Google’s annual recap of the year’s top trending searches offers dozens of ideas for content publishers looking to capitalize on long-tail keyword opportunities.
Data on the top trending searches is published every year, which is interesting on its own, but you may find yourself asking “What can I do with this information?”
At first glance the data doesn’t have much to offer beyond satisfying general curiosity around what people are searching for in Google.
Take the overall top 10 trending searches in 2021, for example:
- NBA
- DMX
- Gabby Petito
- Kyle Rittenhouse
- Brian Laundrie
- Mega Millions
- AMC Stock
- Stimulus Check
- Georgia Senate Race
- Squid Game
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There’s arguably not much you can do with that as a search marketer or content publisher.
Those are all huge topics, and the chances of ranking for any of them are slim at this point.
If you dig deeper, however, you’ll find the long-tail keywords people were searching for most this year.