What Santa Barbarans Googled Most in 2023

Search-engine giant Google is offering an interesting feature for their local audiences. They’re showing what residents searched for most on their platform.

Ed couldn’t resist, so he want to Local Year in Search and typed in “Santa Barbara” to see what popped up. Some of the answers are predictable, some not so much.

Check out the top ranked searches from those in Santa Barbara, whether locals or tourists, below:

The Santa Barbara, CA area ranked 1st in the U.S. in top trending searches for harry & meghan. 

Even those who seem to “not care” about celebrities might pop on their phone to do a quick Google about this popular royal couple.

Top 5 trending “tour” searches in the Santa Barbara, CA area

1. Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour🎤
2. Doble P Tour🎸
3. It’s All a Blur Tour🎤
4. Renaissance World Tour🐝
5. Unreal Unearth Tour🎸

Top 5 trending “tv show” searches in the Santa Barbara, CA area

1. The Last of Us🐜
2. Harry & Meghan👑
3. Daisy Jones & the Six🎸
4. Shrinking🛋
5. The Golden Bachelor💍

The Santa Barbara, CA area was the only place in the U.S. with arcade near me as a top trending search 🕹

Ed wants to know… where is that arcade?

Top 5 trending “near me” searches in the Santa Barbara, CA area

1. Road closures near me🚧
2. Earthquake near me⚠
3. Pawn shop near me💍
4. Optometrist near me👓
5. Arcade near me🕹

Top 5 trending “versus” searches in the Santa Barbara, CA area

1. Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz🥊
2. Canelo Álvarez vs Jermell Charlo🥊
3. Canelo Álvarez vs. John Ryder🥊
4. Al Nassr vs PSG⚽
5. Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul🥊

Let’s look nationally, and event globally. What was the world Googling in 2023.