Alexa is always ready to help and entertain, and has been on hand to answer millions of questions posed by inquisitive users in the UK this past year. ‘Alexa’s Most Asked’ reveals insights into the fascinating minds of customers in the UK who turned to Alexa during 2022.

“People all over the world are interacting with Alexa billions of times each week to learn, be entertained, and get help with tasks,” said Dennis Stansbury, Alexa UK & Ireland Country Manager. “Watching Peppa Pig, finding out football scores, getting pancake recipes, asking Alexa to sing ‘Happy Birthday’, and saying ‘thank you’ are some of the most popular things that people in the UK have used Alexa for in 2022.”

From Prince Harry and Billie Eilish, to the World Cup and Wimbledon, Alexa has answered questions covering a wide array of 2022’s hottest topics, including questions related to the Royal Family such as “Alexa, how old is King Charles?” and “Alexa, who is Prince William married to?”.

Celebrity news had the nation hooked, with Alexa users keen to learn about their favourite famous faces, with “Alexa, how tall is Rishi Sunak?”, “Alexa, what is Elon Musk’s net worth?” and “Alexa, who is Ariana Grande married to?” coming in as the top celebrity questions.

With the launch of the new biopic, Elvis fever hit the UK in 2022 with the singer coming third out of the top requested artists via Alexa and Amazon Music, with Ed Sheeran and George Ezra coming in first and second respectively. The 2021 box office hit Encanto continued to stay in the hearts and minds of customers in the UK this year, with We Don’t Talk About Bruno coming in at number four of the top requested songs via Alexa and Amazon Music, and Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) the top requested album of 2022.

Outside of Hollywood, sport-related requests are where Alexa has also been helping out, with eager football fans scouting for score updates and asking when the World Cup starts, whilst tennis fans used their devices to find out when Wimbledon was starting. In terms of TV, Peppa Pig hit the top spot of the most requested TV show in 2022 across all Alexa-enabled screened devices.

Elsewhere, it’s clear that there’s no sign of customers in the UK shaking off their cooking bug with Alexa helping with recipes and cooking inspiration, with banana bread still in the top 4 most asked for recipes, being pipped to the post by pancakes, Yorkshire puddings, and chilli con carne.

Insights also show that customers in the UK have been turning to Alexa to see the funny side of life, with UK users averaging six fart-related requests a month. “Alexa, I love you” and “Alexa, how are you” also landed in the top 10 personality utterances said to Alexa, with “thank you” taking the top spot. Whilst Alexa can sing a variety of different songs, “Happy Birthday” was the most requested Alexa recital in 2022.

You can find the full list of ‘Alexa’s Most Asked’ for 2022 below:

Most Asked Questions About Sports


These were the top sports-related questions that Alexa was asked in the UK in 2022

  • “Alexa, what’s the Liverpool score?”
  • “Alexa, when does the World Cup start?”
  • “Alexa, what’s the Rangers score?
  • “Alexa, what’s the Arsenal score?”
  • “Alexa, what’s the Man City score?”
  • “Alexa, what’s the Chelsea score?”
  • “Alexa, who is the best footballer in the world?”
  • “Alexa, when is the Grand National?”
  • “Alexa, when does Wimbledon start?”
  • “Alexa, where is the Champions League final?”

Most Asked Questions About People


Here were the UK's most-asked questions of Alexa about People in 2022

Height

  • “Alexa, how tall is Jack Harlow?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is Rishi Sunak?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is Tom Cruise?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is Prince William?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is Billie Eilish?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is Peter Crouch?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is King Charles?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is the Queen?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is Kevin Hart?”
  • “Alexa, how tall is Liz Truss?”

Ages

  • “Alexa, how old is Diana Ross?”
  • “Alexa, how old is the Queen?”
  • “Alexa, how old is King Charles?”
  • “Alexa, how old is Prince William?”
  • “Alexa, how old is Tom Cruise?”
  • “Alexa, how old is Princess Anne?”
  • “Alexa, how old is David Attenborough?”
  • “Alexa, how old is Rod Stewart?”
  • “Alexa, how old is Boy George?”
  • “Alexa, how old is Vladimir Putin?”

