The American search engine has revealed the ranking of the most searched athletes in the world this year and there are many surprises.

Boxing reigns supreme. Google has revealed the world ranking of the most searched athletes in the search engine in 2024. The gold medalist at the Paris Olympics last summer in the category under 66 kg, the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif takes the first place in the ranking.

The growing popularity of Sidi Ali, originally from Aïn, can be attributed to the controversy she faced during the Olympics, where her gender was (hotly) questioned, especially by the exclusion of the young woman from 25 to the world boxing championship in March 2023. . According to the International Boxing Association (IBA), Khelif “failed a test designed to determine his gender.”

In second place, the “noble arts” make a new appearance through the legend Mike Tyson. The former heavyweight champion, despite a humiliating loss to YouTuber Jake Paul on November 16, continues to amaze viewers. His conqueror, who became a boxer thanks to this prestigious victory over “Iron Mike,” completes the top 5 most searched athletes on Google in 2024.

The last step of the podium goes to the current football prodigy Lamine Yamal. The young FC Barcelona striker (17 years old), European champion with Spain last July, is also the most interviewed footballer online in France, followed by none other than Kylian Mbappé. That says something.

Only gold medalists at the Paris Olympics, Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner and Imane Khelif overshadow the Catalan phenomenon in France.
Yamal’s teammates, also European champions with La Roja at the Euros, Nico Williams and Ballon d’Or Rodri, are sixth and tenth respectively. In the field of lesser-known sports, Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and Shashank Singh, bona fide stars in their country, are ranked seventh and ninth respectively.

American Scottie Scheffler took eighth place. Her compatriot Simone Biles, the queen of world gymnastics who won three new Olympic titles in the French capital this summer, comes fourth.

On the team side, the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Dodgers take the top two places. Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami is the best soccer club, closing the podium. Still in soccer, Bayer Leverkusen, who had a historic and sensational season, is logically fourth, just ahead of the reigning NBA champions, the Boston Celtics.

The Argentina national team, world champion in 2022 at the World Cup in Qatar and currently first in the FIFA rankings, comes in eighth place.