While it’s not surprising that the\u00a0most searched jersey in Philly this year was of a Super Bowl champion, the particular Eagles player that fans gravitated toward was a bit of a curveball. It wasn’t Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts or the NFL’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley. It was a wide receiver \u2014 and not even the one that led the team in receiving yards the past three seasons.<\/p>\n
DeVonta Smith<\/a>\u00a0was the most popular search for jerseys in the area,\u00a0Google data reveals,\u00a0followed by cornerback\u00a0Cooper DeJean<\/a>\u00a0(specifically his gear in kelly green).\u00a0<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0<\/b>Spotify Wrapped is out, and Philly’s most streamed artist is no longer Taylor Swift<\/a><\/p>\n What’s even more unexplainable is how the top five rounded out:\u00a0The third-most popular jersey search for the region was “Pittsburgh Steelers.” Retired NBA point guard Jeff Teague claimed the No. 4 spot, and Patriots quarterback Drake Maye took the fifth position.<\/p>\n The numbers came from Google’s latest “Year in Search<\/a>” report, which compiles the most popular queries on a global, national and local level. When they weren’t scrolling through jerseys, Philly users<\/a> were also looking up seats for NBA YoungBoy’s Make America Slime Again Tour (the top ticket search) and asking the search engine what “67” meant (the most popular slang query). “Wood” by Taylor Swift was the No. 1 song search, proving the city’s enduring, if slightly prurient<\/a>, interest in the Kelce family.<\/p>\n Swift also crossed over to the national Google charts<\/a>. Four of her songs from “The Life of a Showgirl<\/a>” made the top 10 searches for songs \u2014 “Wood” also ranked first in the country, while “The Fate of Ophelia” and “Father Figure” took the fourth and fifth slots and “Opalite” nabbed No. 8. The Berks County native is marrying into an equally trendy family; “New Heights,” her fianc\u00e9 Travis Kelce’s podcast with brother and former Eagles center Jason Kelce, was the most-searched podcast of the year in the United States.<\/p>\n Jason’s former teammate\u00a0Jalen Carter<\/a>\u00a0was also a big hit. The Birds defensive tackle was the No. 9 athlete on Google’s national rankings. On a global level, the team’s other Jalen (Hurts) was the fifth-most popular athlete.<\/p>\n “Superman<\/a>,” led by Philly native David Corenswet<\/a>, was the second-most searched movie among global Google users. Villanova alum<\/a> Pope Leo XIV was another popular query. The new pontiff was the fifth-most searched person both internationally and in the country.<\/p>\n Finally, even Philadelphia trains got some attention. The 30th Street Station cracked the top 10 searches for transit stations, ranking No. 7 on the national charts.<\/p>\n Follow Kristin & PhillyVoice on Twitter: @kristin_hunt
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