Google has released its annual “Year in Search” report outlining the top searches of 2022 around the world.

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Recognise any of these searches? You probably will. Google has revealed the UK’s top trending searches of the year and here’s what has come up trumps.

Puzzle game Wordle captured the imagination of the public and, of course, the death of the Queen was one of the biggest-searched subjects of 2022. Google’s Year In Search revealed that Stranger Things topped the TV charts, with Disney’s Encanto leading the way for movies.

Brits were also keen to learn more about I’m A Celeb stars Boy George and Chris Moyles, the war in Ukraine, the Jubilee, Storm Eunice and Glastonbury headliner, Diana Ross.

Here’s the top 10 most-searched for terms across the UK

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

News events

1. The death of Queen Elizabeth II

2. Ukraine

3. Monkeypox

4. Storm Eunice

5. Nato

6. Omicron symptoms

7. The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial

8. Train strikes

9. Elizabeth Line

10. Cost-of-living payment

Films

1. Encanto

2. The Batman

3. Uncharted

4. Thor: Love and Thunder

5. Black Adam

6. Top Gun

7. Everything Everywhere All At Once

8. GI Jane

9. Jurassic World

10. Morbius

TV

1. Stranger Things

2. The Watcher

3. Stay Close

4. The Tourist

5 Euphoria

6. House of the Dragon

7. Inventing Anna

8. I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

9. Dahmer

10. Moon Knight

Sport competitions

1. World Cup

2. Australian Open

3. Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)

4. Uefa Nations League

5. Winter Olympics 20226. Rugby League World Cup

7. Women’s Euros

8. Indian Wells

9. Asia Cup

10. Commonwealth Games

What was searched for celebrity babies?

Though Amber Heard welcomed daughter Oonagh Paige Heard last year, she still remained a popular search trend this year.

Additionally, users looked up Rihanna‘s baby, a son she welcomed in May. She first confirmed her pregnancy in January, which was announced with sweet photos taken in New York City.

In the KarJenner world, Kylie Jenner‘s second child with Travis Scott was also a search trend, as well as Khloe Kardashian‘s second child with Tristan Thompson.

What was searched for celebrity duos?

In terms of celebrity duos who were searched together, Will Smith and Chris Rock topped search trends.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were also a search trend after the supermodel raised concerns over the NFL star’s return to the field. The pair divorced in October after 13 years of marriage.

Another pair on the list of top trending searches were Shakira and Gerard Piqué. The two confirmed they were splitting ways in June after 11 years together, with the singer later publicly speaking out about how “tough” the separation had been on her and their two sons, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.