State of Larp, November 2026
What Google and YouTube proposed after the word larp in November 2026, sorted into themes.
Gathered on · Written on
Autocomplete observations, not search volume
Headlines
- Meaning, slang and translations comes first. That theme alone holds 242 distinct suggestions, or 13.3% of the 1,814 that make up the index.
- The two engines do not agree. The theme meaning, slang and translations fills 21.4% of what Google proposes but only 3.2% of YouTube's list, while creators and streamers runs the other way: 7.5% on YouTube, 0.5% on Google.
- Office talk stays marginal: the work theme gathers 8 suggestions in all, and the role-play hobby itself gathers 157.
- A big remainder fits nowhere. 551 suggestions, 30.4% of the index, match none of our themes, and many of them are single-letter completions. Read that remainder as a theme in its own right.
- This issue sets the baseline. Changes from month to month start appearing with the next edition, when a second dated collection exists to be set against this one.
Ranking of the themes
| Theme | On Google | On YouTube | Combined | Part of the index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaning, slang and translations | 216 | 26 | 242 | 13.3% |
| Memes, music and media | 123 | 111 | 234 | 12.9% |
| Games and game communities | 87 | 94 | 181 | 10.0% |
| Live-action role-play (the hobby) | 111 | 46 | 157 | 8.7% |
| Apps, tools and downloads | 105 | 15 | 120 | 6.6% |
| Crypto and wallets | 104 | 16 | 120 | 6.6% |
| Anime and fandom | 34 | 47 | 81 | 4.5% |
| Creators and streamers | 5 | 60 | 65 | 3.6% |
| Flex, rich and wealth talk | 19 | 12 | 31 | 1.7% |
| Sports fandom | 4 | 20 | 24 | 1.3% |
| Work and LinkedIn | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.4% |
| Long tail (no clear theme) | 195 | 356 | 551 | 30.4% |
| Whole index | 1,010 | 804 | 1,814 | 100% |
Sample phrases by theme
Genuine suggestions from this collection, listed only when they name no person and no brand.
- Long tail (no clear theme). Sample phrases:
larp zero,larp restaurant,larp food. - Work and LinkedIn. Sample phrases:
larping your job. - Sports fandom. Sample phrases:
larper basketball,larper soccer,larper football. - Flex, rich and wealth talk. Sample phrases:
larp until you make it,larp rich,larping rich. - Creators and streamers. Video makers and streamers, who are deliberately not named here.
- Anime and fandom. Sample phrases:
larping anime,larp anime. - Crypto and wallets. Sample phrases:
larp crypto portfolio,larp in crypto meaning,larp crypto wallet app,larp crypto meaning. - Apps, tools and downloads. Sample phrases:
larp website,larp tools,larp app for android,larp app. - Live-action role-play (the hobby). Sample phrases:
larp events near me,larping festival,larp armor,larp rules,larping foam swords. - Games and game communities. Sample phrases:
larp smp application,larper gaming meaning,larp games list,larped game. - Memes, music and media. Sample phrases:
larping comedy movie,larping movie,larp song,larp meme. - Meaning, slang and translations. Sample phrases:
larper vs poser,larping etymology,larping definition gen z,larper meaning.
Google beside YouTube
Keywords that keep company with larp
| Keyword | On Google | On YouTube | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| meaning | 66 | 3 | 69 |
| slang | 36 | 1 | 37 |
| crypto | 33 | 3 | 36 |
| bank | 30 | 3 | 33 |
| meme | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| apk | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| urban | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| definition | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| rooms | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| body | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| character | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| park | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| dictionary | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| battle | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| dead | 7 | 6 | 13 |
The shapes the word takes
The method, briefly
Each figure tallies distinct autocomplete suggestions, one tally per source. They were gathered on November 15, 2026 from Google and YouTube, in US English. We began with 21 seed phrases and typed each one plain, then followed by every letter of the alphabet in turn. In the end 1,010 Google suggestions and 804 YouTube suggestions contained the word larp, and those are the ones counted. The methodology section spells out the whole recipe and its limits.
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