Google has published this year's top searches for all categories and the tech category, the one we're most interested in, includes two consoles in its Top 5, Nintendo's Switch and Microsoft's Xbox One X. These are strong results in a category that's otherwise dominated by smartphones, devices that operate in a much bigger market. In fact, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X ended up at the second and third place in the overall category, which once again testifies the incredible pull of the Apple brand.
Going back to the aforementioned consoles, this is yet another confirmation that they're both selling very well. Nintendo recently announced to have sold through 10 million units of the Switch; we don't have any concrete figures for Microsoft's Xbox One X yet since it only launched a month ago, but early impressions from the industry are strong - Gamespot said that the console is "off to a good start" and research firm IHS Markit recently doubled the forecast for this year's Xbox One X sales.
Below you can find the full Top 10 charts for entertainment categories after Consumer Tech.
Consumer Tech
1) iPhone 8
2) iPhone X
3) Nintendo Switch
4) Samsung Galaxy S8
5) Xbox One X
6) Nokia 3310
7) Razer Phone
8) Oppo F5
9) OnePlus 5
10) Nokia 6
TV Shows
1) Stranger Things
2) 13 Reasons Why
3) Big Brother Brasil
4) Game of Thrones
5) Iron Fist
6) Bigg Boss
7) Riverdale
8) American Gods
9) The Kapil Sharma Show
10) Mindhunter
Movies
1) IT
2) Wonder Woman
3) Beauty and the Beast
4) Logan
5) Justice League
6) The Fate of the Furious
7) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
8) Dunkirk
9) La La Land
10) Thor: Ragnarok
Actors
1) Meghan Markle
2) Kevin Spacey
3) Gal Gadot
4) Louis C.K.
5) Bill Skarsgård
6) Millie Bobby Brown
7) Tom Holland
8) Kaley Cuoco
9) Saoirse Ronan
10) Jason Momoa
Global Sporting Events
1) Wimbledon
2) Super Bowl
3) Mayweather vs McGregor Fight
4) Tour de France
5) World Series
6) Australian Open
7) US Open
8) FIFA Confederations Cup
9) NBA Playoffs
10) UEFA Champions League
Songs/Lyrics
1) Despacito
2) Shape of You
3) Perfect
4) Havana
5) Look What You Made Me Do
6) HUMBLE.
7) Versace on the Floor
8) Closer
9) Bad and Boujee
10) Rockstar
Musicians and Bands
1) Ariana Grande
2) Linkin Park
3) Lady Gaga
4) Mariah Carey
5) Ed Sheeran
6) Travis Scott
7) Kendrick Lamar
8) Lil Pump
9) Katy Perry
10) Cardi B
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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