Google's annual 'Year in Search' report ranked leading queries that included the term 'near me' across the U.S. this year.
report, an annual review of people, places and things that piqued internet users' interests and drew the most attention online over the course of 2022.
The report, released earlier this month, highlights trending topics across a number of key categories, including news, celebrities, movies,In descending chronological order, the top five leading location-based questions ranked in Google's"near me" category are: gas prices near me, at home COVID test near me, voting near me, early voting near me and PCR test near me.
According to Google, a majority of Americans searching for topics"near them" were interested in gas prices in 2022, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine contributed to a spike in the U.S. cost of gasoline. Prices at the pump soared across the country, reaching an all-time high ofover the summer and causing President Joe Biden to call for a three-month federal gas tax holiday as a suggested means to combat rising costs.
After months of high numbers, the average cost of gasoline in the U.S. dropped below the price a year ago in early December, when it stood at $3.33 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association. One week earlier, the national average had fallen below the price Americans were paying prior to the start of the war in Ukraine.
A gasoline price board is shown at a gas station in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.Inquiries related to at-home COVID-19 tests and PCR tests — the kind given by medical professionals at doctor's offices or health clinics — ranked second and fifth, respectively, on Google's list of trending"near me" searches in the U.S. in 2022, while questions related to booster shots ranked sixth on search engine's list.
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