CHICAGO — What did Chicagoans Google the most in 2015? The Chicago Cubs.
The North Side baseball team, whose playoff run ended in a four-game sweep by the New York Mets, was the trendiest and most-searched for subject of the year in the city, according to a list provided by Google.
That's impressive, given the Cubs are heavily searched every year in the city. The fact that the Cubs topped the 2015 list means that Chicagoans searched for the team in overdrive.
"Every single year, people are searching for the Cubs. You would think the Cubs, who are constantly being searched, wouldn't make the list," said Google spokesman Patrick Lenihan. "It's really impressive that the Cubs were the top trending search term."
The list shows how people in Chicago search differently than the rest of America. Lamar Odom, the troubled ex-NBA star, topped the list nationwide of most searched-for terms of the year. He is second on Chicago's list. But in Chicago, a few search terms didn't register on the nationwide top ten list, including the late Bobbi Kristina Brown (#3); Patrick Kane, the Blackhawks star accused of rape (#4); and Sandra Bland (#9), a Chicago-area woman found dead in a Texas jail cell.
Lenihan noted how locally focused Chicago searches were.
"I think it's clear Chicago really cares about what's going on in Chicago -- Chicagoans care about their city and their teams," he said.
Nationally, "Jurassic World" topped the list of most-Googled movies. "Straight Outta Compton" was Chicago's most Googled movie. Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" didn't appear on either list.
Here's Chicago's (and America's) most searched-for topics in 2015, according to Google:
Chicago’s Top Search Terms of 2015
Chicago Cubs
Lamar Odom
Bobbi Kristina Brown
Patrick Kane
Ronda Rousey
Paris
Straight Outta Compton
Jurassic World
Sandra Bland
Hurricane Patricia
Chicago’s Most-Searched News and Events in 2015
Paris
Hurricane Patricia
Chicago Bulls
Lunar Eclipse
Blood Moon
San Bernardino
Oregon Shooting
Baltimore Riots
Mayweather Vs Pacquiao
Blackhawks Parade
Chicago’s Most Searched People of 2015
Lamar Odom
Bobbi Kristina Brown
Patrick Kane
Ronda Rousey
Sandra Bland
Caitlyn Jenner
Charlie Sheen
Donald Trump
Adele
Ruby Rose
Chicago’s Most Searched Films of 2015
Straight Outta Compton
Jurassic World
American Sniper
Trainwreck
The Visit
Minions
Spectre
50 Shades Of Grey
Furious 7
Black Mass
RELATED: Here's what Chicagoans Googled most in 2014.
National Top Search Terms of 2015
Lamar Odom
Jurassic World
American Sniper
Caitlyn Jenner
Ronda Rousey
Paris
Agar.io
Chris Kyle
Fallout 4
Straight Outta Compton
National Most Searched People
Lamar Odom
Caitlyn Jenner
Ronda Rousey
Donald Trump
Ruby Rose
Charlie Sheen
Brian Williams
Rachel Dolezal
Adele
Josh Duggar
National Most Searched Films
Jurassic World
American Sniper
Straight Outta Compton
50 Shades of Grey
Furious 7
Pitch Perfect 2
Inside Out
Avengers Age of Ultron
Minions
Mad Max
