Netflix animated film "K-pop Demon Hunters" (Kedeheon) ranked No. 2 in Google's list of top U.S. searches this year.
According to "Year in Search 2025" released by Google on the 5th (local time), Kedeheon placed second in the U.S. search rankings. It ranked first in the movie category and the cast category.
Kedeheon's soundtrack songs—Hunttrix's "Golden" and "Takedown," and Saja Voice's "Soda Pop"—ranked No. 3, No. 10, and No. 7, respectively, in the song category. In particular, "Golden" also took No. 1 in "hum-to-search."
Netflix drama "Squid Game" also placed fifth in the TV show category.
Introducing its "Year in Search 2025" feature, Google said, "2025 was the year an American became pope, the year 'Kedeheon' dominated the charts, and the year new artificial intelligence (AI) captured people's imaginations."
The No. 1 search term in the United States this year was Charlie Kirk, a supporter of President Donald Trump who died in an assassination in September. Kirk, a conservative political activist and founder of Turning Point USA, died of gunshot wounds while giving a speech at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.
In the global rankings, including the United States, Google's AI model "Gemini" took the top spot. Kedeheon did not make the global list, but its soundtrack "Golden" held No. 1 in hum-to-search, and "Soda Pop" ranked No. 10 among searches for song lyrics. The drama "Squid Game 3" ranked second in the TV show category.