Google Trends has introduced an update to the Trends Explorer page powered by Gemini capabilities, designed to simplify the process of identifying and comparing relevant search trends. This update targets journalists, content creators, researchers, and anyone interested in exploring Search trends more deeply.
Key Features of the Update
- Gemini-Powered Side Panel: Automatically identifies and compares relevant trends related to the user's area of interest, saving time in finding related search terms.
- Suggested Gemini Prompts: Provides a list of prompts to encourage further exploration of topics.
- Example Use Case: When researching trending topics such as dog breeds, up to eight related search terms (e.g., "golden retriever," "beagle") automatically populate the graph for easy comparison. The side panel also suggests related ideas like "hypoallergenic dog breeds" or "large dog breeds" to deepen the research.
- Interactive Controls: Users can hover over search terms to edit them and apply filters by country, time, and property to adjust the Trends timeline.
Visual and Functional Enhancements
- The page features a modern design with dedicated icons and colors for each search term, improving clarity in matching terms to graph lines.
- The number of terms that can be compared simultaneously has increased.
- The volume of rising queries displayed on each timeline has doubled, offering better insight into why queries are trending.
Availability
This enhanced Trends Explore page is initially launching on desktop and will be rolled out gradually, enabling users to dive deeper into global search behavior with greater ease and insight.
