Women that are known for their talent, inspiring energy, and are just all around #goals sparked our curiosity the most in 2019, according to Google.
According to data shared with Travel + Leisure by the search engine, — just in time for International Women’s Day — people in the U.S. were most interested in learning about dynamic women like Serena Williams and Taylor Swift.
Williams, the most searched for athlete, was followed by soccer player Alex Morgan and her own sister, Venus Williams. For musicians, searches for Lover singer Swift were followed by searches for fellow artists Selena Gomez and Nicki Minaj.
One of the top searched for female directors was Greta Gerwig, who had a big year with her movie Little Women. She came in second to actress and director Olivia Wilde, who took airlines to task in 2019 for censoring her film, Booksmart. Melina Matsoukas, who directed Queen & Slim was the third most searched for director.
When it came to having a laugh, Google users were searching for comedian Awkwafina above anyone else, followed by Tracey Ashley and Amy Schumer.
For books by women, the iconic wizarding story Harry Potter came in on top (incidentally, writer J.K. Rowling was the second most searched for women author last year), as well as Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale (the third season of the Hulu series aired in 2019).
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Besides powerful women, Google said users also wanted to know things like the first woman to… run for president, win a Nobel prize and vote. On a lighter note, searchers wanted to know who the first women to dunk in the WNBA was (it was Lisa Leslie in 2002, fyi).
According to Google, searches around “songs about girl power” hit an all-time high in America last year and searches about women’s empowerment increased by more than 330 percent since 2004. And in a sign of the times, people looking for women in tech increased by a whopping 860 percent since 2004.
These are the most searched for women in the U.S. last year, according to Google.
Athletes
Serena WilliamsAlex MorganVenus WilliamsCandace ParkerLolo Jones
Comedians
AwkwafinaTracey AshleyAmy SchumerMs PatTiffany Haddish
Directors
Olivia WildeGreta GerwigMelina MatsoukasAngelina JolieLena Waithe
Musicians
Taylor SwiftSelena GomezNicki MinajJojo SiwaLady Gaga
Authors
Toni MorrisonJ.K. RowlingEmily DickinsonJane AustenMolly Bloom
Books by Women
Harry PotterHandmaid’s TaleThe OutsidersPretty Little LiarsVampire Diaries
Journalist
Sara CarterAlison Morris Laura BassettKathy Scruggs Charlotte Long
Designers
Donatella VersaceCoco ChanelDiane Von FurstenbergBetsey JohnsonVera Wang
Women that are known for their talent, inspiring energy, and are just all around #goals sparked our curiosity the most in 2019, according to Google.
According to data shared with Travel + Leisure by the search engine, — just in time for International Women’s Day — people in the U.S. were most interested in learning about dynamic women like Serena Williams and Taylor Swift.
Williams, the most searched for athlete, was followed by soccer player Alex Morgan and her own sister, Venus Williams. For musicians, searches for Lover singer Swift were followed by searches for fellow artists Selena Gomez and Nicki Minaj.
One of the top searched for female directors was Greta Gerwig, who had a big year with her movie Little Women. She came in second to actress and director Olivia Wilde, who took airlines to task in 2019 for censoring her film, Booksmart. Melina Matsoukas, who directed Queen & Slim was the third most searched for director.
When it came to having a laugh, Google users were searching for comedian Awkwafina above anyone else, followed by Tracey Ashley and Amy Schumer.
For books by women, the iconic wizarding story Harry Potter came in on top (incidentally, writer J.K. Rowling was the second most searched for women author last year), as well as Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale (the third season of the Hulu series aired in 2019).
Besides powerful women, Google said users also wanted to know things like the first woman to… run for president, win a Nobel prize and vote. On a lighter note, searchers wanted to know who the first women to dunk in the WNBA was (it was Lisa Leslie in 2002, fyi).
According to Google, searches around “songs about girl power” hit an all-time high in America last year and searches about women’s empowerment increased by more than 330 percent since 2004. And in a sign of the times, people looking for women in tech increased by a whopping 860 percent since 2004.
These are the most searched for women in the U.S. last year, according to Google.
Athletes
- Serena WilliamsAlex MorganVenus WilliamsCandace ParkerLolo Jones
Comedians
- AwkwafinaTracey AshleyAmy SchumerMs PatTiffany Haddish
Directors
- Olivia WildeGreta GerwigMelina MatsoukasAngelina JolieLena Waithe
Musicians
- Taylor SwiftSelena GomezNicki MinajJojo SiwaLady Gaga
Authors
- Toni MorrisonJ.K. RowlingEmily DickinsonJane AustenMolly Bloom
Books by Women
- Harry PotterHandmaid’s TaleThe OutsidersPretty Little LiarsVampire Diaries
Journalist
- Sara CarterAlison Morris Laura BassettKathy Scruggs Charlotte Long
Designers
- Donatella VersaceCoco ChanelDiane Von FurstenbergBetsey JohnsonVera Wang
