Last Week in Google Search: What Were People Looking Up For (October 16-22)

We make use of Google to look up for many things – from the simplest of problems to the most complex of life choices, Google plays a major role in influencing our actions. Every week, Google lets us know what were the top 5 search queries of the week. Here’s a look at what people were searching for last week (October 16th to 22nd).

Billy Joel’s Age

After musician Billy Joel announced that he and his wife are expecting a child, suddenly the interest in Billy Joel’s age shot up by 8000%. People were also looking up for:

• “How old is Billy Joel’s wife?”
• “How old is Billy Joel’s daughter?”
• “How many children does Billy Joel have?”

Billy Joel is 68, just in case you were about to Google for the same.

Museum of Ice Cream

Image: Museum of Ice Cream

San Francisco’s Museum of Ice Cream has been quite popular on this week’s Google Search listings. Interest in this search shot up by 5000%. Here’s what people were looking up for:

• “How much are Museum of Ice Cream tickets?”
• “Who created the Museum of Ice Cream?”
• “How to start something like the Museum of Ice Cream?”

Gordon Hayward 

On the first night of the NBA season, Gordon Hayward dislocated his ankle – this resulted in search interest around him shooting up by a jaw-dropping 52,000% which made him the most searched player on opening night. Here’s what people were looking up for:

• “How long will Gordon Hayward be out?”
• “How long does a fractured ankle take to heal?”
• “How long is Gordon Hayward’s contract with the Celtics?”

Gucci Mane’s Wedding

Rapper Gucci Mane celebrated an extravagant wedding this week where a $75,000 cake, 10 feet in height was a highlight of the night. The cake drew a lot of attention towards the wedding event. Here’s what the Google Search trends were like:

• “How much was Gucci Mane’s wedding?”
• “Where was Gucci Mane’s wedding?”
• “Who was at Gucci Mane’s wedding?”

Halloween!

Time to get spooked out! With halloween right around the corner, a number of Halloween related Google Search queries were being made – a trend which is likely to dominate next week as well. Here’s what people were looking up for:

• ”Why do people wear costumes for Halloween?”
• “What should I be for Halloween?”
• “How to make a Halloween costume?”
• “What is the most popular Halloween costume?”

PS: You might want to check out Google’s Frightgeist for all your Halloween queries.

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