SPEAKER 1: Words appear over black.
25 years ago, the world started to search.
A cursor clicks a 1998-era Search button and images
flash in quick succession-- keyboard cat, Google Street
View, Charlie Bit My Finger, "Chocolate Rain," Double
Rainbow, and more.
SPEAKER 2: Ow!
SPEAKER 3: No.
SPEAKER 4: Double rainbow.
SPEAKER 5: Here we go.
SPEAKER 1: Words appear over footage of the moon landing.
The rest is history.
SPEAKER 6: Tranquility Base here.
The eagle has landed.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
SPEAKER 1: The sentence changes to "the most
searched first step in history."
A space shuttle takes off.
SPEAKER 7: Liftoff of STS-7 and America's first woman
astronaut.
SPEAKER 1: The Times Square ball lowers.
In a flurry of images, Jane Fonda
does leg raises in bright Spandex.
A person twirls a Rubik's cube.
An astronaut stands next to the MTV flag,
and other '80s moments flash by.
Words appear-- "the most searched decade."
SPEAKER 8: But in a moment, the 1980s will be arriving.
SPEAKER 1: Men and women exercise in bright Spandex,
and a break-dancer spins on his back.
SPEAKER 8: What a decade it is coming up.
SPEAKER 1: Olga Carmona scores at the FIFA Women's World Cup
Final.
Words appear-- "the most searched sport."
SPEAKER 9: Here she comes.
[INAUDIBLE] What a fabulous goal!
SPEAKER 1: Cristiano Ronaldo scores from a free kick.
Words appear, the most searched athlete.
SPEAKER 10: Oh, absolute genius for Cristiano Ronaldo.
SPEAKER 1: Ronaldo reacts to children performing
his celebration dance.
LeBron James dunks a basketball.
Words appear-- "the most searched mvp."
SPEAKER 11: Buckle up for LeBron James.
LeBron stands alone!
SPEAKER 1: Virat Kohli hits a ball over the fence.
Words appear-- "the most searched cricketer."
SPEAKER 12: Kohli over the fence.
SPEAKER 13: Oh, they're worshipping him.
SPEAKER 1: Ash Ketchum throws a Poké Ball.
Words appear-- "the most searched pokémon,"
ASH KETCHUM: Pikachu, I choose you!
SPEAKER 1: Severus Snape stands by a window in Hogwarts.
Words appear-- "the most searched cast."
SEVERUS SNAPE: Mr. Potter.
HAGRID: I'd just like to say thanks.
SPEAKER 1: The Simpsons sit around their kitchen table
while Lisa tallies votes.
Words appear-- "the most searched Simpsons character."
LISA SIMPSON: Homer Simpson.
HOMER SIMPSON: Woo-hoo!
LISA SIMPSON: Homer Simpson.
HOMER SIMPSON: Woo-hoo!
LISA SIMPSON: Please stop doing that.
SPEAKER 1: Shah Rukh Khan dons a pair of aviator sunglasses.
Words appear-- "the most searched movie genre."
SPEAKER 14: This really is a Golden Age of Indian cinema.
SPEAKER 1: BTS dances in front of cheering fans.
Words appear-- "the most searched boy band."
SPEAKER 15: BTS!
SPEAKER 1: BLACKPINK performs, and a group covers their dance
on the streets of Barcelona.
Words appear-- "the most searched girl band."
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Beyoncé performs at a concert.
Words appear-- "the most searched performance."
BEYONCE: Welcome to my world.
Coachella, y'all ready?
Look around, everybody.
Hold it.
SPEAKER 1: Beyoncé;s mouth hangs open.
BEYONCE: Y'all won that one.
SPEAKER 1: Heart emojis float upward.
Words appear-- "the most searched emoji."
Words appear over Barbie dolls--
"the most searched toy."
SPEAKER 16: She started out as a lady in a bathing suit,
but she became so much more.
BARBIE: Hi, Barbie.
SPEAKER 1: Groups of twins wear matching pink outfits.
SPEAKER 17: Hola, Barbie.
SPEAKER 18: [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Barbie.
SPEAKER 19: [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Barbie.
KEN: So cool.
SPEAKER 1: In a packed stadium, constellations
appear between phone lights and the crowd.
Taylor Swift stands on stage.
Words appear-- "the most searched songwriter."
