What's trending on Google today: August 5, 2026
idaho murders leads Google on August 5, 2026, after Judge Hippler appointed Greg Rauch on August 3 for post-conviction relief following Bryan Kohberger's July 27 petition to withdraw his July 2025 guilty plea, with Netflix documentary residual still active (Fox/iHeart, August 4). Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 searches (as_of 2026-08-05T06:01:44 UTC) for type Google Trends. spiderman brand new day drops out of the published top 15 after holding #1 on August 4. perez hilton enters at #3 after an August 4 TikTok livestream incident that drew a Miami-Dade response and hospitalization coverage (CNN/Page Six, August 4 to 5). michigan primary debuts at #4 as NBC projects Abdul El-Sayed wins the Democratic Senate primary over Haley Stevens early August 5.
Top trending searches on Google: August 5
idaho murders: Searches around the 2022 University of Idaho student murders jump to #1 from #2 on August 4 after Judge Hippler named Greg Rauch on August 3, 2026 to handle post-conviction relief tied to Kohberger's July 27 plea-withdrawal filing, with Netflix documentary traffic still feeding the query (Fox/iHeart, August 4).
tom holland spider man movies: Filmography lookups for Tom Holland climb to #2 as Spider-Man: Brand New Day holds a $360M domestic opening record and $1.052B worldwide in six days as of August 4 (Deadline). get_growth reports +200% over 7 days and +566.67% over 30 days on google search (Trends MCP API, August 5 2026).
perez hilton: Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton trends at #3 after an August 4, 2026 TikTok livestream in which he discussed self-harm, prompting a Miami-Dade police response and hospitalization reports covered by CNN, Page Six, and The Hollywood Reporter.
michigan primary: Michigan's August 4, 2026 primary drives statewide searches at #4 as NBC projects Abdul El-Sayed wins the Democratic Senate nomination over Haley Stevens early August 5, with Mike Rogers securing the Republican slot.
spokane fires: Aaron Farinacci faces first-degree arson charges tied to the Old Trails fire cluster with a $1 million bond, as about 700 structures and more than 10,000 acres burned (AP/CNN, August 4). Cools from #12 on August 4 to #5.
glen hansard: Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard died in a July 29, 2026 motorcycle crash in Dublin at age 56. Funeral services at St Patrick's Cathedral on August 4 drew Bono and Eddie Vedder (Irish Times, August 5). Holds near #7 on August 4 at #6.
ariana grande: Residual album traffic follows the July 31, 2026 Petal release, with Chicago remarks about stepping back from public life still circulating (WGN). Cools one slot from #6 on August 4 to #7.
ceuta: Roughly 72,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave in late July 2026, with EU interior ministers meeting August 4 and about 70,000 returned while hundreds of minors remain (BBC). Holds at #8.
dr fauci: Residual biographical and political searches for Dr. Anthony Fauci sit at #9. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026 beyond ongoing health-policy coverage.
the punisher: The Marvel antihero title enters at #10. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
wicker movie: Trailer-driven searches for the Olivia Colman fantasy comedy continue ahead of an October 23, 2026 theatrical date (Deadline). Cools from #15 on August 4 to #11.
samara weaving: Actress Samara Weaving enters at #12. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
spacex stock: Equity searches sit at #13. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
queen camilla: Royal-family lookups enter at #14. No widely reported trigger identified for August 5, 2026.
spirit halloween: Seasonal retail searches enter at #15 as August store openings drive costume traffic.
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What changed on Google since yesterday
Compared with the August 4, 2026 Google daily post, idaho murders overtakes spiderman brand new day at #1, Perez Hilton and Michigan primary enter the published cut, and cast plus festival terms from August 4 drop out.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | tom holland spider man movies (now #2); perez hilton (now #3); michigan primary (now #4); the punisher (now #10); samara weaving (now #12); spacex stock (now #13); queen camilla (now #14); spirit halloween (now #15) |
| Big movers (5+ ranks) | idaho murders (2 to 1); wicker movie (15 to 11) |
| Drop-offs from August 4 top 15 | spiderman brand new day; aa1937 emergency landing; tmobile outage; jean grey; lollapalooza; lindsay clancy; sadie sink; spokane |
What today's Google trends reveal
Legal and political news displaced box office at the top. idaho murders at #1 and michigan primary at #4 show August 4 to 5 court and election coverage overtaking the Spider-Man title that owned #1 on August 4, while tom holland spider man movies at #2 still carries +566.67% 30-day growth on cast lookups beside the $1.052B worldwide cume (Deadline, August 4).
Celebrity crisis and hard news share the middle ranks. perez hilton at #3 reflects August 4 livestream fallout, spokane fires holds at #5 on arson charges, and glen hansard at #6 follows the August 4 Dublin funeral.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 5, 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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