The 2025 Papal Conclave Is Dominating Search on GIPHY

From Conclave to conclave, the papacy is all the internet is searching for — even on GIPHY, where the 2025 papal conclave defined search trends in April. According to new data from the past six months on GIPHY, April marked a peak in papacy-related searches, with interest in terms like “conclave” and “white smoke” surging on April 22 — the day after Pope Francis’s passing on Easter Monday. As the world welcomes a new pope in Pope Leo XIV (congrats, Chicago), here’s a look at how the 2025 papal conclave defined GIPHY search trends in April.