Millennials and Gen Z are continually evolving, implementing ways to shorten the words they use while texting or crafting their social media posts, which has led to text message abbreviations and internet acronyms bombarding our chat rooms and social media feeds.
Hence, intrigued to find out which texting abbreviations make people scratch their heads most, Case24 extracted global search volume data from online analytics tool Ahrefs for 100 abbreviations, to divulge which abbreviations are the hardest to decipher as online users turn to Google for clarification.
Top 20 Most Googled Text Abbreviations Worldwide
1. SMH (Shake my head)
Average Global Monthly Search Volumes (AGMSV) 897,600
2. LMAO (Laughing my a** off)
AGMSV 429,600
3. TBH (To be honest)
AGMSV 398,200
4. LOL (Laughing out loud)
AGMSV 344,300
5. HMU (Hit me up)
AGMSV 303,000
6. FOMO (Fear of missing out)
AGMSV292,800
7. NGL (Not gonna lie)
AGMSV 280,200
8. DM (Direct message)
AGMSV279,900
9. AFK (Away from keyboard)
AGMSV 266,600
10. BAE (Before anyone else)
AGMSV 224,900
11. GOAT (Greatest of all time)
AGMSV 215,700
12. IMO (In my opinion)
AGMSV214,900
13. NSFW (Not safe for work)
AGMSV 200,100
14. OFC (Of course)
AGMSV 177,400
15. BBL (Be back later)
AGMSV 166,100
16. TFW (That feeling when)
AGMSV 164,800
17. TLDR (Too long didn’t read)
AGMSV 162,400
18. FYI (For your information)
AGMSV 156,200
19. POV (Point of view)
AGMSV 156,000
20. YOLO (You only live once)
AGMSV 146,200
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