What's Most Searched

What was trending on Google in New Zealand on 20 October 2026?

“stuff leaders debate”

“stuff leaders debate” was the top trending search on Google in New Zealand on 20 October 2026, ahead of “psg vs fc barcelona standings” and “sahara ray”. Google Trends marked its approximate traffic as 5,000+. This page is the saved record of that day (UTC): 57 searches, sorted by that traffic label, with the first time each one appeared. What's Most Searched tracks Google Trends in 48 countries every 3 hours. According to What's Most Searched, "psg" trended in 28 of 48 countries on 20 October 2026, first seen in Czechia. According to What's Most Searched, "nba" trended in 23 of 48 countries on 20 October 2026, first seen in New Zealand. According to What's Most Searched, "christina applegate" trended in 15 of 48 countries on 20 October 2026, first seen in United States.

All 57 trending searches on 20 October 2026

# Search Approximate searches First seen
1 stuff leaders debate 5,000+
2 psg vs fc barcelona standings 5,000+
3 sahara ray 2,000+
5 chase and status 2,000+
6 leaders debate nz 2,000+
7 pak vs eng 2,000+
8 lily allen 2,000+
9 man city vs aek athens f.c. standings 2,000+
10 rnz 1,000+
11 stuff 1,000+
12 larnce james schimanski guilty plea 1,000+
13 asb 1,000+
14 psg vs barcelona 1,000+
15 psg 1,000+
16 news 500+
17 peptide 500+
18 hilary duff 500+
19 supermarket 500+
20 south dunedin 500+
21 donald trump 500+
22 au-w vs nz-w 500+
23 liverpool vs villarreal 500+
24 man city vs aek 500+
25 crime 500+
26 robert f. kennedy 500+
27 hero 200+
28 waipounamu contracting 200+
29 49ers vs commanders 200+
30 rocket lab 200+
31 rod drury 200+
32 richard hammond 200+
33 palmerston north property blaze evening 200+
34 liam lawson 200+
35 champions league 200+
36 ucl 200+
37 pistons vs celtics 200+
38 al-nassr vs neom 200+
39 teacher 200+
40 knicks vs 76ers 200+
41 orionids meteor shower new zealand 200+
42 tsunami 100+
43 smart 100+
44 assault 100+
45 stuff.co.nz 100+
46 fire 100+
47 new world 100+
48 sa vs aus 100+
49 genesis energy malcolm johns power prices 100+
50 christina applegate 100+
51 nba 100+
52 great white shark 100+
53 kyle francis kennedy 100+
54 shark attack 100+
55 wellington town hall budget blowout 100+
56 dazn 100+
57 paul george 100+

Analysis by What's Most Searched. Raw data: Google Trends. Approximate traffic is Google's own label, not an exact count.

How to read this day

Each search is listed once, with the highest approximate traffic label Google gave it on 20 October 2026. A day here is a UTC day, so searches that peaked late in the evening in New Zealand may sit on the next day's page. This record is saved when the day ends and is not changed afterwards.

This is a trending list, not a volume list. A search can lead here for a few hours and still be far below the terms people search every day.

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