2018 is a year filled with many happenings, news, stories, events, trending topics, that are commonly recorded through internet and can be searched with a few clicks. In Philippines, one of the most popular search engine used is Google, because of its interesting features and user friendly interface. Before the year ends, Google Philippines has released its Year in Search 2018, an annual list of the top trending searches in the country. The list consists of topics that clearly show Filipino netizens' passion for games, sports, lottery, beauty pageants, celebrities movies and TV shows from China, Korea and Thailand.
The list of Overall Trending Searches which is the overall top trending searches for 2018 in the Philippines was topped by MemoryHackers, a popular cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS) in which players can do aimbot (auto-aim) and wallhack. Next was Hot Shot Gamers, which is another ROS cheat program. Though these searches are not good results because cheat tools or hack programs are known for destroying a game and its community, there are still topics that deserves to be in the Year in Search 2018 list.
The Google PH Trends Year in Search 2018 consists of different categories including Overall Searches, News, Events, Movies, TV Shows, Games, Female Personalities, Male Personalities and Losses.
1. MemoryHackers - is a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features aimbot (auto-aim) and wallhack. Because of its popularity, MemoryHackers is the most searched in Google Philippines 2018.
2. Hot Shot Gamers - is also a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features wallhack, charms, no grass, no recoil, fast parachute, wall climb, teleport kill and file anti report.
3. NBA Playoffs 2018 - was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The NBA Finals winner is Golden State Warriors defeating Cleveland Cavaliers.
4. Hayaan Mo Sila lyrics - The viral hit "Hayaan Mo Sila" is a song by Ex-Battalion that tackles the "hugot" of members who experienced despair and bitterness after their heartbreak with their respective girlfriends.
5. Rules of Survival - is a free-to-play, multiplayer online battle royale game developed and published by NetEase Games, claiming to have 200 million players worldwide. It features two playable maps in the game: Ghillie Island (120 players, 4.8km x 4.8km) and Fearless Fiord (300 players, 8km x 8km).
6. Lotto results - The winning combination of the October 14 Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot draw was 40-50-37-25-01-45, with an overwhelming prize of P1,180,622,508. Two winners are lucky to hit the jackpot. The lucky pair shared the P1.18 billion prize, the highest in Philippine lotto history. Each got P470 million after 20 percent was automatically withheld for taxes, as required by the TRAIN law.
7. Meteor Garden 2018 - is a hit Chinese television series starring Shen Yue, Dylan Wang. It is based on the first Meteor Garden series and the Japanese shojo manga series Boys Over Flowers. It was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network in the Philippines, premiered on August 20, 2018.
8. Summertime Saga - is an adult dating sim game developed and funded wholly by Patreon backers.
9. Perfect lyrics - is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album, ÷ (2017) pronounced "Divide". The Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video) in YouTube reached more than 1.6 billion views.
10. World Cup - or FIFA World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), which is done every four years. The FIFA 2018 winner is France defeating Croatia.
1. Lotto results - The winning combination of the October 14 Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot draw was 40-50-37-25-01-45, with an overwhelming prize of P1,180,622,508. Two winners are lucky to hit the jackpot. The lucky pair shared the P1.18 billion prize, the highest in Philippine lotto history. Each got P470 million after 20 percent was automatically withheld for taxes, as required by the TRAIN law. Due to this, Lotto results is often a most search word in Google Philippine 2018.
2. DFA online appointment - is an online appointment and scheduling system for Philippine Passport application and renewal. There's an issue of fixers consuming most of appointment slots to sell it to applicants, with price of up to P1,000.
3. SONA 2018 - or the 2018 State of the Nation Address, was the third State of the Nation Address delivered by President Rodrigo Duterte, focusing on pursuing his controversial campaign against illegal drugs saying that he is "for human lives" criticizing human rights activists opposing the campaign.
4. Typhoon Ompong - with international name Mangkhut, made landfall in the Philippine province of Cagayan late on September 14. A signal no.4 typhoon that brought winds of over 205 km/h and heavy rainfall.
5. Mayon Volcano - is an active volcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape. On January 13, 2018, it became active again that prompted PHIVOLCS-DOST to raise the Alert Level of Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2. On March 29, 2018, after observing a further decline in activity, PHIVOLCS-DOST lowered the alert level back to Alert Level 2 signifying the end of Mayon's eruptive activity and the volcano's decline to a moderate level of unrest.
6. Typhoon Mangkhut - is the international name of Typhoon Ompong, that brought winds of over 205 km/h in the Luzon area, that caused PHP33.9 billion (US$626.8 million) in damages in the Philippines.
7. TRAIN Law - The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act, officially cited as Republic Act No. 10963, is the initial package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 19, 2017, that make changes in taxation concerning the personal income tax (PIT), estate tax, donor's tax, value added tax (VAT), documentary stamp tax (DST) and the excise tax of petroleum products, automobiles, sweetened beverages, cosmetic procedures, coal, mining and tobacco.
8. Inflation - is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. It became a topic in August 2018, when it surges to 6.4% which is the highest in 9 years.
9. Walang Pasok - is a usual hashtag search of students when there's a typhoon, to know updates about class suspensions.
10. Tax Reform 2018 - The Comprehensive Tax Program (CTRP) is a simpler, fairer, and more efficient tax system is needed to promote investment, create jobs, and reduce poverty. It is composed of packages including TRAIN, Tax amnesty, TRABAHO, Universal Health Care, Property valuation and taxes, Capital income and financial taxes.
