Soccer, airline disasters and three deaths dominated Australian Google searches in 2014.
The World Cup was the country's top-trending search, followed by Malaysia Airlines, which had one plane disappear and another shot from the sky.
The death of actor Robin Williams, TV presenter Charlotte Dawson and cricketer Phillip Hughes rounded out the top five, while Ebola came in ninth.
The list, released on Tuesday, does not provide Google's most-searched terms, which change little year-on-year.
Rather, the list contains the terms that received the largest uptick in search volume over the year.
The information was collated before the siege at a central Sydney cafe this week that claimed the lives of two hostages.
TRENDING SEARCHES
1. World Cup
2. Malaysia Airlines
3. Robin Williams
4. Charlotte Dawson
5. Phil Hughes
6. Jennifer Lawrence
7. Schapelle Corby
8. MyGov
9. Ebola
10. Flappy Bird
TOP TRENDING NEWS ITEMS
1. MH370 News
2. Peaches Geldof Dead
3. Cyclone Ita
4. Michael Schumacher News
5. Scottish Independence
6. Alex From Target
7. Ukraine News
8. Lunar Eclipse
9. Ebola Outbreak
10. Philae Lander
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