Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google


2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

April 2003 Zeitgeist
Top 10 Gaining Queries
April 2003

     1. sars

     2. easter

     3. david bloom

     4. jessica lynch

     5. grand national

     6. leslie cheung

     7. irs

     8. boston marathon

     9. madonna

   10. passover

Top 10 Declining Queries
April 2003

     1. al jazeera

     2. elizabeth smart

     3. michael moore

     4. cricket

     5. cebit

     6. mardi gras

     7. janina frostel

     8. ash wednesday

     9. ncaa

   10. eminem

Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Apr. 2003
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 34%, WindowsXP: 31%,  Windows2000: 21%, WindowsNT: 4%, Windows95: 2%, Macintosh: 3%, Linux: 1%, Other: 4%
Top Nature Queries
April 2003

     1. flowers

     2. beach

     3. sun

     4. water

     5. butterfly

Top Queries on Google
News
- April 2003

     1. sars

     2. laci peterson

     3. iraq

     4. jessica lynch

     5. david bloom

     6. american idol

     7. leslie cheung

     8. dixie chicks

     9. jennifer garner

   10. american airlines

Top "Jennifers"
April 2003

     1. jennifer lopez

     2. jennifer aniston

     3. jennifer garner

     4. jennifer love-hewitt

     5. jenny mccarthy

Top Health Queries
April 2003

     1. sars

     2. pregnancy

     3. pulmonary embolism

     4. diabetes

     5. aids

Top Wireless Queries
April 2003

     1. ringtones

     2. sms gratis

     3. motorola

     4. vodafone

     5. suonerie gratis

Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - April 2003
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: March 2001 - April 2003, MSIE 6.0 vs. MSIE 5.5 vs. MSIE 5.0 vs. Netscape 5.x+ vs. Netscape 4.x vs. MSIE 4.0
Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - April 2003
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google; March 2001 - April 2003, English vs. German vs. Japanese vs. Spanish vs. French vs. Chinese vs. Italian

Google Image Search Queries

Popular Easter Queries
April 2003

     1. ostern

     2. easter bunny

     3. easter eggs

     4. pasqua

     5. wielkanoc

Popular Male Artists
April 2003

     1. eminem

     2. 50 cent

     3. justin timberlake

     4. linkin park

     5. good charlotte

Interesting Image Queries
April 2003

     1. erysipelatous

     2. blue

     3. nautilacea

     4. overirrigation

     5. pigeonry


International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom
Popular Football Clubs
April 2003

     1. manchester united

     2. arsenal

     3. liverpool

     4. leeds

     5. real madrid

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. bbc news

     2. cheap flights

     3. easyjet

     4. david beckham

     5. ryanair

     6. britney spears

     7. amazon

     8. argos

     9. eminem

   10. avril lavigne

Popular Retailers
April 2003

     1. amazon

     2. argos

     3. tesco

     4. homebase

     5. john lewis

Canada
Popular Males
April 2003

     1. pete sampras

     2. allen iverson

     3. vince carter

     4. leslie cheung

     5. orlando bloom

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. sars

     2. air canada

     3. american idol

     4. vin diesel

     5. toronto maple leafs

     6. westjet

     7. beyblade

     8. revenue canada

     9. globe and mail

   10. neopets

Popular Females
April 2003

     1. mandy moore

     2. janice dickinson

     3. alyssa milano

     4. celine dion

     5. emma watson

Germany
Popular Travel
April 2003

     1. ferienwohnung nordsee

     2. routenplaner

     3. wetter

     4. lastminute

     5. stadtplan

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. ostern

     2. osterhase

     3. eminem

     4. big brother

     5. horoskop

     6. arbeitsamt

     7. songtexte

     8. gebrauchtwagen

     9. spiele

   10. sars

Popular Phone Queries
April 2003

     1. telefonbuch

     2. free sms

     3. telefonauskunft

     4. klingeltöne

     5. handy

Spain
Popular Males
April 2003

     1. valentino rossi

     2. luis miguel

     3. miguel hernandez poeta

     4. marilyn manson

     5. ricky martin

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. el mundo

     2. renfe

     3. telecinco

     4. iberia

     5. coches

     6. guia campsa

     7. hotel glamour

     8. real madrid

     9. beckham

   10. semana santa

Popular Travel
April 2003

     1. renfe

     2. iberia

     3. halcon viajes

     4. turismo rural

     5. barcelona

France
Popular TV Queries
April 2003

     1. nice people

     2. tf1

     3. m6

     4. smallville

     5. star academie

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. caramail

     2. sncf

     3. anpe

     4. fnac

     5. nice people

     6. eminem

     7. michelin

     8. ratp

     9. air france

   10. matrix

Popular Personalities
April 2003

     1. eminem

     2. jennifer lopez

     3. lorie

     4. shakira

     5. avril lavigne

Italy
Popular Automobiles
April 2003

     1. ferrari

     2. suzuki swift

     3. bmw

     4. alfa romeo

     5. nissan pulsar gti

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. pasqua

     2. grande fratello

     3. trenitalia

     4. alitalia

     5. lavoro

     6. oroscopo

     7. agriturismo

     8. gazzetta ufficiale

     9. sars

   10. iraq

Popular Females
April 2003

     1. elisabetta canalis

     2. manuela arcuri

     3. monica bellucci

     4. luisa corna

     5. jessica alba

The Netherlands
Popular Companies
April 2003

     1. anwb

     2. heineken

     3. kpn

     4. ns

     5. telegraaf

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. routeplanner

     2. pasen

     3. jennifer lopez

     4. eminem

     5. plaatjes

     6. honden

     7. marktplaats

     8. diddl

     9. shakira

   10. telefoongids

Popular News and Events
April 2003

     1. sars

     2. irak

     3. paashaas

     4. koninginnedag

     5. oorlog

Australia
Popular Auto Brands
April 2003

     1. holden

     2. mazda

     3. nissan

     4. toyota

     5. ferrari

Popular Queries
April 2003

     1. eminem

     2. singapore

     3. qantas

     4. sars

     5. christina aguilera

     6. big brother

     7. tatu

     8. britney spears

     9. virgin blue

   10. royal easter show

Popular Country Queries
April 2003

     1. singapore

     2. australia

     3. iraq

     4. china

     5. thailand

Japan
Popular Talent
April 2003

     1. 吉岡  美穂 (miho yoshioka)

     2. 後藤  真希 (maki goto)

     3. MEGUMI

     4. 小倉  優子 (yuko ogura)

     5. 酒井  若菜 (wakana sakai)

Current Events
April 2003

     1. SARS

     2. 六本木ヒルズ (rappongi hills)

     3. パナウェーブ研究所
         (panawave lab)

     4. ハローワーク (hello work)

     5. スカラー波 (scalar wave)

     6. ゴーヤー茶 (goya tea)

     7. 選挙速報 (election news flash)

     8. カスピ海ヨーグルト
         (caspian sea yogurt)

     9. 潮干狩り (shellfish gathering)

   10. レスリー・チャン
         (leslie cheung)

Top Brands
April 2003

     1. NHK

     2. dell

     3. 楽天 (rakuten)

     4. canon

     5. epson

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Zeitgeist Explained...
zeit·geist | Pronunciation: 'tsIt-"gIst, 'zIt | Function: noun | Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era
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