Search Trends of the Week: Helping Hands, Dancing Stars, and Rising Fashion Icons

Top Trends

• “food bank near me” is searched more than at any other time in Google Trends history and “how to help snap recipients near me” is the top trending “how to help” over the past week

• Red Panda is a breakout search over the past day and the Chicago Bulls are the top trending related topic

• “why is virginia a commonwealth” spiked +650% over the last day and “commonwealth vs state” spiked +825%

• Search interest in Gracie Mansion is at an all-time high and “where do mayors live” is a breakout search

Entertainment

• Dancing with the Stars is the top trending show over the past day, and “tina turner dancing” spiked +900%

• Search interest in Jonathan Bailey spiked by +1,000% in the past week, and People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive list is the top trending related topic

• Morgan Wallen is the top trending “ticket” and “presale” over the past day while “how much are morgan wallen tickets” is the most searched question about the artist

Lifestyle

• “charles leclerc engagement ring” is the top trending “engagement ring” in the past week while search interest in his fiance Alexandra Saint Mleux reached an all-time high

• “rare air jordan 11” is the top trending shoe searched in the past day and Nike Air is the top trending “release date”

• Following its awards ceremony on November 3rd, search interest in the Council of Fashion Designers of America spiked by +410% in the past week, and Lily Allen is the top trending related person

MAP: Over the past week, ahead of the release of Starbucks’ Holiday Menu, no state west of Nebraska is searching “peppermint mocha” over “pumpkin spice latte”

Sports

• “eugenio suarez” and “jorge polanco” are the top trending free agents over the past day

• “dodgers lineup game 7” is the top trending “lineup” in the past week and Miguel Rojas is the top trending related player

• “is darius garland playing tonight” is the top trending “playing tonight” over the past day while search interest in the player increased by +355% in the past month

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Cold & Flu Season

• “how can you get the flu” is the top trending question about influenza in the past week while “is flu a or b worse” spiked by +210% in the past month

• Chicken noodle soup and Italian penicillin soup are the top trending related foods to the flu in the past week

• “flu vaccine side effects” is the third most searched “vaccine side effects” in the past month–following covid and shingles

• “how long does a cold last” is the top searched question about the cold in the past week, and “yellow phlegm” is the top trending related symptom

• “vitamin water” and hot toddy are the top trending related drinks to the common cold in the past week

Top searched questions about influenza

Past month, US

1. how long does the flu last

2. when is flu season

3. how long is the flu contagious

4. is the flu contagious

5. are flu shots free

Top searched “cold vs…”

Past month, US

1. Flu

2. Allergies

3. Sinus infection

4. Covid

5. Bronchitis

MAP: Influenza was searched more than the common cold in most states in the past week except for Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Georgia