According to Google’s Year in Search 2022, Britain’s most googled term of the year was Wordle, closely followed by searches including the Queen, the World Cup, Ukraine and Johnny Depp.
While the daily puzzle game took the top spot, Google’s data show the range of the British public’s interests, from their deep and abiding obsession with current affairs, to their fascination with celebrities' lives, loves and deaths, and their passion for films, books and TV shows.
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A single session reading Readly at the start of the World Cup in Qatar, for example, yielded an article in football magazine Four Four Two on England and Wales’ hopes for the tournament; a feature from Time magazine about the US’s young, diverse team; an intriguing piece from The Big Issue on the backlash against Qatar hosting the tournament; and a story by broadcaster Mihir Bose in The Guardian about why, despite everything, he couldn’t help but tune in.
Shared experience
The World Cup was a good demonstration of the social experience that media has become, with people from all around the world tuning in to check scores, read match reports, watch highlights and share their thoughts on the competition with friends and family around the world.
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Even in a year where people sought out news about the war in Ukraine, the death of the Queen and the cost of living crisis, Google’s data revealed that British people continued to maintain an interest in their hobbies, passions and niche obsessions.
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Bookmarking
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