- Will Jalen Brunson be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?6¢
- Will Kenneth Walker III be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?1¢
- Will Travis Kelce be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?<1¢
- Will Alysa Liu be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?17¢
- Will Rodri be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?1¢
- Will LeBron James be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?1¢
- Will Ilia Malinin be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?4¢
- Will Kylian Mbappé be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?5¢
- Will Lionel Messi be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?6¢
- Will Lamine Yamal be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?7¢
- Will Jon Jones be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?<1¢
- Will Conor McGregor be the #1 searched athlete on Google this year?2¢
This market will resolve according to the individual ranked #1 in Google’s official Year in Search Global “Athletes” list for 2026. The specified list is expected to be displayed on the Google Trends Year in Search hub, with location selected to Global. The navigation procedure as of market creation involves going to trends.withgoogle.com/year-in-search/ and clicking through Global → Sports → Athletes. The 2026 page is expected to appear using the same navigation once released (as the 2025 page currently shows the specified ranking). This market will resolve based on the specified list regardless of navigation procedure. This market may resolve as soon as the specified list for 2026 is released. If Google does not release the specified list by March 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other.” The resolution source for this market will be the specified list as published by Google.
Haaland leads market-implied odds at 38.5% for the top Google-searched athlete of 2026 due to his sustained Premier League scoring streak, new long-term Manchester City contract speculation, and standout World Cup run with Norway earlier this year. Alysa Liu sits second at 16.5% after her Milano Cortina Olympic gold but has since announced a 2026-27 competitive break to refine technique, which could mute search volume. Arch Manning at 8.2% benefits from Texas preseason hype and his high-profile college football campaign, while younger talents like Lamine Yamal and established names such as Mbappé and Messi trail amid fragmented attention across soccer, basketball, and other sports. Traders weigh ongoing league play, roster changes, and major events against the risk of sudden visibility shifts from injuries or off-field news.