Google search results before 2023 are usually easiest to get with a date filter or a search operator. The simplest method is to add before:2023-01-01 to your search, or use Google’s Tools → Any time → Custom range and set the end date to 2022-12-31.

Fast methods

  • Add a date operator:
    Search like this: your keywords before:2023-01-01.
  • Use Google’s menu:
    Search normally, click Tools , open Any time , then choose a custom range ending before 2023.
  • Year-only shortcut:
    In some cases, before:2023 works to exclude 2023 and later results.

Examples

  • AI news before:2023-01-01
  • climate change before:2023-01-01
  • your topic after:2021-01-01 before:2023-01-01 to narrow results to 2021–2022.

Notes

Google’s date filters can reflect when a page was indexed or updated, so results are not always a perfect archive of what was visible at the time. If you need a truly historical snapshot, a web archive is often more reliable than normal search filtering.

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MethodBest forExample
before: operatorQuick searchescats before:2023-01-01
Tools / custom rangeManual filtering in GoogleSet range to end on 2022-12-31
after: + before:Specific year rangestopic after:2021-01-01 before:2023-01-01
TL;DR: use **`before:2023-01-01`** for a quick filter, or Google **Tools** for a date range ending in 2022.