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.

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
Elizabeth
Osinachi Nwachukwu
Ada Ameh
Rico Swavey
Takeoff
Chinedu Nwadike
Dablixx Osha
Dejo Tunfulu
Ifeanyi Adeleke
Alaafin of Oyo – Oba Lamidi Adeyemi

Even though Frog eyes shit on himself, he still didn't make the list.

Imagine someone that was dancing to 'kokobilo' like a cadaver.

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Nigerians are desperately searching for alternatives. That's why Peter Obi made the list.

They already know what EmiLokan and Dubai landlord stand for.

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