Synthwave is quietly fading out

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Synthwave peaked at ~7,215 annual searches in 2022. 2026 is tracking ~4,304 (projected full year).

Estimated total yearly Google searches for “synthwave” in South Africa. 2022 (Jun–Dec) and 2026 (Jan–May) are partial in the raw data, so both are projected to full years using the average seasonal shape of 2023–2025.