# Most Searched Thing on Google: Top Google Searches in 2022 (USA, India & Worldwide)

That’s a fantastic wrap to 2022. We are at the very end and wondering what is the most searched thing on Google.

Many exciting things happened, from happy moments like Leo lifting the world cup to sad moments like the “War in Ukraine”. We have seen different trends at different times in the year 2022.

We wrapped this blog piece with more exciting data about the trend of 2022 from the US, India, and worldwide. From “searching for people” to “hum to search”, we covered all for you in this blog.

We have compiled data from [Google trends](https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2022/GLOBAL/) to list the most searched things. Let’s get started with Worldwide!

## Worldwide

World went a little toppled by seeing the Ukraine war at the start and the full-fledged FIFA world cup at the end. There are many different characters and places people looked for in the most searched things on Google.

We have listed the top 10 searches for every category, giving you more ideas about 2022.

### Top 10 searches – Worldwide

01. Wordle  
02. India vs England  
03. Ukraine  
04. Queen Elizabeth  
05. Ind vs SA  
06. World Cup  
07. India vs West Indies  
08. iPhone 14  
09. Jeffrey Dahmer  
10. Indian Premier League

### Top 10 “People” searches – Worldwide

01. Johnny Depp  
02. Will Smith  
03. Amber Heard  
04. Vladimir Putin  
05. Chris Rock  
06. Novak Djokovic  
07. Anna Sorokin (Delvey)  
08. Andrew Tate  
09. Rishi Sunak  
10. Simon Leviev

### Top 10 “News” searches – Worldwide

01. Ukraine  
02. Queen Elizabeth passing  
03. Election results  
04. Powerball numbers  
05. Monkeypox  
06. Hurricane Ian  
07. Johnny Depp verdict  
08. Texas school shooting  
09. Will Smith Oscars  
10. Roe v Wade

### Top 10 “Movies” searches – Worldwide

01. Thor: Love and Thunder  
02. Black Adam  
03. Top Gun: Maverick  
04. The Batman  
05. Encanto  
06. Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva  
07. Jurassic World Dominion  
08. K.G.F: Chapter 2  
09. Uncharted  
10. Morbius

### Top 10 “Recipes” searches – Worldwide

01. पनीर पसंदा – Paneer pasanda  
02. Bolo caseiro – Homemade cake  
03. Tuzlu kurabiye – Salt cookie  
04. Overnight oats  
05. Zimtschnecken – Cinnamon roll  
06. Irmik helvası – Semolina halva  
07. Панкейк – Pancakes  
08. Baba ganoush  
09. Bulgur pilavı – Bulgur rice  
10. Pasta salad

### Top 10 “TV Shows” searches – Worldwide

01. Euphoria  
02. House of the Dragon  
03. Moon Knight  
04. The Watcher  
05. Inventing Anna  
06. Dahmer  
07. The Boys  
08. All of Us Are Dead  
09. Sandman  
10. Heartstopper

### Top 10 “Hum to Search: Top songs” searches – Worldwide

01. Pasoori – Ali Sethi  
02. Butter – BTS  
03. Chaand Baaliyan – Aditya A  
04. Heat Waves – Glass Animals  
05. Enemy – Imagine Dragons  
06. Believer – Imagine Dragons  
07. Dynamite – BTS  
08. Ainsi bas la vida – Indila  
09. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys  
10. Srivalli – Javed Ali

### Top 10 “Google Maps: Top cultural landmarks” searches – Worldwide

01. Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom  
02. Big Ben, London, United Kingdom  
03. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Al Giza Desert, Egypt  
04. Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
05. Royal Palace of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium  
06. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan  
07. Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Taipei City, Taiwan  
08. Louvre Pyramid, Paris, France  
09. Palais Idéal, Hauterives, France  
10. Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea

## Top searches in the US

### Top 10 searches – US

01. Wordle  
02. Election results  
03. Betty White  
04. Queen Elizabeth  
05. Bob Saget  
06. Ukraine  
07. Mega Millions  
08. Powerball numbers  
09. Anne Heche  
10. Jeffrey Dahmer

### Top 10 “People” searches – US

01. Johnny Depp  
02. Will Smith  
03. Amber Heard  
04. Antonio Brown  
05. Kari Lake  
06. Anna Sorokin (Delvey)  
07. Chris Rock  
08. Andrew Tate  
09. Adam Levine  
10. Serena Williams

### Top 10 “News” searches – US

01. Election results  
02. Queen Elizabeth passing  
03. Ukraine  
04. Powerball numbers  
05. Hurricane Ian  
06. Monkeypox  
07. Texas school shooting  
08. Will Smith Oscars  
09. Johnny Depp verdict  
10. Roe v Wade

### Top 10 “How to help…” searches – US

01. How to help Ukraine?  
02. How to help Ukrainian refugees?  
03. How to help abortion rights?  
04. How to help Ukraine army?  
05. How to help Uvalde?  
06. How to help Hurricane Ian?  
07. How to help Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona?  
08. How to help a dry cough?  
09. How to help restless leg syndrome during pregnancy?  
10. How to help toddlers with cough?

### Top 10 “How to pronounce …” searches – US

01. How to pronounce Qatar?  
02. How to pronounce Kyiv?  
03. How to pronounce puzzle?  
04. How to pronounce Omicron?  
05. How to pronounce Encanto?  
06. How to pronounce Xochitl?  
07. How to pronounce Adele?  
08. How to pronounce Diwali?  
09. How to pronounce oligarch?  
10. How to pronounce Uvalde?

