To be fair, a single python dev is going to search for queries about python dozens of times per day. Even the most ardent Kardashian fan is unlikely to search for Kardashians in any volume even close to that.
If we're using Google to approximate mind share them it's skewed way farther than that. Nobody who follows the then is sitting doing Google searches. They're already following them on Snapchat, Facebook, Insta, and Twitter.
You only get searches with breaking tmz news.
... I say this with detailed observations of my girlfriend's media habits.
This seemed so unlikely that I thought the Economist had incorrectly used the Google Trends comparison tool, but they are right:
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F05z...
The gap is even bigger when you consider a worldwide audience (i.e. one less focused on American gossip):
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%2Fm%2F05z1_,%2Fm...