Google has shared its annual Year in Search statistics and revealed that Johnny Depp was essentially the most searched actor of the 12 months.
Depp was No 1 high trending person who customers looked for this 12 months, with Google’s rating being based mostly on the “highest spike this 12 months” versus the best variety of views in whole.
The actor was shortly adopted by Will Smith, who was on the centre of controversy when he slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars in March of this 12 months.
Amber Heard, Depp’s ex-wife, was the third top-trending individual within the Google searches. The pair have been concerned in a highly-publicised defamation trial earlier this 12 months.
Within the UK, Mason Greenwood topped the statistics of most-searched for folks, with Depp coming in second and Will Smith following simply after.
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss was on the UK listing after Smith, with Heard putting at fifth.
In the meantime, Adam Levine of Maroon 5 was revealed as Google’s high trending musician of 2022.
Contemplating that Maroon 5 didn’t launch any new music this 12 months – their final album ‘Jordi’ got here out final 12 months – many have speculated that Levine topped the listing of trending musicians because of the controversy surrounding his alleged affair with Instagram mannequin Sumner Stroh.
Stroh revealed on TikTok again in September that she had had “an affair with a person who’s married to a Victoria’s Secret mannequin”. Levine stated in response that he “didn’t have an affair” however “crossed the road throughout a regrettable interval in my life”.
Additionally that includes on the listing of Google’s high 5 trending musicians are Mary J. Blige, Lil Tjay, Kendrick Lamar and Migos.