As every year, Google announced the most searched list of the year globally this year. The war in Ukraine, the death of Queen Elizabeth and the US election results dominated the news category. Meanwhile, the People category has many celebrities making the headlines this year, including Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Will Smith, Chris Rock and Vladimir Putin.
Overall, Wordle was the most searched word of the year. The list also draws attention to calls related to Ukraine, Queen Elizabeth and cricket.
Below you can find the most searched for the year 2022, broken down into categories.
2022 Google search trends – Top searched words
- 1. Wordle
- 2. India vs England
- 3. Ukraine
- 4. Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth)
- 5. Ind vs. SA
2022 Google search trends – Most searched news
- 1. Ukraine
- 2. Queen Elizabeth passing
- 3. Election results
- 4. Powerball numbers
- 5. Monkeypox
2022 Google search trends – Most searched people
- 1. Johnny Depp
- 2. Will Smith
- 3. Amber Heard
- 4. Vladimir Putin
- 5. Chris Rock
2022 Google search trends – Most searched players
- 1. Johnny Depp
- 2. Will Smith
- 3. Amber Heard
- 4. Chris Rock
- 5. Jada Pinkett Smith
2022 Google search trends – Most searched athletes
- 1. Novak Djokovic
- 2. Rafael Nadal
- 3. Serena Williams
- 4. Manti Te’o
- 5. Shaun White
2022 Google search trends – Most searched movies
- 1. Thor: Love and Thunder
- 2. Black Adam
- 3. Top Gun: Maverick
- 4. The Batman
- 5. Encanto
2022 Google search trends – Most searched TV series
- 1. Euphoria
- 2. House of the Dragon
- 3. Moon Knight
- 4. The Watcher
- 5. Inventing Anna
2022 Google search trends – Most searched sports terms
- 1. World Cup
- 2. Olympic medal count
- 3. flames
- 4. Olympics
- 5. CFL scores
For more details, you can check Google’s official site…