These are the words, movies and people that Americans searched for on Google in 2022

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In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif.

The end of the year is nearing, and as usual, Google is recapping 2022’s current events and trends with the most popular searches made through the platform.

These are the terms Americans searched the most.

Most popular searches overall

WordleElection resultsBetty WhiteQueen ElizabethBob SagetUkraineMega MillionsPowerball numbersAnne HecheJeffrey Dahmer

Most searched people

Johnny DeppWill SmithAmber HeardAntonio BrownKari LakeAnna Sorokin (Delvey)Chris RockAndrew TateAdam LevineSerena Williams

Most searched current events

Election resultsQueen Elizabeth passingUkrainePowerball numbersHurricane IanMonkeypoxTexas school shootingWill Smith OscarsJohnny Depp verdictRoe v Wade

Most searched movies

EncantoThor: Love and ThunderTop Gun: MaverickThe BatmanEverything Everywhere All at OnceBlack AdamJurassic World DominionBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverMorbiusTurning Red

Most searched TV shows

EuphoriaStranger ThingsThe WatcherInventing AnnaHouse of the DragonMoon KnightYellowstoneThe Summer I Turned PrettyObi-Wan KenobiShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Most searched songs

“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” – Encanto”Surface Pressure” – Encanto”Jiggle Jiggle” – Duke & Jones and Louis Theroux”Unholy” – Sam Smith and Kim Petras”As It Was” – Harry Styles”Running Up That Hill” – Kate Bush”Glimpse of Us” – Joji”About Damn Time” – Lizzo”Anti-Hero” – Taylor Swift”What Else Can I Do” – Encanto

Most searched definitions

RupeeOligarchCacaoHomerRecessionCannyForayTroveSauteTacit

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