1. NBA Playoffs 2018 - was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The NBA Finals winner is Golden State Warriors defeating Cleveland Cavaliers.
2. World Cup - or FIFA World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), which is done every four years. The FIFA 2018 winner is France defeating Croatia.
3. NBA Finals 2018 - Golden State Warriors is the NBA Finals 2018 champion, beating Cleveland Cavaliers, with a 4-0 clean sweep record.
4. Pacquiao vs Mattysse - billed as Fight of Champions, was a boxing match for the WBA (Regular) welterweight championship, which took place on July 15, 2018 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. Manny Pacquiao won the bout via 7th round TKO and Lucas Matthysse announced his retirement shortly thereafter.
5. Asian Games 2018 - The Asian Games a.k.a Asiad is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia, held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. For the first time in Asian Games history, eSports and canoe polo were contested as demonstration sports in the Games. Six video game titles, most notably League of Legends and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, were featured in the eSports events.
6. GSW vs Rockets - Golden State Warriors defeated Houston Rockets in NBA 2018 Western Conference Finals, with 4-3 record.
7. Wimbledon 2018 - was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the Gentleman's Singles title and Angelique Kerber won the Ladies Singles title.
8. Australian Open 2018 - was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15–28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments. Roger Federer was the defending champion in the men's singles event and successfully retained his title (his sixth), defeating Marin Cilic in the final, while Caroline Wozniacki won the women's title, defeating Simona Halep in the final to win her first Grand Slam.
9. Kuala Lumpur Major - was a Dota 2 tournament, as part of the 2018–2019 Dota Pro Circuit season. The event was held from 9–18 November 2018 hosted at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. The champion is Virtus Pro defeating Team Secret 3-2 in a best-of-five series.
10. Binibining Pilipinas - also known as Miss Universe Philippines, is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in two of the Big Four major international beauty pageants such as Miss Universe and Miss International and selects four other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Supranational, Miss Intercontinental, Miss Grand International and Miss Globe.
1. Bohemian Rhapsody - is a 2018 biographical film about the British rock band Queen. It follows singer Freddie Mercury's life, leading to Queen's Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985. It was starred by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury / Farrokh Bulsara, lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. The movie was released in the Philippines on October 31, 2018. Bohemian Rhapsody is a worldwide box office which has grossed over 598 million USD.
2. The Nun - is a 2018 American gothic supernatural horror film, a spin-off of 2016's The Conjuring 2, and the fifth installment in The Conjuring Universe, the film stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons (Valak / The Nun) and Charlotte Hope. The plot follows a Roman Catholic priest and a nun in her novitiate as they uncover an unholy secret in 1952 Romania. The Nun was released in the Philippines on September 7, 2018. It was a major box office success, grossing 365 million USD worldwide.
3. Avengers Infinity War - is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron. In the film, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones. The Avengers: Infinity War was released in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. It was a major box office success, grossing over $2 billion worldwide, breaking numerous box office records and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2018.
4. Black Panther - is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther. In Black Panther, T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but his sovereignty is challenged by an adversary who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. The Black Panther was released in the Philippines on January 29, 2018. It became the 9th-highest-grossing film of all time with over $1.3 billion worldwide.
5. Captain Marvel - is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Carol Danvers, starring Brie Larson stars as Danvers. Set in 1995, the story follows Danvers as she becomes Captain Marvel after the Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict between two alien worlds. This film has a release date of March 8, 2019.
6. A Quiet Place - is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror film starring John Krasinski, alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. The plot revolves around a family facing struggles in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind monsters with an acute sense of hearing. The movie was released in the Philippines on April 11, 2018. It was a major box office success, grossing over 340 million USD worldwide.
7. Midnight Sun - is a 2018 American romantic drama film starring Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Rob Riggle, and follows a teenage girl with the disease xeroderma pigmentosum, which prevents her from going out into sunlight. The movie was released in the Philippines on March 23, 2018. Midnight Sun grossed $27.4 million worldwide.
8. To All The Boys I Loved Before - is a 2018 American teen romance film starring Lana Condor as Lara Jean Covey. It was released by Netflix on August 17, 2018.
9. Deadpool 2 - is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, starring Ryan Reynolds. In the film, Deadpool forms the team X-Force to protect a young mutant from the time-traveling soldier Cable. Deadpool 2 was released in the Philippines on May 16, 2018. It has grossed over $734 million worldwide, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 2018.
10. The Hows of Us - is a 2018 Philippine romantic drama film starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. It is a story of a young couple Primo (Padilla) and George (Bernardo) who have to answer and fix the "hows" of their relationship. The film is the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time, grossing more than Php601 million. The Hows of Us is the only Filipino Movie to get on the most searched movie in the Google Philippines this 2018.
1. Meteor Garden 2018 - is a hit Chinese television series starring Shen Yue, Dylan Wang. It is based on the first Meteor Garden series and the Japanese shojo manga series Boys Over Flowers. It was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network in the Philippines, premiered on August 20, 2018. Meteor Garden is the most searched TV show in Google Philippines 2018, because of its nationwide craze.
