Sex on the Beach to Paneer Pasanda: Here's what Indians searched for the most in 2022

The Google Year in Search for 2022 is out, and we have a list of the most searched items of the year. In India, people have searched for many recipes ranging from Paneer Pasanda and Pizza Margherita to Sex on The Beach. In the news category, singer Lata Mangeshkar and Sidhu Moose Wala's demise rocked Google Search. Other trending news topics in India include Russia Ukraine war, UP election, and Covid-19 cases. Top personalities on Google India in 2022 are BJP leader Nupur Sharma, India President Droupadi Murmu, UK PM Rishi Sunak, absconding businessman Lalit Modi, and Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen.

In the What is category, Indians heavily searched for 'what is Agneepath scheme', which the government proposed earlier this year for new army recruits. It is followed by NATO, NFT, PFI, and the square root of 4. 2022 was another milestone year for India as more Indians got boosters and COVID-19 jabs. Naturally, users heavily searched for 'how to download vaccine certificate' on the search engine. In the 'how to' list, other trending searches with this keyword include: How to download PTRC challan, drink pornstar martini, e-shram card, and stop motions during pregnancy. Similarly, the top movies on Google India in 2022 are Brahmastra, KGF Chapter 2, The Kashmir Files, RRR, and Kantara. With the search term 'near me', users search for covid vaccine near me, followed by 'swimming pool near me', 'water park near me', 'movies near me', and 'takeout restaurants open now near me'