What have we googled essentially the most in 2022? Despite the fact that the yr behind us was all however uneventful, it seems that the factor most individuals had been fascinated by was a easy sport of word-guessing.

On Wednesday, Google has launched its conventional 12 months in Search evaluation for 2022, and the highest trending search of the yr was Wordle. Phrases associated to the battle in Ukraine and the loss of life of Queen Elizabeth, in addition to cricket outcomes, rounded out the highest 5 trending searches in keeping with Google.

Google Year in Search 2022

No actual surprises right here.
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Google additionally lists the most-searched-for actors (Johnny Depp and Will Smith led the best way — and never for good causes), athletes (with Novak Djokovic on prime), motion pictures (Thor: Love and Thunder hammered Black Adam, High Gun: Maverick, The Batman, and the movie everybody googles however we do not discuss: Encanto), and TV reveals (with Euphoria squeezing Home of the Dragon into second place, adopted by Moon Knight, The Watcher, and Inventing Anna).

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Maybe essentially the most amusing a part of Google’s overview is the much less apparent classes, equivalent to prime houseplants looked for with Google Lens, topped by the great outdated philodendron, or the highest scenic hotspots on Google Maps, which is headed by the Sky Backyard in London.

This yr, Google additionally launched a neighborhood hub for 12 months in Search, the place you may enter a ZIP code or a metropolis identify and see what individuals close to that location looked for this yr.

Try the entire 12 months in Search 2022 lists on Google’s hub.