The conflict in Ukraine is rampant in Italian searches on Google in 2022. Even the death of Queen Elizabeth has aroused interest, while involvement in the pandemic decreases in our country, only instructions for anti-Covid tests are being sought.
This is the picture that the popular search engine returns which traces the list of words, people and curiosities that have recorded the greatest increase in searches.
In the list of words of the year, Ukraine stands out in first place, then the pair Russia-Ukraine and Putin who is also at the top of the list of most searched characters of the year.
While 'Russia wants to invade Ukraine' is among the most typed whys and 'The Z on Russian tanks' is the 'what it means' most searched for by Italians.
In the list of words of the year there is
Italians also googled the elections held on September 25th;
Piero Angela, the unforgettable science popularizer who passed away on 13 August.
And an interest in sport also shines through with the Australian Open and Italy-Macedonia, the match that decreed the exclusion of the national team from the soccer World Cup.
Covid, which had dominated searches in previous years, has almost disappeared: Italians only ask Google how to do a quick or molecular swab.
The questions then show the need to find explanations for practical problems: how to apply, for example, for a single check or the 200 euro bonus.
While the "why?"
addressed to the search engine they seek answers on the war, Draghi's resignation, the increase in the cost of petrol,
Among the characters of the year, there is also a list of tennis champions (Sinner, Djokovic, Berrettini) and players (Vlahovic and Dybala).
Among the most heartfelt farewells, in addition to Queen Elizabeth and Piero Angela, there are David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament who died on 11 January and Monica Vitti, a talent of Italian cinema, who passed away on 2 February.