What was searched for events?

Queen Elizabeth II's decease was amongst the apical trending searches this year, according to Google. The precocious monarch—and Britain's longest-reigning sovereign—died connected Sept. 8 astatine property 96. Upon her death, her eldest kid King Charles III ascended to the throne, becoming the oldest idiosyncratic to presume the British crown at property 73.

Another highly-searched lawsuit was the verdict successful the defamation proceedings betwixt exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, which ended successful June erstwhile a assemblage recovered the Aquaman actress liable of defaming her erstwhile husband and awarded the histrion $10.4 cardinal successful damages. As for Heard's countersuit against Depp, she was awarded $2 cardinal successful compensatory damages. Both parties person since filed appeals.

Also grabbing attraction successful hunt trends was the Oscars slap—the publically televised infinitesimal erstwhile Will Smith walked onstage astatine the 2022 Academy Awards and struck Chris Rock aft the comedian made a gag about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. Smith, who won the award for champion actor moments after, has since repeatedly apologized for the altercation though he was banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years arsenic a effect of the incident.

What was searched for actors?

Asides from Depp, Smith, Heard, Rock and Pinkett Smith—who topped hunt trends—viewers were besides funny to cognize much astir different stars.

Joseph Quinn became a fashionable hunt pursuing his breakout show connected Stranger Things play four. Joining him are Evan Peters, who recently played serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer successful Ryan Murphy's Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer story; Andrew Garfield, whose stellar twelvemonth included an Emmy and Grammy nomination, arsenic good arsenic a highly-talked astir Spider-Man: cameo; Julia Fox, the Uncut Gems histrion and manner icon whose relationship with Kanye West turned heads; and Ezra Miller, the Justice League histrion troubled by multiple legal controversies this year.

What was searched for movies?

2022 served up a batch of movie magic, with radical searching Thor: Love and Thunder a batch this year.

Action blockbuster Black Adam starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was besides wide popular, followed by Top Gun: Maverick featuring Tom Cruise and superhero flick The Batman, with Robert Pattinson playing the titular acheronian knight.

Encanto was besides amongst the apical trends—and the animated movie surely has racked up a batch of emotion from personage families and Google searches alike.

What was searched for TV shows?

HBO's Euphoria was the amongst the apical trending searches for TV shows of 2022—another honor the play has gained aft being nominated for aggregate Emmys, including a 2nd champion histrion award for Zendaya.

House of the Dragon was besides popularly searched, followed by Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac, Netflix's thriller series The Watcher and Inventing Anna, which follows the vocation of con creator Anna Delvey.

What was searched for personage breakups?

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson's August split was a apical hunt inclination this year, arsenic was the breakup betwixt Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey successful June.

Users besides searched for Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers' fallout successful February, which came 1 twelvemonth aft Rodgers announced their engagement successful 2021.

What was searched for celebrity babies?

Though Amber Heard welcomed girl Oonagh Paige Heard last year, she inactive remained a fashionable hunt inclination this year.

Additionally, users looked up Rihanna's baby, a son she welcomed successful May. She first confirmed her gestation successful January, which was announced with saccharine photos taken successful New York City.

In the KarJenner world, Kylie Jenner's second child with Travis Scott was besides a hunt trend, arsenic good arsenic Khloe Kardashian's 2nd child with Tristan Thompson.

What was searched for personage duos?

In presumption of personage duos who were searched together, Will Smith and Chris Rock topped hunt trends. 

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were besides a hunt inclination aft the supermodel raised concerns implicit the NFL star's instrumentality to the field. The brace divorced successful October aft 13 years of marriage.

Another brace on the database of apical trending searches were Shakira and Gerard Piqué. The 2 confirmed they were splitting ways successful June aft 11 years together, with the singer later publically speaking retired astir however "tough" the separation had been connected her and their 2 sons, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.