The roller coaster ride that is 2016 is coming to a close. Several events have made 2016 extra interesting and these events are also considered as the most talked about topics online. Google has just recently released its global trends list and the newsworthy events have found their way on Google's list.

2016 was a great year for game developer, Niantic. Pokemon GO has created a worldwide phenomenon this 2016. The more than warm reception that the augmented reality game has received from the video game community has resulted to millions in revenues and profits for Niantic. The popular AR game, Pokemon Go, has also found its way on the number one spot of Google's global trends report.

Google's global trends list ranked Apple's iPhone 7 as the second most searched topic in its search engine. The second most searched topic under the consumer technology category is Freedom 251, a smartphone being sold in India for less than $4.

US President-elect Donald Trump did not only won the US presidency but has also won the most searched person title this 2016. The interesting persona of Donald Trump has captivated many and has catapulted him to the US presidency. Donald Trump is the third most searched topic of 2016 just below Pokemon Go and iPhone 7.

2016's most searched news topics according to Google is the US Presidential election. The 2016 US Election is followed by the Rio Olympics, the Brexit, the series of shootings in the different States of the US and the Zika virus in the list of most searched news items of 2016.

The death of rock icon Prince came fourth of the most searched topics of 2016. The deaths of David Bowie, Muhammad Ali, Alan Rickman and the tragic murder of Christina Grimmie also found its way on the list of Google's global trends.