People are really, really curious about Kim Kardashian and Lionel Messi. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians reality TV star and the Argentine soccer player each earned the distinction of being the most-searched person in 26 different countries in 2015, tying for first place in a ranking Google provided to TIME. Kardashian was the most-searched person everywhere from France to New Zealand to the U.S., while Messi topped the list in Cuba, Chad, the Congo and more.
Kim K had:
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Canada
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
United Kingdom
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
New Zealand
Poland
Qatar
Sweden
Turkey
United States
+ more
I mean, there were A LOT of spotlights directed at the Kardashian family in 2015. The degree of separation from Caitlyn Jenner to Kim is only a click away. And also, a search of "Kardashian" probably contributed towards Kim's total as well.
