“iPhone 14” was the eighth most searched term globally on Google in 2022, beaten by other terms such as Wordle, the World Cup, Ukraine and the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The revelation came in Google’s annual publication of its “Year in Search”, showing the most searched term across different categories including news, people, movies and more. “iPhone 14” was ranked in the top 10 for general searches, and according to Google Trends, searches for the term understandably increased in September when the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro series were announced.
In more specific terms, “Dynamic Island” was one of the most searched tracking terms for “iPhone 14”, despite only being available on the high-end iPhone 14 Pro. Other related high-ranking searches include Deep Purple, “iPhone 14 Pre-Order” and “iPhone 14 Price”.
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