The most Googled people in the world

Donald Trump is the most Googled person of the last five years among the 1,062 famous people we track, with about 37 million searches a month worldwide, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Taylor Swift. The ranking uses Google Trends, weekly and worldwide, from September 2021 to September 2026.

Top 50 most Googled people of the last 5 years

#NameSearches a month
1
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
37 million
2
Cristiano RonaldoPortuguese association football player (born 1985)
17.4 million
3
Taylor SwiftAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1989)
15.1 million
4
Lionel MessiArgentine association football player (born 1987)
14.9 million
5
Elon MuskBusinessman, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX
9.5 million
6
Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation
8.5 million
7
Joe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
7.9 million
8
Michael JacksonAmerican singer and dancer (1958–2009)
7.3 million
9
The PopeBishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church
6.5 million
10
Kylian MbappéFrench association football player (born 1998)
6.4 million
11
NeymarBrazilian footballer (born 1992)
6.3 million
12
Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
5.7 million
13
Queen Elizabeth IIQueen of the United Kingdom (1926–2022)
5.6 million
14
Kanye WestAmerican rapper and record producer
5.2 million
15
DrakeCanadian and American rapper, singer, and actor (born 1986)
5.2 million
16
XXXTentacionAmerican rapper (1998–2018)
5.1 million
17
Jannik SinnerItalian tennis player (born 2001)
5 million
18
Justin BieberCanadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
5 million
19
EminemAmerican rapper, record producer and actor
4.8 million
20
ShakiraColombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
4.6 million
21
Billie EilishAmerican singer-songwriter (born 2001)
4.5 million
22
Johnny DeppAmerican actor (born 1963)
4.4 million
23
Ariana GrandeAmerican singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
4.4 million
24
LeBron JamesAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
4.4 million
25
RihannaBarbadian singer (born 1988)
4.2 million
26
Bad BunnyPuerto Rican rapper and singer (born 1994)
4.2 million
27
Novak DjokovicSerbian tennis player (born 1987)
4.1 million
28
BeyoncéAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1981)
4.1 million
29
Carlos AlcarazSpanish tennis player (born 2003)
4.1 million
30
Kim KardashianAmerican media personality and businesswoman
4 million
31
Lady GagaAmerican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
3.7 million
32
Elvis PresleyAmerican singer and actor (1935–1977)
3.7 million
33
Mike TysonAmerican boxer and media personality (born 1966)
3.7 million
34
Kamala HarrisVice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
3.6 million
35
Erling HaalandNorwegian footballer (born 2000)
3.6 million
36
Shohei OhtaniJapanese baseball player (born 1994)
3.5 million
37
Dwayne JohnsonAmerican actor and professional wrestler (born 1972)
3.4 million
38
Lula da SilvaPresident of Brazil (2003–2011, since 2023)
3.4 million
39
Harry StylesEnglish singer, songwriter and actor
3.3 million
40
Jennifer LopezAmerican singer and actress (born 1969)
3.2 million
41
Charlie KirkAmerican political activist (1993–2025)
3.2 million
42
Tom CruiseAmerican actor and film producer (born 1962)
3.2 million
43
Meghan MarkleDuchess of Sussex and former actress
3.1 million
44
Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India since 2014
3.1 million
45
Will SmithAmerican actor, film producer and rapper (born 1968)
3.1 million
46
Selena GomezAmerican singer and actress (born 1992)
3.1 million
47
AdeleEnglish singer-songwriter (born 1988)
3.1 million
48
Prince HarryDuke of Sussex, younger son of Charles III
3 million
49
JungkookSouth Korean singer
3 million
50
Barack Obama44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
3 million

Most Googled people in the last 12 months

#NameSearches a month
1
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
57 million
2
Cristiano RonaldoPortuguese association football player (born 1985)
18.6 million
3
Lionel MessiArgentine association football player (born 1987)
18.4 million
4
Michael JacksonAmerican singer and dancer (1958–2009)
15.4 million
5
Taylor SwiftAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1989)
10.7 million
6
Kylian MbappéFrench association football player (born 1998)
8 million
7
Elon MuskBusinessman, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX
7.4 million
8
NeymarBrazilian footballer (born 1992)
7.2 million
9
Erling HaalandNorwegian footballer (born 2000)
7.2 million
10
Jannik SinnerItalian tennis player (born 2001)
7.1 million
11
Lamine YamalSpanish association football player (born 2007)
6.9 million
12
Bad BunnyPuerto Rican rapper and singer (born 1994)
6.9 million
13
The PopeBishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church
6.8 million
14
Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
5.8 million
15
ShakiraColombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
5.6 million
16
Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation
5.3 million
17
Ariana GrandeAmerican singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
5.3 million
18
LeBron JamesAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
5.1 million
19
DrakeCanadian and American rapper, singer, and actor (born 1986)
4.8 million
20
Justin BieberCanadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
4.7 million

