2022: Oxlade, Zazu Zeh, Buga, Anikulapo, Peter Obi, others top Google searches in Nigeria

Google’s 2022 Year in Search contains a compilation of people, topics, moments, events and places and high-profile deaths that stole the world’s attention each year.

Nigerian singer Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, known professionally as Oxlade, topped both categories of top trending people and top trending musicians searched by Nigerians this year.

Kunle Afolayan’s Anikulapo, Kizz Daniel’s ‘Buga’, AFCON, Casemiro and Will Smith also topped in their respective categories revealing Nigerians’ love for film, music, sport entertainment perosonalities and athletes.

Questions such as ‘Who is Peter Obi’s running mate?’, ‘Who is the APC Presidential candidate?’ and ‘Who is Atiku’s running mate?’ revealed the increased interest of Nigerians in politics and the elections happening next year.

Below are the trending searches in 2022.

Top 10 trending searches

AFCON

ASUU Strike

IPhone 14

Oxlade

NATO

Buga

Peter Obi

Ukraine

World Cup

Asake

Top trending people

Oxlade

Peter Obi

Asake

Black Sherif

Casemiro

Top trending actors

Will Smith

Johnny Depp

Yul Edochie

Osita Iheme

Judy Austin

Top trending musicians

Oxlade

Asake

Black Sherif

Portable

Lil Jay

Top trending athletes

Casemiro

Lisandro Martinez

Anthony

Gabriel Jesus

Raphinha

Top lyrics

Finesse lyrics

Overdose lyrics

Rush lyrics

If I broke na my business lyrics

Palazzo lyrics

Top recipes

Fried Rice recipe

Afang soup recipe

Jollof Rice recipe

Banana bread recipe

Parfait recipe

Top movies and series

Anikulapo

Blood Sisters

House of Dragon

Thor – Love & Thunder

The Woman King

Selina Tested

Tinder Swindler

Black Panther 2

Eternals

All of us are Dead

Top songs

Buga – Kizz Daniel

Overdose – Mavin

Machala – Berri Tiga ft Carter Efe

Calm Down – Rema

Rush – Ayra Starr

Trending 2022 loss

Queen Elizabeth

Osinachi Nwachukwu

Ada Ameh

Rico Swavey

Takeoff

Trending ‘What is” general

What is Lupus

What is NATO

What is NFT

What is the cause of the Russia and Ukraine war

What is the meaning of Zazu Zeh

What is a PVC

What is intersex

What is the meaning of Sapa

What is Greta Thunberg known for

What is the scientific term for ear ringing

Trending “Who is” general

Who is Peter Obi’s running mate

Who is Queen Elizabeth

Who is the greek god of war

Who is the APC presidential candidate

Who is Atiku’s running mate

Top trending devices

Iphone 14 pro max

Iphone 13 pro max

Tecno Camon 19

Infinix Note 12

Tecno Spark 12

Infinite Note 11

Redmi Note 11

Infinix Smart 6

Tecno Spark 9

Tecno Spark 8