The top US Google searches beginning with the words “what is,” reflect a tumultuous year in politics, natural disasters, and protests.
We’ve all started a Google search by typing the words “what is” into the empty box.
But what do people type after those two words?
As part of its end-of-the-year recap, Google compiled the most popular queries of 2017 that used the “what is” phrase.
The results reflect a tumultuous year in politics, natural disasters, and protests. Americans took to the search engine to learn about topics like DACA, the Paris Climate Agreement, antifa, and net neutrality.
Here’s the complete list of the top ten Google searches in the US beginning with the phrase “what is:”
No. 10: What is a hurricane?
American’s searched for further clarification on hurricanes following Hurricane Harvey, the costliest disaster to hit the US in history, and Hurricane Irma, which was one of the strongest hurricanes to cross the Atlantic basin.
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Tech: Americans were stumped by covfefe, DACA, and bitcoin, according to Google’s top ‘What is’ searches this year (GOOG)
