Trending app searches

These are searches that grew this year. The words come from three places. Google's rising searches, Google's counts for searches near our markets, and the App Store's search box. We refresh the list every week. Google adds a new month once a month, so the order moves most then. A search stays only if the App Store can answer it. At least three of Apple's top results must match the words, and those apps must have real ratings. We drop brand names and promo words. We skip anything under 500 searches a month. A big jump on a tiny number is not a market. The growth figure compares the last three months with the nine before, using Google's monthly estimate. We show only searches up at least 50%, and only if this year's last month beat the first. That rules out a search that just has a busy season. A summer search can look like a riser in autumn. The line shows the whole year, so you can see the shape. Google rounds its numbers, so we call them estimates. Pick one and we count its market.