2. A Love So Beautiful - is a Chinese web series starring Hu Yitian and Shen Yue, based on the novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Qianqian. It was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network in the Philippines
3. Halik - is a 2018 Philippine drama television series starring Jericho Rosales, Yen Santos, Sam Milby and Yam Concepcion. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block on August 13, 2018.
4. Hwayugi - is a South Korean fantasy TV series starring Lee Seung-gi, Cha Seung-won, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Hong-gi and Jang Gwang. In the story, Son Oh-Gong and Ma-Wang are in conflict with each other as they look for a true light in a dark world where evil thrives. Having made a contract with Seon-mi 25 years ago, entitling her to seek help from Son Oh-Gong whenever she calls him in exchange for letting him free, the two meet again in a fateful encounter. From there, Son Oh-Gong is bound to his protective role towards Seon-mi, the little girl he had met years ago. In the Philippines, the show started airing on July 9, 2018, under the title Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida timeslot at 9:55PM.
5. Go Back Couple - is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Son Ho-jun and Jang Na-ra. In Philippines, the series was broadcasted by ABS-CBN on June 11, 2018 under the title Go Back Couple.
6. Kadenang Ginto - is a 2018 Philippine drama television series starring Francine Diaz, Andrea Brillantes, Kyle Echarri, Beauty Gonzalez, Albert Martinez, Dimples Romana and Adrian Alandy. The show started airing on October 8, 2018, on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block.
7. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim - is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young. It is one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history. In the Philippines, the series was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network.
8. Princess Hours - is a 2017 Thai Lakorn starring Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha as Khaning and Sattaphong Phiangphoras as Crown Prince Inn. It was based on Princess Hours, a 2006 South Korean television series, starring Yoon Eun-hye, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jeong-hoon and Song Ji-hyo. The TV series was broadcasted by GMA Network.
9. Bagani - is a 2018 Philippine television drama fantasy series, starring Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano, Matteo Guidicelli, Makisig Morales, and Zaijan Jaranilla. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block from March 5 to August 17, 2018.
10. Doctor Crush - or also known as The Doctors, is a 2016 South Korean medical drama starring Kim Rae-won and Park Shin-hye. In the Philippines, the drama was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network.
1. MemoryHackers - is a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features aimbot (auto-aim) and wallhack. Because of its popularity, MemoryHackers is the most searched in Google Philippines 2018.
2. Hot Shot Gamers - is also a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features wallhack, charms, no grass, no recoil, fast parachute, wall climb, teleport kill and file anti report.
3. Rules of Survival - is a free-to-play, multiplayer online battle royale game developed and published by NetEase Games, claiming to have 200 million players worldwide. it features two playable maps in the game: Ghillie Island (120 players, 4.8km x 4.8km) and Fearless Fiord (300 players, 8km x 8km).
4. Summertime Saga - is an adult dating sim game developed and funded wholly by Patreon backers.
5. Ragnarok Eternal Love - is the mobile version of the popular PC MMORPG game Ragnarok Online. The Ragnarok Mobile version (ROM) launched in Southeast Asia on October 31, 2018.
6. Fortnite - is a free-to-play battle royale game where up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing and Fortnite: Creative, where players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas.
7. Technicpack - is a popular Modpack for Minecraft.
8. Runeforge - is an up-to-date rune pages for all League of Legends champions.
9. PUBG - is an online multiplayer battle royale game, featuring Battle Royale. In the game, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others while avoiding getting killed themselves. The game is available on the following platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PlayStation 4.
10. Evo Wars - EvoWars.io is a online multiplayer game where you fight against other players online in a arena.
1. Meghan Markle - Duchess of Sussex, is a retired American actress who became a member of the British royal family upon her marriage to Prince Harry in May 2018.
2. Nancy Momoland - also known as Nancy Jowel McDonie, is an American-South Korean KPOP idol which is part of seven-member South Korean girl group Momoland. "Bboom Bboom" is their hit song in the Philippines.
3. Hailey Baldwin - is an American model and television personality. She is a daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and the wife of singer and songwriter Justin Bieber.
4. Momoland - is a South Korean girl group formed by MLD Entertainment, with seven members, Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy, debuted on November 10, 2016. Some of their viral songs in the Philippines are "Bboom Bboom" and "Baam".
5. Kyline Alcantara - also known as Kyline Nicole Alcantara Manga, is a Filipina actress and singer. She is known for portraying as the rival half-sister of Annaliza and her multi-layered performance in Kambal, Karibal, making her known as "La Nueva Kontrabida". Being said that, Kyline Alcantara is the most searched Pinay Celebrity in Google Philippines 2018.
6. Angel Aquino - also known as Angelita Velasquez–Aquino, is a fashion model and FAMAS and Gawad Urian Award-nominated Filipino film and television actress. Angel Aquino made buzz in her movie "GLORIOUS", having a kissing scene with young actor Tony Labrusca.
7. Ej Laure - Ennajie C. Laure, more popularly known as EJ, is a Filipina volleyball player. She is a member and a former team captain of the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team, and a former Philippine national team member. She became a topic, when a news spread regarding her alleged pregnancy with Bugoy Cariño.
8. Catriona Gray - Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray is a Filipino-Australian television host, singer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2018 and Miss World Philippines 2016. She represented the Philippines in Miss World 2016 and landed as 3rd Runner-up and is representing the Philippines in Miss Universe 2018 pageant.
