South China Sea

Last trending 8 d ago

Original phrases: south china sea, 남중국해, biển đông

"South China Sea" was last among the trending Google searches on Nov 1, 2026 (8 d ago), in 3 countries in total. See when, where and how much it was searched.

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Search history

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

"South China Sea" first appeared among the trending Google searches on Oct 15, 2026 in Vietnam. Since then it has trended 6 times in 3 countries, most recently on Nov 1, 2026. Most searches were recorded in Philippines (2K+).

First trending: Oct 15, 2026
Last trending: Nov 1, 2026
Countries: 3
Times trending: 6
Most searches: 2K+
Highest growth: +1 000 %
Best rank: #6
Total time trending: 2 d 5 h

Countries where it was trending, by day

Countries Most searches (max 2K+)

Timeline by country

Philippines

Vietnam

South Korea

Where it was searched

A stronger colour means more searches while it was trending.

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By country

Country	Period	Times	Duration	Searches	Growth	Rank
Philippines	Oct 31, 2026	1	19 h	2K+	+600 %	#8
Vietnam	Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026	4	21 h	2K+	+1000 %	#6
South Korea	Oct 31, 2026	1	16 h	500+	+600 %	#28

Every time it was trending

Country	Start	End	Duration	Searches	Growth	Categories
Philippines	Oct 31, 2026, 8:20 PM	Nov 1, 2026, 3:10 PM	19 h	2K+	+600 %	Law & government
South Korea	Oct 31, 2026, 7:20 AM	Oct 31, 2026, 11:31 PM	16 h	500+	+600 %	Business & finance
Vietnam	Oct 22, 2026, 9:30 PM	Oct 22, 2026, 11:40 PM	2 h	1K+	+300 %	Climate
Vietnam	Oct 19, 2026, 5:10 AM	Oct 19, 2026, 9:03 AM	4 h	2K+	+1000 %	Climate
Vietnam	Oct 16, 2026	during the day	–	–	+500 %
Vietnam	Oct 15, 2026, 9:10 PM	Oct 15, 2026, 11:50 PM	3 h	500+	+500 %	Climate

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

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