• Lamar Odom. The former #7 of the Dallas Mavericks warms up for the game with the Los Angeles Lakers in his first game at Staples Center after being traded by the Lakers in 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
    Lamar Odom. The former #7 of the Dallas Mavericks warms up for the game with the Los Angeles Lakers in his first game at Staples Center after being traded by the Lakers in 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
  • Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addresses the World Hydrogen Technologies Convention in New Delhi in 2009. He was the fourth most searched person in the UAE this year. Manpreet Romana / AFP Photo
    Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addresses the World Hydrogen Technologies Convention in New Delhi in 2009. He was the fourth most searched person in the UAE this year. Manpreet Romana / AFP Photo
  • Bruce Jenner was the fifth most searched person in the UAE this year. Jenner sits down with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer for a two-hour interview in April 2015. Reuters / ABC News / Handout via Reuters
    Bruce Jenner was the fifth most searched person in the UAE this year. Jenner sits down with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer for a two-hour interview in April 2015. Reuters / ABC News / Handout via Reuters
  • Reham Khan, wife of Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan, was the sixth most searched person on Google in the UAE. Arif Ali/ AFP
    Reham Khan, wife of Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan, was the sixth most searched person on Google in the UAE. Arif Ali/ AFP
  • Ronda Rousey celebrates after defeating Bethe Correia of Brazil during their Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) match in Rio de Janeiro. Rousey was the seventh most googled person in the UAE this year. Ricardo Moraes / Reuters
    Ronda Rousey celebrates after defeating Bethe Correia of Brazil during their Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) match in Rio de Janeiro. Rousey was the seventh most googled person in the UAE this year. Ricardo Moraes / Reuters
  • Manny Pacquiao gestures to the crowd after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP
    Manny Pacquiao gestures to the crowd after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP
  • Adele is the ninth most searched person in the UAE this year. Singer Adele arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. John Shearer / Invision / AP
    Adele is the ninth most searched person in the UAE this year. Singer Adele arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. John Shearer / Invision / AP
  • Egyptian actor Nour El Sherif speaks during a film festival in Cairo, Egypt. He died on August 11, 2015. Ahmed Gamil / AP Photo
    Egyptian actor Nour El Sherif speaks during a film festival in Cairo, Egypt. He died on August 11, 2015. Ahmed Gamil / AP Photo

UAE’s Google trends in 2015: nation’s most searched people


  • English
  • Arabic

Who was the most searched person this year in the UAE? Google releases their top 10 with some surprising results.