Google Search
john anderson leads Google Trends for October 26, 2026, snapshot 08:01:36.237791, up 1 from rank 2 on October 25. Deadline said the Country Music Hall of Famer died October 21 at 71 in Smithville, Tennessee. A google search get_growth call printed 7-day plus 4900.0 percent (100.0 versus 2.0) and 30-day plus 1900.0 percent (100.0 versus 5.0), recent date 2026-10-24. amy acton is a new 2. Four of 10 queries are new. kim jong un drops off the public ten. Generating call used type Google Trends and limit 10.
Top trending searches on Google Trends: October 26
john anderson
Obituary query at rank 1, up 1 from 2. AP placed the death on October 21. google search 7-day plus 4900.0 percent (100.0 versus 2.0). Pulse had listed 500K-plus searches on October 22.
amy acton
New Ohio governor query at rank 2. Cook moved the race from toss-up to lean Democrat on October 23 after a Ramaswamy ad with Acton's estranged mother. Decision Desk HQ on October 25: Acton 61 percent win probability. google search 7-day minus 8.33 percent (11.0 versus 12.0) on a series dated 2026-10-17; 30-day plus 22.22 percent (11.0 versus 9.0).
daylight saving time
New calendar query at rank 3. USA Today dated a reminder October 23 that U.S. clocks fall back at 2 a.m. on November 1. Pulse: 200K-plus searches and 1000 percent growth on October 25. google search 7-day plus 42.86 percent (10.0 versus 7.0); 30-day minus 56.52 percent (10.0 versus 23.0).
ethan klein
Creator query at rank 4, down 1 from 3. USA Today dated Hila Klein's Instagram statement October 23. Rolling Stone said Ethan posted October 24 that ownership of H3 Podcast, Teddy Fresh, and Teddy Glow would be removed.
lula
New Brazil query at rank 5. BBC: 51.79 percent to 48.21 percent in the runoff. google search 7-day plus 75.0 percent (14.0 versus 8.0); 30-day plus 366.67 percent (14.0 versus 3.0).
tom skerritt
Obituary query at rank 6, down 2 from 4. AP said the Alien and Top Gun actor died October 21 at 93 of natural causes in Seattle.
clayface
Film query at rank 7, down 1 from 6. Deadline: $24 million opening at 3458 theaters, $10.6 million Friday. Wikipedia listed Clayface (film) at rank 3 with 221738 views on October 25.
php
Language query at rank 8, down 1 from 7. CISA dated a PHP2Shell alert October 21 for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, pointing to 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, or 8.2.35.
credit
Finance query at rank 9, unchanged. Pulse dated a 200K-plus, 1000 percent U.S. spike to October 21 around Fed-warning coverage and credit-card fee bills.
hot dog recall
New recall query at rank 10, replacing kayem bacon and deli recall. FSIS recall 026-2026 covers 1584361 pounds, produced March 31 to October 7, marks EST. M/P 7839, EST. P 20935A, EST. M 9520. See the Google Trends Trending Now API page. Limit 10.
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What changed on Google Trends since yesterday
New: amy acton at 2, daylight saving time at 3, lula at 5, hot dog recall at 10. Drop-off: kim jong un, vivek ramaswamy, is kim jong un still alive, kayem bacon and deli recall. john anderson 2 to 1. ethan klein 3 to 4. tom skerritt 4 to 6. clayface 6 to 7. php 7 to 8. Clock 08:01:37.424873 on October 25 to 08:01:36.237791 on October 26.
What today's Google Trends searches reveal
The Google Trends ten is a country-music obituary, an Ohio governor query, a November 1 clock change, a creator scandal, a Brazil runoff, a second obituary, a DC opening, a PHP patch, a credit spike, and a renamed Kayem hot-dog recall. Four names entered. kim jong un is the named leader drop-off. Growth kept: john anderson 7-day plus 4900.0 percent, lula 7-day plus 75.0 percent, daylight saving 7-day plus 42.86 percent. Generating call limit is 10. Microseconds 237791 mark this capture.
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The ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Google Trends and limit 10. Desks tracking this board can poll the same call.
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