South Africa’s top Google searches of 2022
This compilation is based on local search trends collated by Google, broken down in categories for better analysis.
The results show that for the second year in a row, the top trending search term in South Africa related to social grants as individuals sought to find out more about the R350Wordle, the online word game that exploded in popularity this year, was the second most searched term by South Africans, followed by climate change especially in the wake of the April 2022 floods that devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
“This year’s results show that Google is a trusted source of information when South Africans are uncertain, sad, or looking for ways to learn more or entertain themselves,” says Dr Alistair Mokoena, Country Director for Google South Africa, in a press statement sent to Hypertext. Local music was rocked by heartwrenching deaths, including the passing of rapper Riky Rick, only 34, who was the most searched loss, even beating out the death of Queen Elizabeth II in South Africa.
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