### Top 10 “Hum to Search: Top songs” searches – US

01. Everybody (Backstreets Back) – Backstreet Boys  
02. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley  
03. We Don’t Talk About Bruno – Encanto  
04. Enemy – Imagine Dragons  
05. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes  
06. World’s Smallest Violin – AJR  
07. Toxic – BoyWithUke  
08. Heat Waves – Glass Animals  
09. abcdefu – Gayle  
10. Industry Baby – Lil Nas X

### Top 10 “Google Maps: Top cultural landmarks” searches – US

01. Skinwalker Ranch, Gusher, Utah  
02. Public Art “Urban Light”, Los Angeles, California  
03. Korean Friendship Bell, San Pedro, California  
04. Tree of Life, Forks, Washington  
05. Chinatown Gate, Boston, Massachusetts  
06. Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Statue, Honolulu, Hawaii  
07. Japantown Peace Plaza, San Francisco, California  
08. Mrs. Doubtfire’s House, San Francisco, California  
09. Dignity Statue, Chamberlain, South Dakota  
10. Mill Mountain Star, Roanoke, Virginia

### Top 10 “Movies” searches – US

01. Encanto  
02. Thor: Love and Thunder  
03. Top Gun: Maverick  
04. The Batman  
05. Everything Everywhere All at Once  
06. Black Adam  
07. Jurassic World Dominion  
08. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever  
09. Morbius  
10. Turning Red

### Top 10 “Recipes” searches – US

01. Sugo  
02. Cincinnati Chili  
03. Marry Me Chicken  
04. Quick pancake  
05. Mango pie  
06. Green goddess salad  
07. Jennifer Aniston salad  
08. Grinder sandwich  
09. Bella Hadid sandwich  
10. The Bear spaghetti

### Top 10 “TV Shows” searches – US

01. Euphoria  
02. Stranger Things  
03. The Watcher  
04. Inventing Anna  
05. House of the Dragon  
06. Moon Knight  
07. Yellowstone  
08. The Summer I Turned Pretty  
09. Obi-Wan Kenobi  
10. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

### Top 10 “Who is …” searches – US

01. Who is Andrew Tate?  
02. Who is winning the election?  
03. Who is the king of England?  
04. Who is the watcher?  
05. Who is Alex Jones?  
06. Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?  
07. Who is next in line for the throne?  
08. Who is Amber Heard?  
09. Who is Aaron Carter?  
10. Who is in NATO?

### Top 10 “Definitions” searches – US

01. Rupee  
02. Oligarch  
03. Cacao  
04. Homer  
05. Recession  
06. Canny  
07. Foray  
08. Trove  
09. Saute  
10. Tacit

What’s your say on US trends, we think it somewhat goes Parallel with the worldwide. But had some interesting searches to look into.

How about we move into one of the most populated and energetic countries – India’s trend.

Let’s jump straight in.

## Top searches in India

### Top 10 “People” searches – India

01. Nupur Sharma  
02. Droupadi Murmu  
03. Rishi Sunak  
04. Lalit Modi  
05. Sushmita Sen  
06. Anjali Arora  
07. Abdu Rozik  
08. Eknath Shinde  
09. Pravin Tambe  
10. Amber Heard

### Top 10 “Movies” searches – India

01. Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva  
02. K.G.F: Chapter 2  
03. The Kashmir Files  
04. RRR  
05. Kantara  
06. Pushpa: The Rise  
07. Vikram  
08. Laal Singh Chaddha  
09. Drishyam 2  
10. Thor: Love and Thunder

### Top 10 “Recipes” searches – India

01. पनीर पसंदा – Paneer Pasanda  
02. Modak  
03. Sex on the beach  
04. Chicken soup  
05. मलाई कोफ्ते – Malai Kofta  
06. Pornstar martini  
07. Pizza Margherita  
08. Pancake  
09. पनीर भुर्जी – Paneer Burji  
10. Anarse

### Top 10 “What is” searches – India

01. What is Agneepath Scheme  
02. What is NATO  
03. What is NFT  
04. What is PFI  
05. What is the square root of 4  
06. What is surrogacy  
07. What is solar eclipse  
08. What is Article 370  
09. What is metaverse  
10. What is myositis

### Top 10 “How to” searches – India

01. How to download vaccination certificate  
02. How to download PTRC challan  
03. How to drink Pornstar martini  
04. ई श्रमिक कार्ड कैसे बनाएं (How to make an e-SHRAM card)  
05. How to stop motions during pregnancy  
06. How to link voter ID with Aadhaar  
07. How to make banana bread  
08. How to file ITR online  
09. How to write Hindi text on image  
10. How to play Wordle

### Top 10 “Near me” searches – India

01. Covid vaccine near me  
02. Swimming pool near me  
03. Water park near me  
04. Movies near me  
05. Takeout restaurants open now near me  
06. Malls near me  
07. Metro station near me  
08. RT-PCR near me  
09. Polio drops near me  
10. मेरे पास के किराये के मकान (Rental houses near me)

### Top 10 “Sports events” searches – India

01. Indian Premier League  
02. FIFA World Cup  
03. Asia Cup  
04. ICC T20 World Cup  
05. Commonwealth Games  
06. Indian Super League  
07. Pro Kabaddi League  
08. ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup  
09. Australian Open  
10. Wimbledon

## Takeaway

The top “most searched things” data doesn’t include the searches from December 2022. The keywords will be more helpful, along with their search volume.

When you look into search volumes, you can see drastic changes in the monthly search volume for many keywords.

This data will be more helpful if used correctly in your marketing strategies.

You can rely on [free SEO tools](/content/site-root.html) like Suitejar to find popular and trendy keywords based on the region, along with keyword volume and more reliable metrics.

Get started now! Have a wonderful year ahead, and cheers for 2023!