippi Senate Race100,000+ searches · 1 news outletsNasdaq50,000+ searches · 2 news outletsHabibi50,000+ searches · 2 news outletsAbout the search figures and timing labels
Search figures use Google’s 48-hour measurement window. Timing labels compare qualifying linked article dates with the search timestamps; older background coverage is excluded; they do not establish cause or the first report anywhere.
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