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title: "Most searched on Google 2022"
url: "https://indigotree.co.uk/insights/most-searched-on-google-2022/"
markdown_url: "https://indigotree.co.uk/insights/most-searched-on-google-2022.md"
date_published: "2023-01-29T17:26:36+00:00"
date_modified: "2025-08-17T18:20:27+01:00"
author: "Louise Towler"
featured_image: "https://indigotree.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Google-search.png"
featured_image_alt: "Google search trends"
categories:
  - "News"
description: "We always enjoy looking at the reports on what has been most searched on Google, and they have published a great summary for 2022."
---

# Most searched on Google 2022

## What searches were the most popular?

We always enjoy looking at the reports on what has been most searched on Google, and they have published a great summary for 2022.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXs3sKu41I>

Audio described version here: [https://youtu.be/pgSBHmToq1Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSBHmToq1Y&t=0s)

## UK search trends

The most popular Google searches in the UK (in comparison to previous years) were:

1. Wordle
2. World Cup
3. Queen Elizabeth
4. Ukraine
5. Lateral flow test
6. Mason Greenwood
7. Russia
8. Quordle
9. Jeffrey Dahmer
10. Johnny Depp

You can view the search trends for the UK on their [Year in Search 2022 page](https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2022/GB/).

It is fascinating to see the notable news events, such as "Queen Elizabeth's passing," reflected in the Google search trends, plus the questions, starting with "how many..." and "when ...".

### Asking questions

None of our clients will rank for these search terms in Google. But answering questions that your customers have is a great strategy to add value and focus on their needs and interests. This can also help boost your organic search traffic, and the topic research will help you identify keywords and phrases to use on your website.

## Google search optimisation

![alt text](https://indigotree.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_9AB83B60D74F-1.jpeg)

If you would like advice on how to improve the [technical search engine performance](https://indigotree.co.uk/what-we-do/search-engine-optimisation/) of your WordPress website, we will be happy to undertake a full review using our tools and experience.

This includes technical advice on [Core Web Vitals and optimising your site](https://indigotree.co.uk/what-we-do/performance-improvement/) to improve its ranking in Google search - we can help with that too!

[Schedule my website review.](https://indigotree.co.uk/contact-us/)