9. Princess Thea - is a young female rap artist. Her hit song is entitled "Prinsesa", produced by LC Beats. It gains an enormous views in YouTube after a certain Memes was made by the famous line 'Princess Thea, Mabangis'.
10. Kz Tandingan - Kristine Zhenie Lobrigas Tandingan mononymously known as KZ, is a Filipino singer. She rose to prominence following her win on the first season of The X Factor Philippines in 2012. She became known internationally when she joined Singer 2018, a popular singing competition aired on HBS, Hunan Broadcasting System, a Chinese TV network.
1. Freddie Mercury - was a British singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Mercury died in 1991 at age 45 due to complications from AIDS. Mercury was described by AllMusic as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers," with "one of the greatest voices in all of music." Upon its release in November 2018, the biographical film about Mercury and Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, became the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time.
2. Dylan Wang - Wang Hedi also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor, singer and model. He is best known for his first leading role as Daoming Si in the 2018 television series Meteor Garden, which propelled him to fame in China and throughout Asia especially in the Philippines.
3. Ex Batallion - normally shortened to Ex B, is a Filipino hip hop collective formed in Manila, Philippines known for the hit singles "Hayaan Mo Sila" and "No Games". Due to their popularity, Ex Batallion is the most searched Filipino Personalities in Google Philippines 2018.
4. Sylvester Stallone - is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky series, soldier John Rambo in the five Rambo films, and mercenary Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films. He became a topic, when a spread news about his death rumors.
5. Hu Yi Tian - is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in the television drama A Rush to Dead Summer (2017), and subsequently starred in the 2017 hit web series A Love So Beautiful which brought him wider recognition and several newcomer awards.
6. CJ Ramos - is a Filipino actor. On July 31, 2018, Ramos was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Quezon City. Shortly after he was released, he has given a chance in his acting comeback via Ang Probinsyano.
7. Calvin Abueva - is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He bacame a topic, when he revealed his relationship with Vice Ganda, a gay comedian from ABS-CBN Network and host of It's Showtime, a noontime variety show.
8. Logan Paul - is an American actor and internet celebrity. Paul first gained fame through videos shared on former internet video service Vine. He made an issue on February 9, 2018, when YouTube suspended all advertising on Logan Paul's channels due to his "pattern of behavior", since he had recently joked about participating in the Tide pod challenge, removed an ill fish from his pond to "jokingly give it CPR", and tasered two dead rats. The income stream estimated to be worth more than a million dollars a month was halted, however temporarily.
9. Bugoy Cariño - is a Filipino child actor and dancer from ABS-CBN Network. He made an issue, when a rumor spread about EJ Laure, a UST volleyball player, carrying his child.
10. Kawhi Leonard - is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Leonard's 2017–18 season was overshadowed by an injury.
1. Stan Lee - was an American comic book writer, editor, and publisher, responsible for such iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four. Lee died at the age of 95 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on November 12, 2018, due to Aspiration pneumonia.
2. Anthony Bourdain - was an American celebrity chef, author, travel documentarian, and television personality who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. On June 8, he was found dead of an apparent suicide by hanging in his room at Le Chambard hotel in Kaysersberg, France, near Strasbourg, he was 61 years old.
3. Kate Spade - was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. She was the founder and former co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York. A housekeeper found Spade dead in her Manhattan apartment on June 5, 2018. Her death was ruled a suicide by hanging. She died at the age of 55.
4. Stephen Hawking - was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis "ALS" or Lou Gehrig's disease) that gradually paralysed him over the decades. Even after the loss of his speech, he was still able to communicate through a speech-generating device, initially through use of a hand-held switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle. He died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76, after more than 50 years battling the disease.
5. Avicii - Tim Bergling a.k.a Avicii was a Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer. Bergling retired from touring in 2016 due to health problems, having suffered stress and poor mental health for several years. On 20 April 2018, Avicii was found dead in Muscat, Oman. He was buried on 8 June in Stockholm, Sweden. He died at the age of 28.
6. Rico J Puno - was a Filipino singer, composer, comedian, actor and television host who was credited as a pioneer-promoter of original Filipino music. Puno died of heart failure on October 30, 2018, in St. Luke's Medical Center – Global City. He was 65.
7. Xxxtentacion - Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy a.k.a XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer and songwriter. A controversial figure within the hip-hop industry, Onfroy has been regarded to have left behind "a huge musical footprint" due to his impact on his young fanbase and his popularity during his short career. On June 18, 2018, Onfroy was fatally shot at the age of 20, in a robbery at a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
8. Mac Miller - Malcolm James McCormick a.k.a Mac Miller, was an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Miller died of a drug overdose in his Studio City home on September 7, 2018. He was 26 years old.
9. Arnold Corpuz - who plays extra roles in ABS-CBN teleseryes especially on "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano", was found dead in his home in Cavite Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Arnold Corpuz, aged 38, was found with several stab wounds.
10. Aretha Franklin - Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul". Franklin died at her home on August 16, 2018, aged 76, without a will. The cause of death was pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET).
According to Google Trends, the lists were based terms with most number of searches in 2018 compare to 2017 (Top Searches in Philippines According to Google Trends Year in Search 2017). So you will notice that some of 2017 top searches like Despacito, President Duterte and others, are not on this 2018 top searches list because they are already popular last year.
Among these lists of most searched in Google Philippines 2018, which topics have you already searched? Let us know by leaving your comment below.
