Wordle had the world’s consideration in 2022, at the very least when it got here to web searches.
The day by day phrase recreation took the world by storm, attracting tens of millions of gamers and spawning a number of related video games. It was additionally the subject of the yr’s hottest search question within the US and globally, in line with Google’s 2022 12 months in Search. The outcomes, launched Wednesday, mirror the highest trending searches of the yr, in line with Google Developments knowledge.
Whereas followers of phrase video games have been trying to find suggestions and techniques to overcome the wildly well-liked Wordle, there have been definitely extra critical searches happening. Election outcomes, Ukraine and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II have been the highest information searches all over the world. Three different superstar deaths made the US high 10 searches — Betty White (No.3), Bob Saget (No. 5) and Anne Heche (No. 9) — whereas the remainder of the world appeared extra considering cricket and soccer, making up half the highest 10 searches.
The highest searches for individuals and actors have been primarily the identical within the US and globally. Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit in opposition to former spouse Amber Heard secured two of the highest 3 positions for each, at No. 1 and three, respectively. The one factor retaining them aside (on Google’s lists, anyway) was Will Smith at No. 2 throughout the board, presumably for slapping comic Chris Rock throughout this yr’s Academy Awards ceremony. Rock additionally landed varied rankings on the lists.
Moviegoers all over the world and within the US actually wished to speak about Bruno. Disney’s animated function Encanto was the highest film search within the US and No. 5 globally, whereas Thor: Love and Thunder and High Gun: Maverick have been different searches that made each lists’ high 3. The Encanto soundtrack additionally produced the No. 1 and a pair of songs on the US record, respectively: We Do not Discuss About Bruno and Floor Stress.
And apparently we additionally could not get sufficient of Euphoria, because the hit teen drama sequence topped each the US and international search lists for TV reveals. Strangers Issues got here in at No. 2 on the US record however did not chart globally. However all of us agreed that we would have liked to know extra about The Watcher, Inventing Anna, Home of the Dragon and Moon Knight.
Different classes included searches for recipes (sugo) and definitions (rupee), however maybe no different class displays the common US consumer’s best day-to-day considerations because the close to me search outcomes. Topping the record was fuel costs, whereas queries about COVID and voting made up nearly all of the remainder.
