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What Kansas Citians googled this year

2024’s Google Year in Search is out — check out what Kansas Citians were searching most this year (it might surprise you).

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Did you search “Eras Tour dates” this year? So did the rest of the US — but this is what Kansas Citians were googling on a more local level.

Graphic by the KCtoday team

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2024’s Google Year in Search is out, and its local search function provides an interesting peek into our city’s queries. Take a look at what we were searching most this year (plus, our answers to your searches — we may not be Google, but we know a thing or two about where to find the best movie theaters).

Unique local searches

  • Top trending songs | Taylor Swift’s “The Alchemy”
  • Top trending matches | Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, Baltimore Ravens vs. KC Chiefs
  • Top trending Olympian | Simone Biles (Think we earn a Gold Over America at T-Mobile encore?)
  • Where to vote and early voting near me | Not only did Kansas Citians turn out for this year’s general election, locals weighed in on a contentious Crossroads stadium tax in April.
  • Eclipse glasses near me | Don’t look at the sun, unless you’re one of our local photographers who captured the celestial phenomenon’s last stop in the lower 48 until 2044.
  • 4DX movie theater near me | On a related note, peruse our indie theater guide.
  • School closings near me | While Chiefs fans braved the coldest game in franchise history, January’s arctic blast kept students inside. Read up on 17 of Kansas City’s school districts.

The fact that “KCtoday” wasn’t a top local search only hurts our feelings a little bit. There’s always next year.

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