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Meghan Markle Tops Google's Global Trending Charts For 2018

Meghan Markle, Brett Kavanaugh, Demi Lovato, Stormy Daniels, Khloe Kardashian, Sylvester Stallone, Hailey Baldwin and Cardi B were all in the running.

It’s official! The world went mad for Meghan Markle in 2018.

Well, with online searches, at least.

Google revealed Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex was its top trending topic worldwide over the last year for “people.”

It’s not really much of a surprise, given that Markle tied the knot with Prince Harry during a star-studded ceremony in May — and the royal couple announced in October that they were expecting their first child.

Google based its top trending list “on search terms that had the highest spike this year as compared to the previous year.”

The top trending search and news term worldwide was “World Cup” ― referring to the FIFA soccer competition hosted over the summer in Russia, and won by the French national team.

Sylvester Stallone, who was the subject of an online death hoax in February, was the top trending actor. “Black Panther” topped the movie list, and NBA star Tristan Thompson was the top-trending athlete.

Pop star Demi Lovato, who entered rehab this year following an apparent drug overdose, took the top worldwide search spot for musicians and bands.

In U.S. searches, there was no sign of President Donald Trump in the “politicians” list — which featured Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), and Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

“Roseanne,” whose star Roseanne Barr caused the show to be canceled after sending a racist tweet, was the top-trending TV show in America. And the most searched for “How To …” questions involved voting and voter registration.

Check out Google’s “Year In Search 2018” video and the full results below:

Searches (Global):

1. World Cup

2. Avicci

3. Mac Miller

4. Stan Lee

5. Black Panther

Actors (Global):

1. Sylvester Stallone

2. Logan Paul

3. Pete Davidson

4. Bill Cosby

5. Noah Centineo

Movies (Global):

1. Black Panther

2. Deadpool 2

3. Venom

4. Avengers: Infinity War

5. Bohemian Rhapsody