Do you remember Wordle? After a turbulent year 2022 on all fronts, we would almost forget this lexical game, which enjoyed unfailing popularity just a few months ago. Fortunately, Google is there to make us rediscover the major trends of the year through its now famous retrospective of the year in search.
Thor and Johnny Depp at the top of the charts
Wordle therefore monopolizes the very first place of the most searched words on Google in 2022, worldwide. Unsurprisingly, on the news side, the war in Ukraine and the death of the Queen of England occupy the first two places. A small feat since Elizabeth II died at the end of the year, let us remember. On the cinema side and peoplethis is Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against Amber Heard and the last film Thor that have aroused the curiosity of Google users this year. The phenomenon House of the Dragondespite its launch with great fanfare during the summer, leaves the first place in the TV category to the more discreet series Euphoria.
Unfortunately, France is not entitled to its personalized ranking, without Google deigning to give the reason. On the other hand, new for 2022, the ranking of the most popular searches also includes Google’s advanced search tools such as Lens or voice search. The first, which is used to launch a search by image, has most often been accompanied by the queries “price” Where “close to me“, cementing the app’s appeal as a shopping tool on steroids.
Google Assistant reduced to telling jokes
More sadly, the first query to the brand’s voice assistant was “Tell me a joke” followed by “another one“. A situation that reflects the mess in which these voice assistants find themselves, who have never succeeded in materializing the technological revolution promised by the giants of the Net, and are relegated to the role of stupid connected alarms for cooking eggs. .
Finally, the Google Shazam (accessible via voice search in the Google app) was mainly used to recognize the Pakistani pop hit Pasoori by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill, as well as titles by BTS or Imagine Dragons. More surprisingly, the French title So low the vida by singer Indila rose to eighth place in the rankings, just ahead of Everybody of the Backstreet Boys. It’s a time of nostalgia.