Google reveals top searches in the UK in 2022 – did you look up any of these up?
PUZZLE game Wordle has been Google’s top trending search in Britain this year, it has revealed.
The daily teaser, which gives players six attempts to guess a five-letter word, beat the World Cup into second.
Queen Elizabeth’s death came third in Google’s Year in Search statistics followed by the Ukraine War and Covid lateral flow tests.
Man United’s Mason Greenwood, who faces a rape bid trial, Russia, Wordle alternative Quordle, US serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and Johnny Depp complete the top ten.
The top searched-for news event was the Queen’s death then Ukraine and monkeypox.
Top researched film was Disney’s Encanto, with Stranger Things top for TV.
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The World Cup sparked most interest among sports.
Google builds its lists by identifying searches with a high spike in traffic over a sustained period compared to the previous year.
Matt Cooke, of Google News Lab, said: “This year’s list reflects the arc of emotions experienced.
“Among the extreme highs and lows, including national mourning and geo-political instability, it’s humbling to see that a game such as Wordle supplied comfort alongside family favourites like Encanto.”