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The list of Overall Trending Searches which is the overall top trending searches for 2018 in the Philippines was topped by MemoryHackers, a popular cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS) in which players can do aimbot (auto-aim) and wallhack. Next was Hot Shot Gamers, which is another ROS cheat program. Though these searches are not good results because cheat tools or hack programs are known for destroying a game and its community, there are still topics that deserves to be in the Year in Search 2018 list.
The Google PH Trends Year in Search 2018 consists of different categories including Overall Searches, News, Events, Movies, TV Shows, Games, Female Personalities, Male Personalities and Losses.
Overall Trending Searches
MemoryHackers - ROS cheat
1. MemoryHackers - is a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features aimbot (auto-aim) and wallhack. Because of its popularity, MemoryHackers is the most searched in Google Philippines 2018.
2. Hot Shot Gamers - is also a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features wallhack, charms, no grass, no recoil, fast parachute, wall climb, teleport kill and file anti report.
3. NBA Playoffs 2018 - was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The NBA Finals winner is Golden State Warriors defeating Cleveland Cavaliers.
4. Hayaan Mo Sila lyrics - The viral hit "Hayaan Mo Sila" is a song by Ex-Battalion that tackles the "hugot" of members who experienced despair and bitterness after their heartbreak with their respective girlfriends.
5. Rules of Survival - is a free-to-play, multiplayer online battle royale game developed and published by NetEase Games, claiming to have 200 million players worldwide. It features two playable maps in the game: Ghillie Island (120 players, 4.8km x 4.8km) and Fearless Fiord (300 players, 8km x 8km).
6. Lotto results - The winning combination of the October 14 Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot draw was 40-50-37-25-01-45, with an overwhelming prize of P1,180,622,508. Two winners are lucky to hit the jackpot. The lucky pair shared the P1.18 billion prize, the highest in Philippine lotto history. Each got P470 million after 20 percent was automatically withheld for taxes, as required by the TRAIN law.
7. Meteor Garden 2018 - is a hit Chinese television series starring Shen Yue, Dylan Wang. It is based on the first Meteor Garden series and the Japanese shojo manga series Boys Over Flowers. It was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network in the Philippines, premiered on August 20, 2018.
8. Summertime Saga - is an adult dating sim game developed and funded wholly by Patreon backers.
9. Perfect lyrics - is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album, ÷ (2017) pronounced "Divide". The Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video) in YouTube reached more than 1.6 billion views.
10. World Cup - or FIFA World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), which is done every four years. The FIFA 2018 winner is France defeating Croatia.
News
October 14 Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot, with a result of two winners
1. Lotto results - The winning combination of the October 14 Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot draw was 40-50-37-25-01-45, with an overwhelming prize of P1,180,622,508. Two winners are lucky to hit the jackpot. The lucky pair shared the P1.18 billion prize, the highest in Philippine lotto history. Each got P470 million after 20 percent was automatically withheld for taxes, as required by the TRAIN law. Due to this, Lotto results is often a most search word in Google Philippine 2018.
2. DFA online appointment - is an online appointment and scheduling system for Philippine Passport application and renewal. There's an issue of fixers consuming most of appointment slots to sell it to applicants, with price of up to P1,000.
3. SONA 2018 - or the 2018 State of the Nation Address, was the third State of the Nation Address delivered by President Rodrigo Duterte, focusing on pursuing his controversial campaign against illegal drugs saying that he is "for human lives" criticizing human rights activists opposing the campaign.
4. Typhoon Ompong - with international name Mangkhut, made landfall in the Philippine province of Cagayan late on September 14. A signal no.4 typhoon that brought winds of over 205 km/h and heavy rainfall.
5. Mayon Volcano - is an active volcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape. On January 13, 2018, it became active again that prompted PHIVOLCS-DOST to raise the Alert Level of Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2. On March 29, 2018, after observing a further decline in activity, PHIVOLCS-DOST lowered the alert level back to Alert Level 2 signifying the end of Mayon's eruptive activity and the volcano's decline to a moderate level of unrest.
6. Typhoon Mangkhut - is the international name of Typhoon Ompong, that brought winds of over 205 km/h in the Luzon area, that caused PHP33.9 billion (US$626.8 million) in damages in the Philippines.
7. TRAIN Law - The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act, officially cited as Republic Act No. 10963, is the initial package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 19, 2017, that make changes in taxation concerning the personal income tax (PIT), estate tax, donor's tax, value added tax (VAT), documentary stamp tax (DST) and the excise tax of petroleum products, automobiles, sweetened beverages, cosmetic procedures, coal, mining and tobacco.
8. Inflation - is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. It became a topic in August 2018, when it surges to 6.4% which is the highest in 9 years.
9. Walang Pasok - is a usual hashtag search of students when there's a typhoon, to know updates about class suspensions.
10. Tax Reform 2018 - The Comprehensive Tax Program (CTRP) is a simpler, fairer, and more efficient tax system is needed to promote investment, create jobs, and reduce poverty. It is composed of packages including TRAIN, Tax amnesty, TRABAHO, Universal Health Care, Property valuation and taxes, Capital income and financial taxes.
Events
NBA Playoffs 2018
1. NBA Playoffs 2018 - was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The NBA Finals winner is Golden State Warriors defeating Cleveland Cavaliers.
2. World Cup - or FIFA World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), which is done every four years. The FIFA 2018 winner is France defeating Croatia.
