Google Canada has just released its list of top trending searches for the past year and it shows the U.S. election, Canadian musicians, and the smartphone game Pokémon Go are what Canadians were most curious about in 2016.

Donald Trump tops the list of most-searched topics but Google Canada’s spokeswoman Alexandra Hunnings said it wasn’t just Canadians who were interested in the Donald.

Trump was actually the top trending search around the world, Hunnings told Âéśš´ŤĂ˝ Channel on Wednesday.

“We knew him in 2015 as a real estate mogul, a character on “The Apprentice,” she said. “And now we know him as president-elect.”

Another topic that generated global interest this year, she said, was Pokémon Go. The smartphone game was the second most googled topic in Canada.

“This summer, especially, we saw people throughout cities in Canada, and the world quite frankly, going to Poke Stops, (and) playing the game,” she says. “And they were going to Google to search for tips and tricks.”

Coming in third on the most-searched topic list were the Toronto Raptors. It came as no big surprise, she said, as the 2015-2016 season was a milestone for the NBA team as they made the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time.

But it wasn’t just politics, sports and tech games that interested Canadians this year. Music was also top of mind as the top three most searched Canadians this year were all musicians.

The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie and Celine Dion rounded out the top three list but it was Drake who grabbed the top spot.

Hunnings said the interest in Drake was, in part, because he dropped his much anticipated album “Views” this year but also because the rapper always finds a way to stay relevant.

“The man is ambitious to say the least. He is very good at marketing himself,” she said. “He is in the news because he’s either dating or not dating Rihanna. Or he’s opening up a flagship store in one of the major American cities for his clothing line. This summer, he also went on the “Summer Sixteen” tour with Future, the rapper, so he’s always able to keep himself in the news.”

Meanwhile, while Donald Trump was the most-searched politician in Canada, Canadians were also interested in domestic politicians. In fact, Conservatives were at the top of the list – including Kellie Leitch.

“Perhaps indicating that Canadians are interested in who may be the leader of the Conservative party,” Hunnings told CTV’s Power Play.

There were also huge spikes in searches for Rob Ford during April, when the former Toronto mayor died.

Top trending Canadian politicians of 2016

1. Rob Ford (former mayor of Toronto)

2. Kellie Leitch (Conservative MP)

3. Brad Wall (Premier of Saskatchewan)

4. Doug Ford (former city councillor in Toronto)

5. Kathleen Wynne (Premier of Ontario)

6. Michelle Rempel (Conservative MP)

7. Maryam Monsef (Minister of Democratic Institutions)

8. Rona Ambrose (Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose)

9. Jim Watson (Mayor of Ottawa)

10. Christy Clark (Premier of British Columbia)

One notable absence: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But Google did release the top trending searches related to Canada’s leader:

1. Elbowgate

2. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

3. Surfing (Tofino Photobomb)

4. Comments about Fidel Castro

5. 60 Minutes Interview

6. Washington Visit

7. Trudeau appoints cop to Senate

8. Trudeau attends Pride

9. Trudeau in Marvel Comb

10. Trudeau on Buzzfeed

But it wasn’t just pop culture and politics Canadians were interested in this year. Google’s Year in Search 2016 data reveals Canadians were also searching the economy, and other big world events including the Olympics, the Orlando shootings and the terrorist attack in Nice.

Here’s a list of some of the top trending searches in our country for 2016:

Top trending news stories from 2016

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10. Nice

Canada’s top trending economy searches for 2016

1. Alberta economy

2. Command economy

3. Donald Trump

4. China economy

5. 1920’s economy

6. American election

7. Knowledge economy

8. Sharing economy

9. Russia economy

10. Underground economy

Top Trending “Who is…” Questions from 2016

1. Who is Harambe?

2. Who is Ken Bone?

3. Who is Ann Coulter?

4. Who is the father of Bridget Jones` baby?

5. Who is George Soros?

6. Who is Gord Downie married to?

7. Who is Becky with the good hair?

8. Who is Damn Daniel?

9. Who is moving to Canada?

10. Who is Melania Trump?

Meanwhile, our neighbours to the south were searching for similar topics this year.

"Pokemon Go," the Olympics and the presidential election were among Google's top trending searches of 2016 in the United States. But the top trending topic may actually surprise you.

It was Powerball.

It makes sense though, when you consider the multi-state lottery dished out a record US$1.6 billion dollar prize in January and a US$429 million payout in June.

With files from the Associated Press