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Charlotte’s top trends of 2023: The biggest TV shows, concerts, sports, recipes, people

The Jonas Brothers perform in the “Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour” at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 30, 2023.
The Jonas Brothers perform in the “Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour” at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 30, 2023. THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

As 2023 is coming to a close and we’re looking ahead to the new year, Google has revealed the moments, people, topics, events and places that have had the biggest impact online across the U.S. — and the Charlotte area.

As part of Google’s 2023 Year in Search, you can check out the top trending searches to see what people around the country were looking to do, listen to, eat and more in different cities.

From shows to sports, here is a look at what Google found were the top trends in the Charlotte area in 2023:

Top trending “tour” searches

  • Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour

  • Renaissance World Tour (Beyoncé)

  • It’s All a Blur Tour (Drake)

  • Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour (Jonas Brothers)

  • Unreal Unearth Tour (Hozier)

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Top trending “tv show” searches

  • “The Last of Us”

  • “The Night Agent”

  • “The Golden Bachelor”

  • “Daisy Jones & the Six”

  • “Shrinking”

Top trending “near me” searches

  • Pawn shop near me

  • Farmers market near me

  • Temp agencies near me

  • Movies near me

  • Driving range near me

Top trending “versus” searches

  • Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz

  • Honduras vs Haiti

  • Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder

  • Nashville vs Inter Miami

  • Colorado vs Stanford

Here’s a look at the biggest trends of the year nationally, according to Google’s Year in Search 2023:

Top trending “news” searches

  • War in Israel and Gaza

  • Titanic submarine

  • Hurricane Hilary

  • Hurricane Idalia

  • Hurricane Lee

Top trending “people” searches

  • Damar Hamlin
  • Jeremy Renner
  • Travis Kelce
  • Tucker Carlson
  • Lil Tay

Top trending “tv show” searches

  • “The Last of Us”
  • “Ginny & Georgia”
  • “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
  • “Daisy Jones & the Six”
  • “Wednesday”

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Top trending “movie” searches

  • “Barbie”
  • “Oppenheimer”
  • “Sound of Freedom”
  • “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
  • “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”

Top trending “recipe” searches

  • Grimace shake
  • Lasagna soup
  • Chicken cobbler
  • Black cake
  • Pumptini

You can check out other top trends across the country from Google’s Year in Search 2023 online at https://trends.google.com.

This story was originally published December 19, 2023 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Charlotte’s top trends of 2023: The biggest TV shows, concerts, sports, recipes, people."

Chyna Blackmon
The Charlotte Observer
Chyna Blackmon was a service journalism reporter for The Charlotte Observer. A native of the Carolinas, she grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Queens University of Charlotte. She’s also worked in local television news in Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA. Support my work with a digital subscription
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