Most Googled in each field

Politics

  1. Donald Trump 37 million
  2. Elon Musk 9.5 million
  3. Vladimir Putin 8.5 million
  4. Joe Biden 7.9 million
  5. The Pope 6.5 million

Footballers

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo 17.4 million
  2. Lionel Messi 14.9 million
  3. Kylian Mbappé 6.4 million
  4. Neymar 6.3 million
  5. Erling Haaland 3.6 million

Music

  1. Taylor Swift 15.1 million
  2. Michael Jackson 7.3 million
  3. Kanye West 5.2 million
  4. Drake 5.2 million
  5. Justin Bieber 5 million

Rulers

  1. Queen Elizabeth II 5.6 million
  2. Cleopatra 1.2 million
  3. Alexander the Great 1 million
  4. Genghis Khan 760 thousand
  5. Queen Victoria 654 thousand

Rappers

  1. XXXTentacion 5.1 million
  2. Tupac 2.3 million
  3. Snoop Dogg 2.1 million
  4. Cardi B 1.8 million
  5. 50 Cent 1.7 million

Tennis

  1. Jannik Sinner 5 million
  2. Novak Djokovic 4.1 million
  3. Carlos Alcaraz 4.1 million
  4. Rafael Nadal 2.7 million
  5. Iga Świątek 1.6 million

Actors

  1. Johnny Depp 4.4 million
  2. Dwayne Johnson 3.4 million
  3. Jennifer Lopez 3.2 million
  4. Tom Cruise 3.2 million
  5. Will Smith 3.1 million

Basketball

  1. LeBron James 4.4 million
  2. Michael Jordan 2.4 million
  3. Stephen Curry 2.3 million
  4. Kobe Bryant 1.8 million
  5. Luka Dončić 1.3 million

Internet

  1. Kim Kardashian 4 million
  2. MrBeast 2.8 million
  3. Kylie Jenner 2.5 million
  4. Andrew Tate 2.1 million
  5. Jeff Bezos 1.3 million

Fighters

  1. Mike Tyson 3.7 million
  2. Conor McGregor 2 million
  3. Canelo Álvarez 2 million
  4. Tyson Fury 1.8 million
  5. John Cena 1.6 million

Scientists

  1. Albert Einstein 2.9 million
  2. J. Robert Oppenheimer 1.4 million
  3. Charles Darwin 1.1 million
  4. Pythagoras 1 million
  5. Leonardo Fibonacci 872 thousand

Writers

  1. William Shakespeare 2.8 million
  2. Stephen King 1.4 million
  3. Dante Alighieri 974 thousand
  4. Fyodor Dostoevsky 836 thousand
  5. Franz Kafka 830 thousand

Artists

  1. Vincent van Gogh 2.6 million
  2. Pablo Picasso 1.7 million
  3. Frida Kahlo 1.2 million
  4. Claude Monet 984 thousand
  5. Salvador Dalí 877 thousand

Comedians

  1. Adam Sandler 2.1 million
  2. Jim Carrey 1.5 million
  3. Joe Rogan 1.4 million
  4. Kevin Hart 1.2 million
  5. Pete Davidson 1.1 million

Motorsport

  1. Max Verstappen 1.9 million
  2. Lewis Hamilton 1.7 million
  3. Michael Schumacher 1 million
  4. Ayrton Senna 903 thousand
  5. Charles Leclerc 843 thousand

Composers

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1.7 million
  2. Ludwig van Beethoven 1.5 million
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach 903 thousand
  4. Frédéric Chopin 842 thousand
  5. Andrea Bocelli 720 thousand

Thinkers

  1. Plato 1.7 million
  2. Aristotle 1.6 million
  3. Karl Marx 1.3 million
  4. Socrates 1.3 million
  5. Rumi 1.1 million

Tycoons

  1. Bill Gates 1.4 million
  2. Steve Jobs 1.1 million
  3. Warren Buffett 923 thousand
  4. Mukesh Ambani 920 thousand
  5. Oprah Winfrey 851 thousand

How is this measured?

The 1,062 famous people of the game, each measured as a Google Trends topic (every spelling and language of the name) and put on one scale. The counts are estimates; the order is the solid part. People not in the game are not ranked.

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