Wordle had the world’s consideration in 2022, at the least when it got here to web searches.
The each day phrase sport took the world by storm, attracting thousands and thousands of gamers and spawning a number of comparable video games. It was additionally the subject of the yr’s hottest search question within the US and globally, in keeping with Google’s 2022 Yr in Search. The outcomes, launched Wednesday, replicate the highest trending searches of the yr, in keeping with Google Developments knowledge.
Whereas followers of phrase video games have been trying to find suggestions and techniques to beat the wildly well-liked Wordle, there have been definitely extra severe searches occurring. Election outcomes, Ukraine and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II have been the highest information searches around the globe. Three different superstar deaths made the US prime 10 searches — Betty White (No.3), Bob Saget (No. 5) and Anne Heche (No. 9) — whereas the remainder of the world appeared extra focused on cricket and soccer, making up half the highest 10 searches.
The highest searches for folks and actors have been basically 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 preserving 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 around the globe and within the US actually wished to speak about Bruno. Disney’s animated characteristic 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’ prime 3. The Encanto soundtrack additionally produced the No. 1 and a couple of songs on the US checklist, 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 collection topped each the US and world search lists for TV reveals. Strangers Issues got here in at No. 2 on the US checklist 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 person’s best day-to-day issues because the close to me search outcomes. Topping the checklist was gasoline costs, whereas queries about COVID and voting made up nearly all of the remainder.
