following vs upcoming

following

adj
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

noun
  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

upcoming

adj
  • Happening or appearing in the relatively near future. 

  • Eggcorn of up-and-coming. 

  • Pertaining to to upcome 

noun
  • comeuppance; deserts 

  • The act of coming up. 

  • The activity of to upcome 

How often have the words following and upcoming occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )