Google Searches That Are Trending Right Now As Trump Leads in Votes
- Publish date
- Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016, 6:13PM
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As controversial Republican Donald Trump edges closer to victory in the US Presidential Election, "Move to New Zealand" has begun to trend on Google.
In the past week, the number of US-based internet users searching the phrase has jumped exponentially.
 
And according to developer James Macfie, related Google Trends queries for "Move to New Zealand" include "Places to move if Trump wins," and "New Zealand real estate."
Earlier British newspaper The Telegraph tweeted "Oh, America. People in the US increasingly search for 'end of the world' over the last few hours."
Meanwhile, some social media users are considering moving Down Under.
Creator of Netflix series Jessica Jones, Brian Michael Bendis, tweeted: "I loved New Zealand. How are things down there?"