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[CHEERING]
TAYLOR SWIFT: I think as a songwriter,
if you are open enough, you can connect with people.
SPEAKER 20: This woman is the reason that I'm a songwriter.
SPEAKER 1: Mr. Krabs reveals a banner
that reads "the most searched cartoon."
SpongeBob cheers.
SPONGEBOB: Yes!
Yeah!
Woo!
SPEAKER 1: At a press conference,
a man holds a glass cylinder.
Words appear-- "the most searched breakthrough."
SPEAKER 21: A huge announcement today
in the decades-long effort to harness nuclear fusion.
SPEAKER 22: This will change the way we power our world.
SPEAKER 1: A man in a Spider-Man costume hugs a boy
wearing a Spider-Man mask.
Words appear-- "the most searched superhero."
SPEAKER 23: It's Spider-Man!
SPEAKER 1: A frontline worker pulls off their mask,
revealing lines on their face.
Words appear-- "the most searched heroes."
SPEAKER 24: This is what we signed up for,
and this is what we do.
SPEAKER 1: A firefighter sprays wildfire flames.
Another holds an oxygen mask to a dog.
SPEAKER 25: You're all heroes.
I don't know how you do it.
SPEAKER 1: The 9/11 Memorial lights
shine over the Manhattan skyline.
Words appear-- "the most searched moment of silence."
Poppies and Canadian flags are laid at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier.
SPEAKER 26: It's in the darkest skies
that you find the brightest stars.
SPEAKER 1: A woman lights a candle at a vigil.
Two girls stand in front of the National COVID Memorial wall.
SPEAKER 27: We're stronger than we think.
SPEAKER 1: Words appear--
"the most searched how to help."
In the rain, a man leans out of a pickup truck window
to cover a person in a wheelchair with an umbrella.
SPEAKER 28: There is still good in the world.
SPEAKER 1: On a beach, people stand in line
and hand off canisters.
SPEAKER 29: Aloha also means you help anybody in trouble.
SPEAKER 1: Members of the military unload supplies
from a truck.
People help a woman escape from her car in a flood.
SPEAKER 30: Isn't this our natural instinct?
We want to do what we can.
SPEAKER 1: Words appear--
"the most searched challenge."
Men and women pour buckets of ice over their heads.
SPEAKER 31: Here we go.
SPEAKER 32: This is the ice bucket challenge.
SPEAKER 1: Words appear--
"the most searched parade."
Crowds celebrate at pride parades around the world.
SPEAKER 33: Yes to inclusion.
Yes to love.
Yes to equal marriage.
SPEAKER 1: Thousands march in city streets
with Black Lives Matter signs.
Words appear-- "the most searched movement."
SPEAKER 33: We're standing together with people
all over the world.
SPEAKER 1: Tina Turner performs in a stadium.
Words appear-- "the most searched queen
of rock and roll."
TINA TURNER: I had a dream to be the first Black rock and roll
singer to pack places like the Stones. (SINGING)
You're simply the best.
SPEAKER 1: Rihanna walks the red carpet at the Met Gala.
Words appear-- "the most searched fashion icon."
Tom Brady throws a football.
Words appear-- "the most searched goat."
Albert Einstein smiles.
Words appear-- "the most searched scientist."
U2 performs in the Las Vegas Sphere.
BONO: We had this idea that music can change the world.
SPEAKER 1: Usain Bolt races around a track.
Words appear-- "the most searched world record."
SPEAKER 34: To keep moving forward, each generation.
SPEAKER 1: At a concert, Taylor Swift
places a hat on a girl's head.
Malala Yousafzai delivers a speech.
In a gym, a girl raises barbells over her head.
SPEAKER 35: Passes the baton down to the next generation.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: We believe that nothing is impossible.
SPEAKER 1: A four-year-old boy gives a school presentation.
A young man completed a Rubik's cube.
SPEAKER 46: I will stand before you and speak with confidence
and not be afraid.
SPEAKER 1: Words appear--
"here's to the ones who set the bar."
At the US Open, Coco Gauff lies on the court,
weeping in celebration.
SPEAKER 47: Get up, Coco Gauff.
You just won the US Open.
SPEAKER 1: On another tennis court, a girl with a racket
pumps her fist.
Words appear-- "and the ones who will raise it."
Over white, words appear--
"search on."
The two O's of the Google logo transform into the number 25.
Google.