This is the latest edition of the Google Trends newsletter, with a focus today on entertainment and lifestyle trends from March 2024.
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Daily Quiz
Which was more searched in March in the US?
womens bracket or mens bracket?
The questions
News
All data based on March 2024, US
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“baltimore bridge” was the top trending news search, and search interest in “bridge safety” more than tripled
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“drake bell” was the top trending person
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“akira toriyama” was the top trending loss, and “where to start dragon ball” became a breakout search
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NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was the top trending search topic, and “duquesne” was the top trending related team
Entertainment
All data based on March 2024, US
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“ryan gosling oscar performance” and “billie eilish oscar performance” were the top trending performances
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and “love is blind reunion trailer” were the top trending trailers
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“3 body problem explained” and “late night with the devil explained” were the top trending “explained” searches
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“jojo siwa music video” was the top trending music video search
MAP: Both The Bachelor and Love Is Blind had season finales in March, but only a few midwestern states and Utah searched The Bachelor more
Trending TV shows
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Quiet On Set
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The Program
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The Gentlemen
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Apples Never Fall
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Girls5eva
Trending songs
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Days of Girlhood by Dylan Mulvaney
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Too Sweet by Hozier
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The Boy Is Mine by Ariana Grande
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Like That by Future
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Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande
Lifestyle
All data based on March 2024, US
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personality test reached a 15+ year high and “cosmos personality quiz” was a breakout search
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The New York Times’ “strands” game was the top trending game
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Search interest in “freaknik outfits” more than tripled after the release of Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
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“okra water” was the top trending “water” type, and “okra water benefits” reached an all time high
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Corpse paint reached an all time high after a brand collaboration between e.l.f. cosmetics and Liquid Death
Trending “trends”
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Easter prom dress trend
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Butter nails trend
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Micro shorts trend
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Paint your spouse trend
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Oatzempic trend
Daily Quiz Answer
% of both topics search interest combined
Simon Rogers
Data Editor, Google
with Katie Seaton