Google revealed an interesting 2022 wrap-up with a list of what users found most appealing while searching the web.
The most searched word of the year was ‘Wordle’, the word guessing game that got everyone excited for their word of the day.
The most searched news topic was about Election Day in the United States. The deaths of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and actress Betty White were also among the top searches, coming in second and third respectively in terms of news searches.
Disney’s new film, Encanto, based on Marvel’s playful superhero, Thor, had the most searched song – ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’.
The list of categories also includes the most searched people, definitions, actors, movies, etc. Johnny Depp topped the list of most searched actors and people, while Euphoria and Stranger Things were the top two searched TV shows. .
Google also expanded the searchable list of cultural landmarks on Google Maps, with Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, US, the most searched, known for UFO encounters.
Google’s feature that identifies the song upon humming was Backstreet Boys Everybody’s most searched song.
