January 1, 2022
2022 FIFA World Cup — 22nd FIFA World Cup
2022 Winter Olympics — 24th edition of Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 — 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
2021 Africa Cup of Nations — 2021 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
2022 Kazakh unrest — series of protests in Kazakhstan that began on 2 January 2022 after an LPG price increase
Mahsa Amini protests — Iranian protest movement in 2022–2023
2022 Formula One World Championship — 73rd running of the Formula One World Championship
Deaths in 2022 — list of notable deaths in 2022
2022–2023 mpox outbreak — outbreak of viral disease
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification — qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup