This year’s roundup of the top Google searches includes super local trends
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#66KJS)
Google will show the top searches from your part of the US. | Image: Google Let's jump straight to the chase: Wordle" was Google's most searched term globally in 2022. The stat was revealed as part of Google's annual Year in Search report, which highlights the top trending search terms in both individual countries as well as globally. This year, Google is offering an even more granular look at searches in the USA with a new hub that lets you type in your city or ZIP code and see what people in your area specifically are searching for.
As you might expect, the year's top searches were dominated by terms relating to 2022's big news events, with Ukraine" and Queen Elizabeth" both featuring in the top five. But there were also a surprising amount of searches for specifically Indian (and presumably cricket)...