3. NBA Finals 2018 - Golden State Warriors is the NBA Finals 2018 champion, beating Cleveland Cavaliers, with a 4-0 clean sweep record.
4. Pacquiao vs Mattysse - billed as Fight of Champions, was a boxing match for the WBA (Regular) welterweight championship, which took place on July 15, 2018 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. Manny Pacquiao won the bout via 7th round TKO and Lucas Matthysse announced his retirement shortly thereafter.
5. Asian Games 2018 - The Asian Games a.k.a Asiad is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia, held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. For the first time in Asian Games history, eSports and canoe polo were contested as demonstration sports in the Games. Six video game titles, most notably League of Legends and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, were featured in the eSports events.
6. GSW vs Rockets - Golden State Warriors defeated Houston Rockets in NBA 2018 Western Conference Finals, with 4-3 record.
7. Wimbledon 2018 - was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday, 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday, 15 July 2018. Novak Djokovic won the Gentleman's Singles title and Angelique Kerber won the Ladies Singles title.
8. Australian Open 2018 - was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15–28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments. Roger Federer was the defending champion in the men's singles event and successfully retained his title (his sixth), defeating Marin Cilic in the final, while Caroline Wozniacki won the women's title, defeating Simona Halep in the final to win her first Grand Slam.
9. Kuala Lumpur Major - was a Dota 2 tournament, as part of the 2018–2019 Dota Pro Circuit season. The event was held from 9–18 November 2018 hosted at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. The champion is Virtus Pro defeating Team Secret 3-2 in a best-of-five series.
10. Binibining Pilipinas - also known as Miss Universe Philippines, is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in two of the Big Four major international beauty pageants such as Miss Universe and Miss International and selects four other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Supranational, Miss Intercontinental, Miss Grand International and Miss Globe.
Movies
Bohemian Rhapsody film starring Rami Malek
1. Bohemian Rhapsody - is a 2018 biographical film about the British rock band Queen. It follows singer Freddie Mercury's life, leading to Queen's Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985. It was starred by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury / Farrokh Bulsara, lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. The movie was released in the Philippines on October 31, 2018. Bohemian Rhapsody is a worldwide box office which has grossed over 598 million USD.
2. The Nun - is a 2018 American gothic supernatural horror film, a spin-off of 2016's The Conjuring 2, and the fifth installment in The Conjuring Universe, the film stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons (Valak / The Nun) and Charlotte Hope. The plot follows a Roman Catholic priest and a nun in her novitiate as they uncover an unholy secret in 1952 Romania. The Nun was released in the Philippines on September 7, 2018. It was a major box office success, grossing 365 million USD worldwide.
3. Avengers Infinity War - is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron. In the film, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones. The Avengers: Infinity War was released in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. It was a major box office success, grossing over $2 billion worldwide, breaking numerous box office records and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2018.
4. Black Panther - is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther. In Black Panther, T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but his sovereignty is challenged by an adversary who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. The Black Panther was released in the Philippines on January 29, 2018. It became the 9th-highest-grossing film of all time with over $1.3 billion worldwide.
5. Captain Marvel - is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Carol Danvers, starring Brie Larson stars as Danvers. Set in 1995, the story follows Danvers as she becomes Captain Marvel after the Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict between two alien worlds. This film has a release date of March 8, 2019.
6. A Quiet Place - is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror film starring John Krasinski, alongside Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. The plot revolves around a family facing struggles in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind monsters with an acute sense of hearing. The movie was released in the Philippines on April 11, 2018. It was a major box office success, grossing over 340 million USD worldwide.
7. Midnight Sun - is a 2018 American romantic drama film starring Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Rob Riggle, and follows a teenage girl with the disease xeroderma pigmentosum, which prevents her from going out into sunlight. The movie was released in the Philippines on March 23, 2018. Midnight Sun grossed $27.4 million worldwide.
8. To All The Boys I Loved Before - is a 2018 American teen romance film starring Lana Condor as Lara Jean Covey. It was released by Netflix on August 17, 2018.
9. Deadpool 2 - is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, starring Ryan Reynolds. In the film, Deadpool forms the team X-Force to protect a young mutant from the time-traveling soldier Cable. Deadpool 2 was released in the Philippines on May 16, 2018. It has grossed over $734 million worldwide, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 2018.
10. The Hows of Us - is a 2018 Philippine romantic drama film starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. It is a story of a young couple Primo (Padilla) and George (Bernardo) who have to answer and fix the "hows" of their relationship. The film is the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time, grossing more than Php601 million. The Hows of Us is the only Filipino Movie to get on the most searched movie in the Google Philippines this 2018.
TV Shows
Meteor Garden 2018
1. Meteor Garden 2018 - is a hit Chinese television series starring Shen Yue, Dylan Wang. It is based on the first Meteor Garden series and the Japanese shojo manga series Boys Over Flowers. It was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network in the Philippines, premiered on August 20, 2018. Meteor Garden is the most searched TV show in Google Philippines 2018, because of its nationwide craze.
2. A Love So Beautiful - is a Chinese web series starring Hu Yitian and Shen Yue, based on the novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Qianqian. It was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network in the Philippines
3. Halik - is a 2018 Philippine drama television series starring Jericho Rosales, Yen Santos, Sam Milby and Yam Concepcion. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block on August 13, 2018.
