Google has released lists of its top trending search terms, questions and moments that were most important to Canadians in 2022.
Over the past year, Canadians turned to Google for updates on the war in Ukraine, the health and eventual passing of Queen Elizabeth, as well as late celebrities including Betty White, Bob Saget and Anne Heche.
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But it wasn’t all serious searches. Wordle (and its Canadian spinoff, Canuckle) gave people some daily fun, while many needed to know the latest from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial and more about SlapGate featuring Will Smith and Chris Rock.
Top Search Trends
1. Wordle
2. Ukraine
3. World Cup
4. Queen Elizabeth
5. Betty White
6. Bob Saget
7. Anne Heche
8. Canuckle
9. Johnny Depp
10. Will Smith
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine weighed heavily on Canadians, but homegrown issues like the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa, the nationwide Rogers outage, Lisa LaFlamme’s departure from CTV, and the Saskatchewan stabbings that left 11 people dead and 18 injured were also on Canadians’ minds.
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And after two years of uncertainty, the reopening of the CNE brought Torontonians together and back for in-person experiences.
Top Canadian News Search Trends
1. Ukraine
2. Rogers outage
3. Monkeypox
4. Lisa LaFlamme
5. CNE
6. U.S. Midterm Elections
7. Saskatchewan stabbings
8. World Cup 2022
9. Oscars 2022
10. Freedom Convoy 2022
But it was the year’s significant moments that had Canadians hunting for answers – some of which we are still questioning.
1. Why is Russia attacking Ukraine?
2. Why is Rogers down?
3. Why did Will slap Chris?
4. Why is Ukraine not in NATO?
5. Why is there a formula shortage?
6. Why is gas so expensive right now?
7. Why are truckers protesting?
8. Why is there a Tylenol shortage?
9. Why is Crypto currency going down?
10. Why did Liz Truss resign?
Canadians also needed help, from figuring out where to watch the World Cup and how to pronounce host country Qatar, how to help Ukraine, and figuring out how to do a rapid COVID test and get that pesky vaccine QR code.
Pop culture and sports reigned supreme with Johnny Depp, Encanto, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Novak Djokovic and the Olympics topping their respective lists.
Top Celebrities
1. Johnny Depp
2. Will Smith
3. Amber Heard
4. Chris Rock
5. Adam Levine
6. King Charles
7. Jada Pinkett Smith
8. Julia Fox
9. Bruce Willis
10. Mary J. Blige
Top Movies
1. Encanto
2. Top Gun
3. The Batman
4. Thor Love and Thunder
5. Turning Red
6. Black Adam
7. Everything Everywhere All at Once
8. Morbius
9. Uncharted
10. Don’t Worry Darling
Top TV Series
1. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2. Euphoria
3. Stranger Things
4. Inventing Anna
5. The Watcher
6. House of the Dragon
7. Moon Knight
8. Yellowstone
9. The Boys
10. The Summer I Turned Pretty
Top Sports Searches
1. World Cup
2. Olympic medal count
3. Calgary Flames
4. Olympics
5. CFL scores
6. T20 World Cup 2022
7. Asia Cup 2022
8. Canada Soccer
9. Golden State Warriors
10. Indian Wells tennis
Top Athletes
1. Guy Lafleur
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Antonio Brown
4. Serena Williams
5. Eileen Gu
6. Kamila Valieva
7. Felix Auger Aliassime
8. Mitchell Miller
9. Johnny Gaudreau
10. Kirby Dach
