Google Trends U.S. rising list at 2026-09-26T08:01:41.476382 keeps latin pop at No 1 while Hurricane Polo vaults from rank 6 to rank 2 as Southern California braces for weekend swells. Four queries are new since Sept 25: nor'easter, Nolan Wells, primetime, and full moon september 2026. Friday’s board still held Falcons vs Packers, Aileen Wuornos, clavicular, and patient zero lyrics, all gone Saturday.
Top trending queries on Google Trends: September 26
latin pop: The term held the top slot for a second day on Sept 26. No widely reported trigger identified for September 26, 2026 beyond sustained interest in the broad genre label on the Trends board.
hurricane polo: Polo sat near 17.4N 110.1W in the Sept 26 0300 UTC advisory with 150-knot sustained winds. Los Angeles forecasters warn 4 to 7 foot south-facing surf and coastal flooding Monday through Tuesday even without a California landfall.
presley gerber: Searches stayed at rank 3 after TMZ reported Sept 25 that the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford was cremated following his Sept 20 death at a Santa Monica-area rehab facility. Santa Monica police continue to treat the case as a suspected overdose with cause deferred by the L.A. County medical examiner.
noreaster: The query entered the top 10 as a Mid-Atlantic nor'easter flooded Jersey Shore roads on Sept 25 and governors declared emergencies ahead of Saturday high tides. CBS and AP coverage cite voluntary evacuations in low-lying Manasquan and waves up to 10 feet near Atlantic City.
the love hypothesis: The romance novel title remained in the top 10, moving from rank 7 to rank 5. No widely reported trigger identified for September 26, 2026.
kratom: Rank slipped one spot to No 6 as Ole Miss named students Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, dead on Sept 21 with packaged kratom found at both scenes. Toxicology results were still pending on Sept 25, and police had not confirmed the herb caused either death.
nolan wells: The Mississippi college football player’s name re-entered Trends after a Sept 21 grand jury declined criminal charges and attorneys released autopsy findings listing cause and manner as undetermined. Ben Crump’s team presented phone GPS data on Sept 24.
primetime: Robert Pattinson’s A24 thriller about To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen opened wide Sept 25 after $2.7 million in Thursday previews. Rotten Tomatoes listed a 96% critics score as theaters began weekend showings.
full moon september 2026: Moon-phase curiosity climbed as forecasters tied higher astronomical tides to Jersey Shore flood risk during the nor'easter. The harvest moon period overlaps with storm surge warnings along the Mid-Atlantic.
carrot top: The comedian’s name held at rank 10 for a second day. No widely reported trigger identified for September 26, 2026.
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What changed on Google Trends since yesterday
New entrants: nor'easter (4), nolan wells (7), primetime (8), full moon september 2026 (9). Drop-offs: falcons vs packers, aileen wuornos, clavicular, patient zero lyrics. Biggest mover: hurricane polo from 6 to 2. Presley gerber held at 3, kratom slid from 5 to 6, the love hypothesis rose from 7 to 5, and carrot top stayed at 10. Latin pop remained anchor at rank 1.
What today's Google Trends trends reveal
Weather and true-crime curiosity replaced a Friday NFL cluster: Polo and nor'easter together show dual-coast storm attention, while Wells and Gerber keep unresolved death investigations in search demand. Film opening day lifted primetime without dislodging music and literary staples. Growth percentages were omitted from this write-up because automated demand scores for the top three queries read 0.0 on Sept 26. Teams mirroring the board should read the Google Trends API reference and the SerpApi alternatives article before choosing a data vendor.
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{"type": "Google Trends", "limit": 10}