Google reveals the 20 most popular searches in 2016
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Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the election topped this year's list, along with notable sports figures like Michael Phelps and Simone Biles. One breakout hit was mobile gaming, including Pokémon Go and Slither.io, which topped App Store charts and attracted millions of users.
Google broke the results down by the top Google searches and the top people searches (although the people list did not include those who died in the last year).
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Here are the top 20 people and searches from Google in 2016.
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