The most searched by Canadians on Google in 2023

Google released the top phrases, questions and searches Canadians made in 2023, from the Titan submarine to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Once again this year, Canadians showed their interest in "sports," said a Google spokesperson. The top search in the news and events category was the Women's World Cup featuring Canada's women's team in Group B. The tournament was held from July 20 to August 20 and was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Canada failed to advance to the qualifying stage and placed third behind Nigeria and Australia.

Top ten searches in news and events

Women's World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup
War in Israel and Gaza
Jeremy Renner
Inter Miami
Titan submarine
Hurricane Lee
Chandrayan-3
Temo
Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

Canadians asked a lot of questions about the Israel-Hamas conflict, trying to understand "what's going on in Israel and Gaza," a Google spokesperson said. and "Why are Israel and Hamas at war?"

The top "why" searches of 2023

Why are Israel and Hamas at war?
Why is Kleenex leaving Canada?
Why were teddy bears invented?
Why are people boycotting Starbucks?
Why do deer shed their antlers?
Why was Don Lemon fired?
Why is Gwyneth Paltrow in court?
Why is Twitter now X?
Why is the air quality bad today?
Why did Justin and Sophie break up?

The top "what" searches of 2023

What is Hamas?
What is happening in Israel-Gaza?
What is quiet quitting?
What is Project Willow?
What are Threads?
What is Oppenheimer's film about?
What is Temu?
What is feminism?
What killed Mickey Mouse?
What is Burning Man?

Top people of 2023

Jeremy Renner
Danny Masterson
Lil Tay
Tucker Carlson
Brendan Fraser
David Beckham
Pedro Pascal
Jenna Ortega
Bruce Willis
Jamie Foxx

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