Net worth

  • “Alexa, what is Elon Musk’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Lewis Hamilton’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Paul McCartney’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Johnny Depp’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what us Ed Sheeran’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Jeff Bezos’ net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Ronnie O’Sullivan’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Boris Johnson’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Gordon Ramsay’s net worth?”
  • “Alexa, what is Roman Abramovich’s net worth?”

Spouses

  • “Alexa, who is Liz Truss married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Vladimir Putin married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Claudia Winkleman married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Ronnie O’Sullivan married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Princess Ann married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Joanna Lumley married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Prince William married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Ariana Grande married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Beyonce married to?”
  • “Alexa, who is Ed Sheeran married to?”

Most Asked Questions About Music


The most commonly asked music-related queries to Alexa in the UK for 2022 are listed here

Top Artists

  • Ed Sheeran
  • George Ezra
  • Elvis Presley
  • Elton John
  • Adele
  • Disney
  • Harry Styles
  • Queen
  • Taylor Swift
  • The Beatles

Top Songs

  • Bad Habits (Ed Sheeran)
  • As It Was (Harry Styles)
  • Shivers (Ed Sheeran)
  • We Don't Talk About Bruno (Encanto)
  • Peru (Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran)
  • Green Green Grass (George Ezra)
  • Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (Kate Bush)
  • Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) (Elton John, Dua Lipa)
  • Heat Waves (Glass Animals)
  • Where Are You Now (Lost Frequencies ft Calum Scott)

Top Albums

  • Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • ‘=’ (Ed Sheeran)
  • ÷ (Deluxe) (Ed Sheeran)
  • Harry's House (Harry Styles)
  • Elvis 30 #1 Hits (Elvis Presley)
  • Gold Rush Kid (George Ezra)
  • The Platinum Collection (Queen)
  • 30 (Adele)
  • Staying at Tamara's (George Ezra)
  • Sing and Learn, Vol. 1 (A Collection of Nursery Rhymes to Help Little Ones Learn and Develop)

Most Asked Questions About Recipes


Here are the most popular Alexa questions about recipes in the UK in 2022

  • Pancakes
  • Yorkshire Pudding
  • Chili Con Carne
  • Banana Bread
  • Granny’s Victoria Sponge
  • Cheese Sauce
  • Waffles
  • Fruit Scones
  • Apple Crumble
  • Scrambled Eggs

Most Asked Questions About Alexa’s Personality


Here’s what the UK's most-asked questions about Alexa’s personality were in 2022. 

  •  “Alexa, Thank you”
  • “Alexa, good night”
  • “Alexa, hello”
  • “Alexa, good morning”
  • “Alexa, I love you”
  • “Alexa, how are you?”
  • “Alexa, sing me a song”
  • “Alexa, you’re the best”
  • “Alexa, what's your name?”
  • “Alexa, goodbye”

Most requested songs sung by Alexa

  • “Alexa, sing Happy Birthday”
  • “Alexa, beatbox”
  • “Alexa, sing a song about dogs”
  • “Alexa, sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
  • “Alexa, sing the alphabet”
  • “Alexa, sing Baa Baa Black Sheep”
  • “Alexa, do the Easter rap”
  • “Alexa, sing Baby Shark”
  • “Alexa, do the fart rap”
  • “Alexa, sing a song about cats”

Most requested Alexa farts

  • “Alexa, fart”
  • “Alexa, do a Christmas fart”
  • “Alexa, what do you call a dinosaur fart?”
  • “Alexa, play Mr Farts”
  • “Alexa, do a random fart”
  • “Alexa, play the fart song”
  • “Alexa, do a squeaky fart”
  • “Alexa, do a wet fart”
  • “Alexa, do a spicy fart”
  • “Alexa, do a ketchup fart”

*All of the above is based on UK customers interactions with Alexa from December 2021 – December 2022