4. Hwayugi - is a South Korean fantasy TV series starring Lee Seung-gi, Cha Seung-won, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Hong-gi and Jang Gwang. In the story, Son Oh-Gong and Ma-Wang are in conflict with each other as they look for a true light in a dark world where evil thrives. Having made a contract with Seon-mi 25 years ago, entitling her to seek help from Son Oh-Gong whenever she calls him in exchange for letting him free, the two meet again in a fateful encounter. From there, Son Oh-Gong is bound to his protective role towards Seon-mi, the little girl he had met years ago. In the Philippines, the show started airing on July 9, 2018, under the title Hwayugi: A Korean Odyssey on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida timeslot at 9:55PM.
5. Go Back Couple - is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Son Ho-jun and Jang Na-ra. In Philippines, the series was broadcasted by ABS-CBN on June 11, 2018 under the title Go Back Couple.
6. Kadenang Ginto - is a 2018 Philippine drama television series starring Francine Diaz, Andrea Brillantes, Kyle Echarri, Beauty Gonzalez, Albert Martinez, Dimples Romana and Adrian Alandy. The show started airing on October 8, 2018, on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block.
7. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim - is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young. It is one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history. In the Philippines, the series was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network.
8. Princess Hours - is a 2017 Thai Lakorn starring Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha as Khaning and Sattaphong Phiangphoras as Crown Prince Inn. It was based on Princess Hours, a 2006 South Korean television series, starring Yoon Eun-hye, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jeong-hoon and Song Ji-hyo. The TV series was broadcasted by GMA Network.
9. Bagani - is a 2018 Philippine television drama fantasy series, starring Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano, Matteo Guidicelli, Makisig Morales, and Zaijan Jaranilla. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block from March 5 to August 17, 2018.
10. Doctor Crush - or also known as The Doctors, is a 2016 South Korean medical drama starring Kim Rae-won and Park Shin-hye. In the Philippines, the drama was broadcasted by ABS-CBN network.
Games
MemoryHackers - ROS cheat
1. MemoryHackers - is a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features aimbot (auto-aim) and wallhack. Because of its popularity, MemoryHackers is the most searched in Google Philippines 2018.
2. Hot Shot Gamers - is also a cheat tool for Rules of Survival (ROS). It features wallhack, charms, no grass, no recoil, fast parachute, wall climb, teleport kill and file anti report.
3. Rules of Survival - is a free-to-play, multiplayer online battle royale game developed and published by NetEase Games, claiming to have 200 million players worldwide. it features two playable maps in the game: Ghillie Island (120 players, 4.8km x 4.8km) and Fearless Fiord (300 players, 8km x 8km).
4. Summertime Saga - is an adult dating sim game developed and funded wholly by Patreon backers.
5. Ragnarok Eternal Love - is the mobile version of the popular PC MMORPG game Ragnarok Online. The Ragnarok Mobile version (ROM) launched in Southeast Asia on October 31, 2018.
6. Fortnite - is a free-to-play battle royale game where up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing and Fortnite: Creative, where players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas.
7. Technicpack - is a popular Modpack for Minecraft.
8. Runeforge - is an up-to-date rune pages for all League of Legends champions.
9. PUBG - is an online multiplayer battle royale game, featuring Battle Royale. In the game, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others while avoiding getting killed themselves. The game is available on the following platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PlayStation 4.
10. Evo Wars - EvoWars.io is a online multiplayer game where you fight against other players online in a arena.
Female Personalities
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
1. Meghan Markle - Duchess of Sussex, is a retired American actress who became a member of the British royal family upon her marriage to Prince Harry in May 2018.
2. Nancy Momoland - also known as Nancy Jowel McDonie, is an American-South Korean KPOP idol which is part of seven-member South Korean girl group Momoland. "Bboom Bboom" is their hit song in the Philippines.
3. Hailey Baldwin - is an American model and television personality. She is a daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and the wife of singer and songwriter Justin Bieber.
4. Momoland - is a South Korean girl group formed by MLD Entertainment, with seven members, Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy, debuted on November 10, 2016. Some of their viral songs in the Philippines are "Bboom Bboom" and "Baam".
5. Kyline Alcantara - also known as Kyline Nicole Alcantara Manga, is a Filipina actress and singer. She is known for portraying as the rival half-sister of Annaliza and her multi-layered performance in Kambal, Karibal, making her known as "La Nueva Kontrabida". Being said that, Kyline Alcantara is the most searched Pinay Celebrity in Google Philippines 2018.
6. Angel Aquino - also known as Angelita Velasquez–Aquino, is a fashion model and FAMAS and Gawad Urian Award-nominated Filipino film and television actress. Angel Aquino made buzz in her movie "GLORIOUS", having a kissing scene with young actor Tony Labrusca.
7. Ej Laure - Ennajie C. Laure, more popularly known as EJ, is a Filipina volleyball player. She is a member and a former team captain of the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team, and a former Philippine national team member. She became a topic, when a news spread regarding her alleged pregnancy with Bugoy Cariño.
8. Catriona Gray - Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray is a Filipino-Australian television host, singer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2018 and Miss World Philippines 2016. She represented the Philippines in Miss World 2016 and landed as 3rd Runner-up and is representing the Philippines in Miss Universe 2018 pageant.
9. Princess Thea - is a young female rap artist. Her hit song is entitled "Prinsesa", produced by LC Beats. It gains an enormous views in YouTube after a certain Memes was made by the famous line 'Princess Thea, Mabangis'.
