The 2023 year is coming to an end and will take with it quite a few top news stories that happened throughout the year. When looking for information on top news stories, many people around the world turned to Google, the search engine owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL), which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023.
Here's a look at the top 10 most-search-for news items and most-searched-for people in 2023.
Top 10 searched news items on Google in 2023:
- War in Israel and Gaza
- Titanic submarine
- Turkey earthquake
- Hurricane Hilary
- Hurricane Idalia
- Hurricane Lee
- Maine shooting
- Nashville shooting
- Chandrayaan-3
- War in Sudan
The top 10 searched-for news items show the world's interest in finding out the latest about war and natural disasters.
The war in the Middle East was the top-searched item globally and as a news item in the United States.
A missing submarine that was taking tourists to the area where the Titanic ...