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What Are Pennsylvania’s Most Searched Terms in 2024?
The year just flew by for Pennsylvanians. From the Philadelphia Eagles potentially eyeing another Super Bowl to the Philadelphia 76ers' dysfunction with Joel Embiid, there certainly have been many moments, newsworthy events, and opportunities for PA online gambling over the last 365 days.
So, we decided to see what captured the minds of state residents when it came to search engines in 2024. Utilizing Google Trends, PennStakes.com analyzed the most searched terms in the state of Pennsylvania from Jan. 1, 2024, to Dec. 15, 2024 We finalized the Top 10 queries by utilizing the terms that have seen the biggest increase in search volume over the year. Here are the top 10 results for the Keystone State from PennStakes.com, your source for PA sports betting apps:
Biggest Increases in Search Volume in 2024
Rank | Term | Biggest % Increase In Searches (2024) |
1 | New York Times’ “Strands” | +1,400% |
2 | “Kamala Harris” | +1,300% |
3 | “Liam Payne” | +650% |
4 | “Election Results” | +550% |
5 | “P Diddy” | +500% |
6 | “Caitlin Clark” | +450% |
T-7 | “Luigi Mangione” | +400% |
T-7 | “Sabrina Carpenter” | +400% |
T-7 | New York Times’ “Connections” | +400% |
10 | “Super Bowl 2024” | +350% |
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"Strands" Tops List
Arguably the biggest story of the year was the U.S. presidential election, which saw terms like "Kamala Harris" (No. 2) and "Election Results" (No.4) crack the top 5. We all know what happened after that.
But in fact it was the New York Times' “Strands” that placed first at +1,400%. Released earlier this year, Strands is a daily word puzzle game by The New York Times that requires players to complete a word search of letters arranged in a six-by-eight grid - which can bend in any direction. This is along the same genre of games like Wordle, Connections (T-7 this year as well) etc.
Rounding out the top three is the late Liam Payne at +650%. The former One Direction musician tragically passed away late this year at the much too young age of 31.
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