What people are searching for today: August 2, 2026
spiderman brand new day holds number 1 on Google on August 2, 2026, after Variety and Deadline put Spider-Man: Brand New Day near $168M domestic on August 1, including about $72M in previews. Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 searches (as_of 2026-08-02T08:01:38 UTC) for type Google Trends. New versus August 1: idaho shooting (#11), vincent pastore (#12), and spokane fires (#15). get_growth shows +454.55% over 7 days on google search (Trends MCP API, August 2 2026; low-quality warning applies).
Top trending searches on Google: August 2
spiderman brand new day: The Tom Holland sequel stays #1 among 50 API rows after a record $168M U.S. opening day on August 1, 2026 (Variety/Deadline), with Sony projecting about $325M for the weekend. get_growth reports +454.55% over 7 days on google search (recent value 61 vs baseline 11 on July 25).
aa1937 emergency landing: American Airlines flight AA1937 made an emergency return to Houston IAH after takeoff toward Phoenix on July 27, 2026. Residual safety searches hold at #2 for a fourth day.
tmobile outage: A nationwide T-Mobile service outage on July 27, 2026 peaked near 64k Downdetector reports. The query remains #3. get_growth shows +4900% over 7 days on google search (recent value 100 vs baseline 2).
glen hansard: Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin in the early hours of July 29, 2026, at age 56. Tribute coverage into August 2 keeps the query at #4.
ceuta: Roughly 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in late July 2026, with at least 57 reported deaths. The query climbs from #10 on August 1 to #5.
fauci: At a July 29, 2026 Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. Follow-up coverage still holds the name at #6, down one slot from August 1.
lindsay clancy: In the Lindsay Clancy trial, jurors heard ex-husband Patrick Clancy's 911 call, with late-July coverage dated around July 29, 2026. Trial residual searches stay at #7.
david jonsson: At San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026, Ryan Coogler named David Jonsson as Black Panther in Black Panther 3, due December 2028. Holds at #8.
seattle shooting: A July 26, 2026 gunfight at the Bite of Seattle festival killed three people. Holds at #9.
jean grey: Opening coverage for Spider-Man: Brand New Day confirms Sadie Sink plays Jean Grey. Sits at #10 after #9 on August 1.
idaho shooting: On August 1, 2026, a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, left about 3 dead and 7 injured, with the suspected shooter deceased (AP). New versus the August 1 published top 15.
vincent pastore: Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, known as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero, died at 80 on August 1, 2026, at his City Island home (AP). New at #12.
sadie sink: Cast searches for Sadie Sink as Jean Grey cool one slot from #12 on August 1 to #13 as spider-man and jean grey queries absorb day-after demand.
bryan kohberger: Residual searches around the 2022 Idaho student murders cool from #11 on August 1 to #14 as the fresh Twin Falls shooting takes the higher Idaho slot.
spokane fires: The Old Trails Fire near Spokane, Washington, grew toward about 3,000 acres on August 1, 2026, with thousands evacuated and Gov. Bob Ferguson declaring a statewide wildfire emergency. New at #15.
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What changed on Google since yesterday
Compared with the August 1, 2026 Google daily post, sticky residuals still fill ranks 2 through 10 while three hard-news and obituary queries replace festival and celebrity leftovers.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | idaho shooting (now #11); vincent pastore (now #12); spokane fires (now #15) |
| Big movers (5+ ranks) | ceuta (10 to 5) |
| Drop-offs from August 1 top 15 | lollapalooza; 72 hours; jared leto |
What today's Google trends reveal
Spider-Man: Brand New Day remains #1 among 50 API rows on August 2, 2026, after a $168M August 1 domestic day, while jean grey at #10 and sadie sink at #13 show cast lookups cooling as the film title absorbs attention.
Hard news punches higher than on August 1. idaho shooting enters at #11 after the Twin Falls In-N-Out attack that left about 3 dead and 7 injured, spokane fires arrives at #15 after Ferguson's emergency declaration, and vincent pastore hits #12. Sticky residuals still fill the middle, including aa1937 and tmobile outage at #2 and #3.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 2, 2026, using type Google Trends and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/google-trends.
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- Previous day: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/google-trends-trending-august-1-2026
- Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/google-trends
- Evergreen guide: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/google-trends-api-python