SAN ANTONIO — Google is giving some insight into what San Antonio was most curious about this year, from Jennifer Aniston's salad recipe from her "Friends" days to election priorities.
According to its "Year in Trends," the Alamo City was the only place in the country with "early voting" as its top trend in the "near me" category. The top-trending animal was the great eared nightjar, which is a bird that looks almost cat-like.
Another interesting trend: San Antonio was only one of three places that had Hawaiian food as its top trending "near me" search.
The top five "near me" searches in San Antonio were:
- Early voting
- Gas prices near me
- Cheapest gas near me
- Plasma donation near me
- Ice machine near me
Things get interesting when you start looking at the top Google search trends in other categories. Like most of the country, for example, San Antonians were highly invested in the day's Wordle puzzle, along with the latest updates on some major international events.
Below are the top five trending search queries for all categories in San Antonio:
- Wordle
- Wordle today
- Ukraine
- Ukraine news
- World Cup
In the sports category, the Spurs and Cowboys were unsurprisingly top search terms in the Alamo City this year. But neither team are front and center when it came to the year's top-trending Google searches in town:
- Wordle
- World Series 2022
- World Cup Qatar 2022
- NBA Playoffs 2022
- FIFA World Cup 2022
The news category shows San Antonians were invested in the 2022 election results, particularly the latest polls in the Texas governor's race leading up to Nov. 8.
In the arts and entertainment category, San Antonians proved to be interested in one of the year's indie breakout hits and legal drama surrounding an A-list actor. Here are the top-trending Google searches for that category:
- Wordle
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Will Smith Oscars
- Johnny Depp verdict
- Andrew Tate