What's trending on Google today: August 3, 2026
spiderman brand new day holds number 1 on Google on August 3, 2026, after AP and CNBC put Spider-Man: Brand New Day near $355M domestic on its opening weekend, with about $927M worldwide (August 2 to 3, 2026). Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 searches (as_of 2026-08-03T06:01:38 UTC) for type Google Trends. idaho murders climbs to #2 after Bryan Kohberger filed to withdraw his guilty plea on July 27, 2026, overlapping Netflix doc coverage. spokane fires jumps from #15 on August 2 to #5 as the Spokane Complex forced about 60,000 evacuations and destroyed 600 to 700 structures (NBC, August 2 to 3, 2026).
Top trending searches on Google: August 3
spiderman brand new day: The Tom Holland sequel stays #1 among 50 API rows after Sony estimated a $355M North American opening weekend on August 2, 2026 (AP/CNBC), second only to Avengers: Endgame's $357M debut in 2019. get_growth reports +453.85% over 7 days on google search (Trends MCP API, August 3 2026).
idaho murders: Residual searches around the 2022 University of Idaho student murders spike to #2 after Bryan Kohberger filed a July 27, 2026 petition to withdraw his guilty plea and Netflix released The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare on July 29 (USA Today, August 2). get_growth shows +2000% over 7 days on google search (Trends MCP API, August 3 2026).
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 #3 for a fifth day.
tmobile outage: A nationwide T-Mobile service outage on July 27, 2026 peaked near 64,000 Downdetector reports. The query remains #4. get_growth shows +4900% over 7 days on google search (Trends MCP API, August 3 2026).
spokane fires: The Spokane Complex wildfires, including Old Trails, Fairview, and Autumn Lane, forced about 60,000 evacuations and destroyed 600 to 700 structures by August 3, 2026 (NBC/Al Jazeera). The query jumps from #15 on August 2 to #5.
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 keeps the query at #6, down two slots from August 2.
ceuta: Roughly 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in late July 2026, with at least 57 reported deaths. Holds at #7 after #5 on August 2.
louisiana: NOLA.com reported August 2, 2026 that Louisiana is finalizing a deal to bring a SpaceX spaceport to about 130,000 acres in Vermilion Parish, with Gov. Jeff Landry expected to announce it in August. New versus the August 2 published top 15 at #8.
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 #9.
seattle shooting: A July 26, 2026 gunfight at the Bite of Seattle festival killed three people. Holds at #10.
jean grey: Opening coverage for Spider-Man: Brand New Day confirms Sadie Sink plays Jean Grey. Sits at #11 after #10 on August 2.
ariana grande: Grande released her eighth studio album Petal on July 31, 2026, with the title-track video the same day (Billboard, August 3). Cast and album crossover searches enter at #12.
sadie sink: Cast lookups for Sadie Sink as Jean Grey hold at #13 as spider-man and jean grey queries absorb day-after demand.
bryan kohberger: Kohberger-specific searches stay at #14 alongside the broader idaho murders query at #2 after his July 27 plea-withdrawal filing.
vincent pastore: Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore died at 80 on August 1, 2026, at his City Island home (AP). Cools from #12 on August 2 to #15.
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What changed on Google since yesterday
Compared with the August 2, 2026 Google daily post, opening-weekend box office and wildfire damage reshape the top 5 while entertainment cast queries and a Louisiana SpaceX deal enter the published list.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | idaho murders (now #2); louisiana (now #8); ariana grande (now #12) |
| Big movers (5+ ranks) | spokane fires (15 to 5); idaho murders replaces idaho shooting as the Idaho cluster leader |
| Drop-offs from August 2 top 15 | fauci; david jonsson; idaho shooting (superseded by idaho murders at #2) |
What today's Google trends reveal
Opening-weekend box office still owns the top slot. spiderman brand new day remains #1 among 50 API rows on August 3, 2026, after a $355M domestic opening weekend (AP, August 2), while jean grey at #11, sadie sink at #13, and ariana grande at #12 show cast and album crossover cooling as the film title absorbs attention.
Hard news punches higher than on August 2. idaho murders climbs to #2 after Kohberger's July 27 plea-withdrawal filing and the July 29 Netflix doc drop, spokane fires jumps to #5 after Ferguson's emergency declaration and 60,000 evacuations, and louisiana enters at #8 after August 2 SpaceX spaceport reporting in Vermilion Parish. Sticky residuals still fill the middle, including aa1937 and tmobile outage at #3 and #4.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 3, 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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