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iPhone 8 Was Nearly World's Top Google Search This Year

Hurricane Irma, iPhone 8, and iPhone X were three of the world's most popular search terms on Google (https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2017/GLOBAL/) this year, according to the company.





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While the results make it look like the iPhone 8 is more popular than the iPhone X, it's important to consider that Apple's flagship smartphone was more commonly referred to as the iPhone 8 in rumors until a leaked version of iOS 11 essentially confirmed its stealthier name back in August.





In the consumer tech category, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X were the highest trending search terms in 2017, ahead of the Nintendo Switch, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Xbox One X in the top five globally. In the United States in particular, the iPhone 8 Plus was the sixth-most trending search term.





Google Trends outlines other popular search terms in its Year in Search 2017 (https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2017/GLOBAL/) categories, including actors, athletes, car brands, exercises, movies, recipes, songs and lyrics, sports teams, TV shows, and world events.





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The results are similar to last year (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/14/iphone-7-google-year-in-search/), when the iPhone 7 was the top trending smartphone brand on Google, but the second most trending search term overall behind smash-hit game Pokémon GO.

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Source: iPhone 8 Was Nearly World's Top Google Search This Year (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/12/13/iphone-8-iphone-x-top-google-searches-2017/)