Slime, furry slime and covfefe. These are just some of the top searches we did on Google in 2017. Say what?

As you sit at your desk Googling all matter of things, have you ever wondered what the top trending searches on Google were? With the last weeks of 2017 before us, Google have revealed the annual Year in Search, with some whacky and downright hilarious results. With ‘slime’ featuring not once but four times in the top 10 ‘how to…’ searches, we can’t help but ask, is 2017 the year of the Youtube slime demo?

From news to global people and recipes, here is the full list of Aussie Google searches in 2017.

Overall

1. Australian Open 2017
2. Melbourne Cup 2017
3. Wimbledon 2017
4. Fidget spinner
5. Cyclone Debbie
6. iPhone 8
7. North Korea
8. Chris Cornell
9. iPhone X
10. Amazon Australia site

How to….?

1. How to make slime
2. How to make a fidget spinner
3. How to make fluffy slime
4. How to watch Mayweather vs McGregor
5. How to buy Bitcoin
6. How to make slime without borax
7. How to use Snapchat map
8. How to unblock people on Instagram
9. How to make slime without glue
10. How to vote for gay marriage

What is…?

1. What is MSG
2. What is Bitcoin
3. What is kimchi
4. What is a publican
5. What is covfefe
6. What is a fidget spinner
7. What is MSG and why is it bad
8. What is Sharia law
9. What is DACA
10. What is good friday

Why is…?

1. Why is Pandora shutting down
2. Why is Club Penguin shutting down
3. Why is Australia Day on 26 January
4. Why is it called Good Friday
5. Why is Nathan Lyon Garry
6. Why is my poop green
7. Why is Messenger crashing
8. Why is Snapchat down
9. Why is two up illegal
10. Why is my internet so slow

Recipes

1. Beef Stroganoff
2. Hot cross bun
3. Hollandaise sauce
4. Chilli con carne
5. Chicken Cacciatore
6. Bechamel sauce
7. Chicken parmigiana
8. Shepherd’s pie
9. Beef Bourguignon
10. Quiche Lorraine

How to cook…?

1. How to cook tofu
2. How to cook eggplant
3. How to cook pasta
4. How to cook rice in microwave
5. How to cook smoked cod
6. How to cook silverside
7. How to cook lentils
8. How to cook salmon fillets
9. How to cook fennel
10. How to cook rhubarb

News

1. Cyclone Debbie
2. North Korea
3. Amazon Australia site
4. Hurricane Irma
5. Bali volcano
6. London
7. Las Vegas
8. Manchester
9. UK election
10. Schapelle Corby

Global people

1. Harvey Weinstein
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Kevin Spacey
4. Gal Gadot
5. Floyd Mayweather
6. Jake Paul
7. Post Malone
8. Pippa Middleton
9. Boy George
10. Macklemore

Aussies

1. Sophie Monk
2. Kate Fischer
3. Schapelle Corby
4. Ben McCormack
5. Dustin Martin
6. Cassie Sainsbury
7. Lisa Wilkinson
8. Paul Hogan
9. Katherine Langford
10. Amber Sherlock

Loss

1. Chris Cornell
2. Hugh Hefner
3. Chester Bennington
4. Tom Petty
5. Bill Paxton
6. David Cassidy
7. Nicky Hayden
8. John Clarke
9. Rich Piana
10. Malcolm Young

Sporting Events

1. Australian Open 2017
2. Melbourne Cup 2017
3. Wimbledon 2017
4. Mayweather McGregor fight
5. AFL Grand Final 2017
6. US Open 2017 Tennis
7. Mundine vs Green 2
8. ICC Champions Trophy 2017
9. AFL Fixtures 2017
10. Rugby League World Cup 2017

Keen to know what the top Google searches were globally in 2017? Find out for yourself here