As the year comes to a close, BetColorado.com is taking a holiday break from Colorado sports betting coverage to look back at what caught the attention of Colorado residents in 2024. By diving into Google Trends data, we’ve pinpointed the search terms that saw the most significant growth in interest across the state between January 1 and December 15, 2024. The Top 10 list below represents the search terms that have seen the largest year-over-year increase in 2024.
Check out the chart below to see what’s interested Coloradans most this year.
Colorado’s Most Searched Terms of 2024
Rank | Term | Biggest % Increase In Searches (2024) |
1 | New York Times’ “Strands” | +1,250% |
T-2 | “Presidential Polls” | +750% |
T-2 | “Election Results” | +750% |
T-2 | “Project 2025” | +750% |
5 | New York Times’ “Connections” | +450% |
6 | “Nvidia Stock” | +250% |
7 | “Trump” | +160% |
8 | “Dodgers” | +100% |
9 | “Streameast” | +80% |
T-10 | “Biden” | +70% |
T-10 | “Bitcoin Price” | +70% |
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What Search Topics Surged in 2023?
It would appear that 2024 was a puzzling year for Coloradans, with “New York Times’ Strands” taking the top spot on our list of most searched terms of the year. In this online word search puzzle game released daily by the New York Times, players attempt to find a set number of words hidden within a 6x8 grid. Each puzzle is themed and a new one is released daily. The game premiered in 2024 to much acclaim (by Colorado residents, at least). A similar daily word game produced by the Times called “Connections” also made the list at number five.
The next three items on our list of Colorado’s most searched terms all surround the 2024 U.S. Presidential race, with “Presidential Polls” and “Election Results” in a tie for second along with “Project 2025.” Like most of America, Colorado clearly had a deep interest in the November 5th election that saw Republican candidate Donald Trump capture a second (non-consecutive) term over Democrat Kamala Harris.
Although “Presidential Polls” and “Election Results” are pretty self-explanatory, “Project 2025” is more complicated. The term refers to a controversial political vision statement released by The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. With proposals including, a radical restructuring of government, a reversal of women’s reproductive rights, and a rollback of environmental protections, the report was tantamount to nightmare fuel for left-leaning Americans. Although Donald Trump painstakingly sought to distance himself from Project 2025, it remained a major talking point during the 2024 election.
Relatedly, “Trump” was the seventh most searched term in Colorado this year, with “Biden” in a tie for tenth. Perhaps tellingly, “Kamala” did not make the list.
Beyond politics, residents of the Centennial State also showed a keen interest in speculative investing in 2024, with “Nvidia Stock” at number six on our list and “Bitcoin Price” in a tie for 2024’s tenth most searched term.
A technology and computer chip manufacturing company, NVIDIA Corp. has been a darling to stock-pickers in 2024, largely due to its product use in the ongoing development and implementation of Artificial Intelligence. Buyers like the stock, which is up over 150% so far in 2024.
For its part, Bitcoin, the granddaddy of cryptocurrency, is also hovering around a year-to-date gain of 150%.
The world of sports also has a respectable presence on our list, with the 2024 World Series-winning “Dodgers” becoming the eighth-highest Colorado search term this year. Meanwhile, “Streameast” owns the ninth spot. Before it was shut down by U.S. law enforcement, the website hosted illegal streams of American sporting events, garnering over 15 million monthly views.
Author
Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for BetColorado.com. A writer for film, television and the internet, Jeff is a life long movie buff, with a Masters Degree in Popular Culture. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works full time as documentary filmmaker and producer.
