The 2022 Google Year in Search lists are out, revealing the top “trending” queries in the U.S. this year.
These are the searches that had a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2022 as compared to 2021.
In Top Trending Searches, people were searching for the viral word puzzle game, Wordle.
Top Trending Searches
1. Wordle
2. Election results
3. Betty White
4. Queen Elizabeth
5. Bob Saget
6. Ukraine
7. Mega Millions
8. Powerball numbers
9. Anne Heche
10. Jeffrey Dahmer
When it came to the news, the midterm elections came out on top. But world-wide stories like the passing of Queen Elizabeth and the war in Ukraine were also top-of-mind.
News
1. Election results
2. Queen Elizabeth passing
3. Ukraine
4. Powerball numbers
5. Hurricane Ian
6. Monkeypox
7. Texas school shooting
8. Will Smith Oscars
9. Johnny Depp verdict
10. Roe v Wade
The Johnny Depp, Amber Heard defamation trial influenced the trending searches in people in 2022. The same can be said for Will Smith's slapping of Chris Rock at the Oscars.
People
1. Johnny Depp
2. Will Smith
3. Amber Heard
4. Antonio Brown
5. Kari Lake
6. Anna Sorokin (Delvey)
7. Chris Rock
8. Andrew Tate
9. Adam Levine
10. Serena Williams
You can find the rest of the top trending searches of 2022 here.
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