Ransomware

Search history

When, where and how strongly this phrase made it into the trending Google searches.

"Ransomware" first appeared among the trending Google searches on Oct 16, 2026 in United Kingdom. Since then it has trended 6 times in 6 countries, most recently on Oct 30, 2026. Most searches were recorded in Romania (10K+).

First trending

Oct 16, 2026

Last trending

Oct 30, 2026

Countries

6

Times trending

6

Most searches

10K+

Highest growth

+1 000 %

Best rank

#3

Total time trending

2 d 17 h

By country

Country	Period	Times	Duration	Searches	Growth	Rank
Romania	Oct 19, 2026	1	24 h	10K+	+1000 %	#3
France	Oct 29, 2026	1	13 h	2K+	+800 %	#47
Canada	Oct 28, 2026	1	19 h	500+	+200 %	#54
United Kingdom	Oct 16, 2026	1	6 h	500+	+400 %	#57
Netherlands	Oct 29, 2026	1	5 h	200+	+700 %	#45
South Korea	Oct 17, 2026	1	3 h	200+	+500 %	#49

Every time it was trending

Country	Start	End	Duration	Searches	Growth	Categories
France	Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 PM	Oct 30, 2026, 7:01 AM	13 h	2K+	+800 %	Law & government, Business & finance
Netherlands	Oct 29, 2026, 8:00 AM	Oct 29, 2026, 1:01 PM	5 h	200+	+700 %	Law & government
Canada	Oct 28, 2026, 9:00 PM	Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM	19 h	500+	+200 %	Law & government
Romania	Oct 19, 2026, 2:30 PM	Oct 20, 2026, 2:02 PM	24 h	10K+	+1000 %	Other
South Korea	Oct 17, 2026, 11:40 AM	Oct 17, 2026, 3:01 PM	3 h	200+	+500 %	Law & government, Technology
United Kingdom	Oct 16, 2026, 11:10 AM	Oct 16, 2026, 5:01 PM	6 h	500+	+400 %	Technology

Times are shown in: UTC. Search volumes are rounded Google Trends estimates.