The 16th Annual Google Zeitgeist Review of the Year Show 2025

·1 hr 25 min·5 clips

Kevin crowns Pab the winner of the 16th annual Google Zeitgeist Review before the quiz even begins.

The episode is the 16th annual Google Zeitgeist Review, a quiz show where hosts Kevin, Sheepdog, Anna, and Pab guess the top Google searches of the year. Kevin explains the rules: correct top-10 answers earn one point, and number-one guesses earn three points. They start with UK categories, including 'how to', where Pab takes an early lead by guessing 'how to watch Eubank vs Benn'. In 'when is', Anna guesses 'when is Easter' correctly for three points. The 'athletes' category is dominated by footballers like Alexander Isak. For 'female music artists', the list includes unexpected names like Kat Burns and Charlotte Church, surprising the hosts. 'Male music artists' features older acts like Oasis and Bob Dylan. In 'television', Anna guesses 'Adolescence' as number one. 'Movies' includes Minecraft and Superman. The 'loss' category lists deceased figures like Ozzy Osbourne and Charlie Kirk. 'People' includes Pope Leo and Mickey Rourke. They switch to the US for 'why do kids say', with viral terms like 'skibidi toilet' and 'Ohio'. Global categories cover 'video games' like GTA 6 and 'sports events' like the Club World Cup. 'News searches' include Charlie Kirk's assassination and LA fires. The final 'worldwide searches' category has Gemini as number one, which Kevin disputes. Scores are close, with Pab winning individually, but Anna and Sheepdog win as a team. The episode ends with banter about current trends and farewells.

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A relaxed Google Trends guessing game that keeps drifting into TV, movies, FIFA and Lego.

The 16th annual Google Zeitgeist Review of the Year show turns Google Trends' top-search categories into a panel guessing game, with Kevin asking Sheepdog, Anna and Pab to predict each list.

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You get Kevin, Sheepdog, Anna and Pab turning Google Trends into a cheerfully loose pub quiz.

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