In 2022, Nebraska’s most popular Google searches ranged from cheap gas and blobfish to capybara and country concerts.
This comes from Google’s 12th annual “Year in Search” — a regional breakdown of the most popular searches throughout the year.
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Top 10 “near me” searches
Omaha
- estate sales
- gas prices
- pilates
- cheap gas
- poke
- indoor water park
- bingo
- at home covid test
- fish restaurants
- nutrition stores
Lincoln/Hastings/Grand Island/Kearney
- pediatric dentist
- cheapest gas
- night clubs
- Indian restaurant
- fish fry
- country concerts
- bed and breakfast
- haunted house
- gyros
- convenience store
North Platte
- grocery stores
- chiropractor
- hair salons
- gas prices
- oil change
- thrift stores
- coffee
- parks
- massage
- Mexican restaurant
From recipes and animals, to music genres and how to be a better lover — here’s a list of other popular searches throughout Nebraska.
Recipes
- Omaha: Aperol spritz
- Scottsbluff/Cheyenne, Wyoming: Tuna casserole
- Lincoln/Hastings/Grand Island/Kearney: Salmon patty
- North Platte: French toast
Music genres
- Omaha: rap | country | rock
- Scottsbluff/Cheyenne, Wyoming: country | rap | rock
- Lincoln/Hastings/Grand Island/Kearney: country | rap | rock
- North Platte: country | rock | rap
Animals
- Omaha: Capybara
- Scottsbluff/Cheyenne, Wyoming: Blobfish
- Lincoln/Hastings/Grand Island/Kearney: Merle Pitbull
- North Platte: Border Collie
“How to become a(n)…”
- us marshal
- twitch partner
- data analyst
- sports psychologist
- notary signing agent
- licensed contractor
- sub
- firefighter
- airline pilot
- Cpa
“How to be (a)…”
- good mother
- better lover
- better girlfriend
- better person
- happy
- single
“How to learn…”
- German free
- python
- ASL
- Japanese
- Spanish
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