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To wrap up the end of 2022, Google released its results of the top trending searches of the past year for major cities across the country, including Memphis. While some results may not be shocking, others offer an interesting look at what people around the Memphis area were looking for in 2022.
Memphis searched for "5 star restaurants near me" more than any other city, while it is one of two places in the country that had "power outages near me" as a top trending search, joining Utica, New York. Additionally, the city's top trending animal was the muntjac deer, the top music genre was rap, and the top recipe for the past year was shakshuka, the only city in the country with the dish as its top trending recipe.
A couple of the region's top searches also involved gas prices, with people looking to find the most affordable prices near them. The rest of the top searches cover a variety of subjects, from food to electrical queries. These are the Memphis area's Top 10 trending "near me" searches for 2022:
- Power outages near me
- Junkyard near me
- Firework shows near me
- Power outage near me
- Gas prices near me
- Cheapest gas near me
- Estate sales near me
- 5 star restaurants near me
- Food pantry near me
- Remote jobs near me
Check out Google's website to see more about what people in the Memphis area were searching for this year.