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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.
Search-first
Donald Trump
100,000+ searchesSearch growth +500%
9 news outletsSame time
Russell Brand was found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults.
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsSearch-first
Election Results
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
8 news outletsNews-first
Kellogg’s reformulates Rice Krispies, leaving the cereal without rice
20,000+ searchesSearch growth +300%
3 news outletsNews-first
Grizzly Bear
10,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
4 news outletsNews-first
Real Madrid
10,000+ searchesSearch growth +800%
7 news outletsTrending searches
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2026 United States Senate Elections200,000+ searchesTrump Truth Social100,000+ searchesMississippi Senate Race100,000+ searchesJets vs Canadiens100,000+ searchesTrump News100,000+ searchesTruth Social Trump100,000+ searchesVivek Ramaswamy50,000+ searchesNasdaq50,000+ searchesOhio Governor Race50,000+ searchesHabibi50,000+ searchesAlaska Election Results50,000+ searchesAlaska Senate Race50,000+ searchesLimited linked coverage
Budget 202620,000+ searches · 1 news outletsTexas Senate Race20,000+ searches · 1 news outletsS&P 50020,000+ searches · 0 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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