10. Kz Tandingan - Kristine Zhenie Lobrigas Tandingan mononymously known as KZ, is a Filipino singer. She rose to prominence following her win on the first season of The X Factor Philippines in 2012. She became known internationally when she joined Singer 2018, a popular singing competition aired on HBS, Hunan Broadcasting System, a Chinese TV network.
Male Personalities
Freddie Mercury of the rock band Queen
1. Freddie Mercury - was a British singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Mercury died in 1991 at age 45 due to complications from AIDS. Mercury was described by AllMusic as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers," with "one of the greatest voices in all of music." Upon its release in November 2018, the biographical film about Mercury and Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, became the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time.
2. Dylan Wang - Wang Hedi also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor, singer and model. He is best known for his first leading role as Daoming Si in the 2018 television series Meteor Garden, which propelled him to fame in China and throughout Asia especially in the Philippines.
3. Ex Batallion - normally shortened to Ex B, is a Filipino hip hop collective formed in Manila, Philippines known for the hit singles "Hayaan Mo Sila" and "No Games". Due to their popularity, Ex Batallion is the most searched Filipino Personalities in Google Philippines 2018.
4. Sylvester Stallone - is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky series, soldier John Rambo in the five Rambo films, and mercenary Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films. He became a topic, when a spread news about his death rumors.
5. Hu Yi Tian - is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in the television drama A Rush to Dead Summer (2017), and subsequently starred in the 2017 hit web series A Love So Beautiful which brought him wider recognition and several newcomer awards.
6. CJ Ramos - is a Filipino actor. On July 31, 2018, Ramos was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Quezon City. Shortly after he was released, he has given a chance in his acting comeback via Ang Probinsyano.
7. Calvin Abueva - is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He bacame a topic, when he revealed his relationship with Vice Ganda, a gay comedian from ABS-CBN Network and host of It's Showtime, a noontime variety show.
8. Logan Paul - is an American actor and internet celebrity. Paul first gained fame through videos shared on former internet video service Vine. He made an issue on February 9, 2018, when YouTube suspended all advertising on Logan Paul's channels due to his "pattern of behavior", since he had recently joked about participating in the Tide pod challenge, removed an ill fish from his pond to "jokingly give it CPR", and tasered two dead rats. The income stream estimated to be worth more than a million dollars a month was halted, however temporarily.
9. Bugoy Cariño - is a Filipino child actor and dancer from ABS-CBN Network. He made an issue, when a rumor spread about EJ Laure, a UST volleyball player, carrying his child.
10. Kawhi Leonard - is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Leonard's 2017–18 season was overshadowed by an injury.
Losses
Stan Lee at the Avengers Infinity War Presscon
1. Stan Lee - was an American comic book writer, editor, and publisher, responsible for such iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four. Lee died at the age of 95 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on November 12, 2018, due to Aspiration pneumonia.
2. Anthony Bourdain - was an American celebrity chef, author, travel documentarian, and television personality who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. On June 8, he was found dead of an apparent suicide by hanging in his room at Le Chambard hotel in Kaysersberg, France, near Strasbourg, he was 61 years old.
3. Kate Spade - was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. She was the founder and former co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York. A housekeeper found Spade dead in her Manhattan apartment on June 5, 2018. Her death was ruled a suicide by hanging. She died at the age of 55.
4. Stephen Hawking - was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis "ALS" or Lou Gehrig's disease) that gradually paralysed him over the decades. Even after the loss of his speech, he was still able to communicate through a speech-generating device, initially through use of a hand-held switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle. He died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76, after more than 50 years battling the disease.
5. Avicii - Tim Bergling a.k.a Avicii was a Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer. Bergling retired from touring in 2016 due to health problems, having suffered stress and poor mental health for several years. On 20 April 2018, Avicii was found dead in Muscat, Oman. He was buried on 8 June in Stockholm, Sweden. He died at the age of 28.
6. Rico J Puno - was a Filipino singer, composer, comedian, actor and television host who was credited as a pioneer-promoter of original Filipino music. Puno died of heart failure on October 30, 2018, in St. Luke's Medical Center – Global City. He was 65.
7. Xxxtentacion - Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy a.k.a XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer and songwriter. A controversial figure within the hip-hop industry, Onfroy has been regarded to have left behind "a huge musical footprint" due to his impact on his young fanbase and his popularity during his short career. On June 18, 2018, Onfroy was fatally shot at the age of 20, in a robbery at a motorcycle dealership in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
8. Mac Miller - Malcolm James McCormick a.k.a Mac Miller, was an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Miller died of a drug overdose in his Studio City home on September 7, 2018. He was 26 years old.
9. Arnold Corpuz - who plays extra roles in ABS-CBN teleseryes especially on "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano", was found dead in his home in Cavite Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Arnold Corpuz, aged 38, was found with several stab wounds.
10. Aretha Franklin - Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, actress, and pianist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul". Franklin died at her home on August 16, 2018, aged 76, without a will. The cause of death was pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET).
According to Google Trends, the lists were based terms with most number of searches in 2018 compare to 2017 (Top Searches in Philippines According to Google Trends Year in Search 2017). So you will notice that some of 2017 top searches like Despacito, President Duterte and others, are not on this 2018 top searches list because they are already popular last year.
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