-
Google releases Nigeria’s 2022 Year in Search lists
-
A Year in Nigerian Search: Google’s Trending Searches of 2022
Google today revealed the findings of its 2022 Year In Search, showcasing the most searched terms, people, actors, musicians, topics, questions, and more that sparked Nigerians’ attention the most this year.
Google’s Year in Search is an annual report that highlights what people search for throughout the world to see, learn, and do while also revealing the top trending lists.
According to this year’s Year in Search results, Nigerians are more interested than ever in politics, entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and famous people.
The 2022 Year in Search lists offers a glimpse into what Nigerians were interested in during a year that featured significant sporting events, high-profile deaths, and the run-up to Nigeria’s election in February.
The Africa Cup of Nations, also known as AFCON, and Casemiro, a Brazilian football player, dominated the categories of top trending searches and top athletes and sports people, respectively.
Nigeria was ousted from the 2022 AFCON campaign by Tunisia in a 1 – 0 defeat, while Senegal went on to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title earlier this year, defeating Egypt.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) eight-month-long strike placed the organisation in second place among Nigerians’ most popular trending searches throughout the time period under consideration.
Oxlade, a Nigerian singer and songwriter, ranked first in both the top trending people and top trending musicians searches conducted by Nigerians this year.
Asake, an Afrobeat singer signed to YBNL Nation came up in second place in the top trending musicians list. Anikulapo, a Nigerian epic fantasy film starring Kunle Remi and produced by Kunle Afolayan topped the category of trending movies and series.
Questions like, ‘Who is Peter Obi’s running mate?’, ‘Who is the APC Presidential candidate?’, ‘Who is Atiku’s running mate?’, ‘Who is leading in the Osun State election?’, ‘Who isTinubu’s running mate?’ and ‘Who is Peter Obi?’, reveal the increased interest of Nigerians for politics and the elections happening next year.
Entertainment-related search terms like ‘Finesse lyrics’, ‘Buga’, the song by Kizz Daniel featuring Tekno and ‘Will Smith’ all topped their categories revealing Nigerians’ interest for lyrics, songs and celebrity personalities.
And in a year with a number of high-profile deaths, the death of Queen Elizabeth was the most searched loss, followed by gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, who died in April and actress Ada Ameh who died in August.
Other top searched questions like, ‘How to link NIN?’, ‘How to buy shares?’, ‘How to register for PVC online?’, ‘What is Lupus?’ and “What is NATO?’ showed how Nigerians made use of Search to find out more about their interests in 2022.
RELATED:
- Google Arts & Culture and Partners Establish a Digital Library to Preserve the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove
- Google announces First Cloud Region in Africa, gives updates on its $1B Commitment
Here are the trending searches in 2022:
Top 10 trending searches
- AFCON
- ASUU
- iPhone 14
- Oxlade
- NATO
- Buga
- Peter Obi
- Ukraine
- World Cup
- Asake
Top 10 trending people
- Oxlade
- Peter Obi
- Asake
- Black Sherif
- Casemiro
- Putin
- Lisandro Martinez
- Anthony
- Gabriel Jesus
- Raphinha
Top 10 athletes/ sports people
- Casemiro
- Lisandro Martinez
- Anthony
- Gabriel Jesus
- Raphinha
- Maduka Okoye
- Fofana
- Eriksen
- Tobi Amusan
- Graham Potter
Top 10 trending musicians
- Oxlade
- Asake
- Black Sherif
- Portable
- Lil Tjay
- Ruger
- Kwaku the traveller
- Buju
- Angelique Kidjo
- DJ YK
Top 10 trending actors
- Will Smith
- Johnny Depp
- Yul Edochie
- Osita Iheme
- Judy Austin
- Olu Jacobs
- Peggy Ovire
- Amber Heard
- Nkechi Blessing
- Thuso Mbedu
Top 10 trending loss
- Queen Elizabeth
- Osinachi Nwachukwu
- Ada Ameh
- Rico Swavey
- Takeoff
- Chinedu Nwadike
- Dablixx Osha
- Dejo Tunfulu
- Ifeanyi Adeleke
- Alaafin of Oyo – Oba Lamidi Adeyemi
Top 10 trending lyrics
- Finesse lyrics
- Overdose lyrics
- Rush lyrics
- If I broke na my business lyrics
- Palazzo lyrics
- Bandana lyrics
- Buga lyrics
- Kwaku the traveller lyrics
- Cough by Kizz Daniel lyrics
- Machala lyrics
Top 10 trending recipes
- Fried rice recipe
- Afang Soup recipe
- Jollof rice recipe
- Banana bread recipe
- Parfait recipe
- Sex on the beach recipe
- French toast recipe
- Ogbono soup recipe
- Chin chin recipe
- Lasagna recipe
Top 10 trending devices
- iPhone 14 pro max
- iPhone 13 pro max
- Tecno Camon 19
- Infinix Note 12
- Tecno Spark 7
- Infinix Note 11
- Redmi Note 11
- Infinix Smart 6
- Spark 7
- Tecno Spark 9
Top 10 trending movies/ series
- Anikulapo
- Blood sisters
- House of the dragon
- Thor love and thunder
- The woman king
- Selina tested
- Tinder Swindler
- Black Panther
- Eternals
- All of us are dead
Top 10 trending songs
- Buga – Kizz Daniel ft Tekno
- Overdose – Mavins, Crayon, Ayra Starr, Ladipoe, Magixx and Boy Spyce
- Machala – Carter Efe ft Berri Tiga
- Calm Down – Rema
- Rush – Ayra Starr
- Terminator – Asake
- Girlfriend – Ruger
- Finesse – Pheelz ft BNXN
- How are you my friend – Johnny Drille
- Cough – Kizz Daniel
Top 10 trending “Who is” general
- Who is Peter Obi’s running mate?
- Who is Queen Elizabeth?
- Who is the Greek God of war?
- Who is the APC Presidential candidate?
- Who is Atiku’s running mate?
- Who is Princess Diana?
- Who is leading in the Osun State election?
- Who is Tinubu’s running mate?
- Who is Peter Obi?
- Who is Rico Swavey?
Top 10 trending “How to” general
- How to link NIN?
- How to buy shares?
- How to register for PVC online?
- How to remove the rotoscope filter?
- How to maintain facial health by controlling the type of food consumed?
- How to create an NFT?
- How to upgrade to iOS 16?
- How to hide an app on an iPhone?
- How to hide number?
- How to write an application letter for a job?
Top 10 trending “What is” general
- What is Lupus?
- What is NATO?
- What is NFT?
- What is the cause of the Russia and Ukraine war?
- What is the meaning of zazu zeh?
- What is PVC?
- What is intersex?
- What is the meaning of sapa?
- What is Greta Thunberg known for?
- What is the scientific term for ear ringing?
For more information on Google’s Year in Search across the globe visit the Google’s trends site.