It doesn't matter what you believe in, or where you're from, 2017 was a tough year, and for better or worse, Google was there quietly observing it all in the background.

Last week, the search giant released its annual Year In Search data, alongside a two-minute video summarizing the most popular searches conducted around the world over the last 11-plus months.

The infographic below outlines the latest search trends - an interesting overview of the year that was, and the topics that captured our collective interest.

A version of this post was first published on the Digital Information World blog.