PHOENIX — 2023 is coming to a close and it is always interesting to learn the top trending topics of the year. Google Trends has compiled a list of the Phoenix-area's top trending searches of 2023.
Some are surprising, like Phoenix being the only area in the United States to have "lobster roll near me" as a top search. Some, not so much, like the top trending musical tour search being Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, which she opened in Glendale.
Here's what the Valley searched for most:
Musical tour
As we already mentioned, the top "tour" search for Phoenix was Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour. Swift opened the world tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale back on March 17.
The tour the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts.
Not only was Swift's landmark Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35 million tickets sold across 60 tour dates, the concert trade publication found.
Drake's It's All a Blue Tour was the second most searched in Phoenix and Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour came in at No. 3.
TV Show
You have to go all the way back to January 2023 for the release of the most searched TV show. "The Last of Us" was the No. 1 most-searched TV show in Phoenix this year.
"The Last of Us," based on the popular video game, takes place 20 years after a global pandemic destroys most of civilization, as a man (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with escorting a teenager (Bella Ramsey) out of a quarantine zone.
The series, which has already been renewed for a second season, has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and an 84 on Metacritic.
"The Night Agent" was the second most-searched show in Phoenix followed by "The Golden Bachelor" and No. 3.
'Near me' search
The top "near me" search from Phoenix in 2023 is something we probably all searched several times this year. "Air quality near me" was the top search in Phoenix.
The No. 2 search was "vape shop near me" and the No. 3 search, as we mentioned earlier, was "lobster roll near me."
'Versus' search
We can't forget about sports in the top trending searches of 2023. Phoenix residents most searched "Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder," a professional boxing match fought in May 2023. The No. 2 "versus" search was "Mexico vs Japan baseball" and No. 3 was "Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermall Charlo time."
Want to see top trends from 2023 across the entire nation? Google lists them here.
