American filmmaker Alec Baldwin is the most searched person globally in the year 2021.
According to Google, his name dominated search queries about people in its search engine this year.
Alec Baldwin’s name on the list isn’t a surprise. He dominated headlines after fatally shooting the director of photography on the set of an upcoming movie called Rust.
Teenager, Kyle Rittenhouse, who killed two people during a Black Lives Matter protest is the second most searched person on Google this year.
Google Year in Search is an annual list that highlights the most searched topics under the year in review.
It largely derives its yearly list from its new trending vertical Google Trends.
Google Year in Search reveals the questions people ask shared, the people who inspired millions of searchers, and the moments that captured the world’s attention each year.
See the full list below.
Google Year in Search 2021: Who is the most searched person globally in 2021?
1) Alec Baldwin
2) Kyle Rittenhouse
3) Christian Eriksen
4) Tiger Woods
5) Simone Biles
6) Joe Biden
7) Emma Raducanu
8) Derek Chauvin
9) Henry Ruggs III
10) Pete Davidson
