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

2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

August 2004 Zeitgeist
Popular Google News Queries - August 2004

     1. athens 2004

     2. hurricane charley

     3. olympics

     4. bush

     5. john kerry

     6. scott peterson

     7. rick james

     8. phish

     9. kobe bryant

   10. hurricane frances

Popular Olympics Queries
August 2004

     1. olympics

     2. olympics 2004

     3. athens olympics

     4. olympics schedule

     5. summer olympics


Popular Hurricane Queries
August 2004

     1. hurricane charley

     2. national hurricane center

     3. hurricane frances

     4. hurricane charley

     5. hurricane andrew

Popular Football Queries
August 2004

     1. football

     2. fantasy football

     3. nfl

     4. college football

     5. fantasy football rankings

Google Image Search Queries

Popular 2004 Olympic Medalists - August 2004

     1. michael phelps

     2. carly patterson

     3. svetlana khorkina

     4. ian thorpe

     5. misty may

Popular "Simpsons"
August 2004

     1. jessica simpson

     2. ashlee simpson

     3. simpsons

     4. bart simpson

     5. homer simpson

Popular Sequels
August 2004

     1. shrek 2

     2. halo 2

     3. 2 fast 2 furious

     4. spiderman 2

     5. doom 3


International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom
Popular Women
August 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. christina aguilera

     3. paris hilton

     4. katie price

     5. jennifer ellison

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. athens

     2. big brother

     3. get a job online

     4. olympics

     5. holidays

     6. cbbc

     7. national lottery

     8. dictionary

     9. cheap holidays

   10. usher

Popular Airlines
August 2004

     1. easyjet

     2. ryanair

     3. british airways

     4. bmi

     5. virgin

Canada
Popular Fashion Brands
August 2004

     1. louis vuitton

     2. von dutch

     3. diesel

     4. prada

     5. holt renfrew

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. lindsay lohan

     2. family guy

     3. avril lavigne

     4. olympics

     5. inuyasha

     6. chad michael murray

     7. canadian idol

     8. westjet

     9. mls

   10. toronto star

Popular Men
August 2004

     1. eminem

     2. michael phelps

     3. bam margera

     4. david beckham

     5. tom welling

Germany
Popular Women
August 2004

     1. paris hilton

     2. christina aguilera

     3. britney spears

     4. jeanette biedermann

     5. pamela anderson

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. olympia

     2. routenplaner

     3. olympische spiele

     4. last minute

     5. arbeitsamt

     6. songtexte

     7. horoskop

     8. billig flüge

     9. witze

   10. hochzeit

Popular German Cities
August 2004

     1. berlin

     2. hamburg

     3. münchen

     4. köln

     5. dresden

Spain
Popular Women
August 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. avril lavigne

     3. catwoman

     4. barbie

     5. halle berry

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. renfe

     2. juegos

     3. sport

     4. horoscopo

     5. infojobs

     6. iberia

     7. real madrid

     8. olimpiadas

     9. juegos olimpicos

   10. el codigo da vinci

Popular Sports
August 2004

     1. futbol

     2. natacion

     3. atletismo

     4. tenis

     5. ciclismo

France
Popular Sports
August 2004

     1. natation

     2. judo

     3. gymnastique

     4. escrime

     5. cyclisme

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. jeux

     2. france

     3. meteo

     4. anpe

     5. britney spears

     6. skyblog

     7. humour

     8. michelin

     9. jeux olympiques

   10. marjolaine

Popular Telecom Queries
August 2004

     1. orange

     2. sfr

     3. france telecom

     4. bouygues telecom

     5. cegetel

Italy
Popular Italian Singers
August 2004

     1. vasco rossi

     2. tiziano ferro

     3. eros ramazzotti

     4. renato zero

     5. paolo meneguzzi

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. olimpiadi

     2. last minute

     3. calciomercato

     4. repubblica

     5. gazzetta

     6. ansa

     7. atene 2004

     8. inter

     9. avril lavigne

   10. ferrari

Popular Athletes
August 2004

     1. valentino rossi

     2. tania cagnotto

     3. nadia comaneci

     4. francesca piccinini

     5. federica pellegrini

The Netherlands
Popular Fashion Brands
August 2004

     1. evisu

     2. von dutch

     3. louis vuitton

     4. gucci

     5. ugg

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. olympische spelen

     2. spongebob

     3. ajax

     4. hilary duff

     5. jojo

     6. lindsay lohan

     7. evisu

     8. orlando bloom

     9. anwb

   10. feyenoord

Popular Men
August 2004

     1. orlando bloom

     2. cristiano ronaldo

     3. brad pitt

     4. 2pac

     5. 50 cent

Australia
Popular Olympic Stars
August 2004

     1. ian thorpe

     2. grant hackett

     3. tamsyn lewis

     4. lauren jackson

     5. jodie henry

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. olympics

     2. qantas

     3. ian thorpe

     4. australian idol

     5. virgin blue

     6. usher

     7. afl

     8. hilary duff

     9. the oc

   10. nrl

Popular OC Stars
August 2004

     1. adam brody

     2. mischa barton

     3. rachel bilson

     4. benjamin mackenzie

     5. samaire armstrong

Japan
Popular Music-Related Queries - August 2004

     1. 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

     2. 徳永善也 (Yoshiha Tokunaga)

     3. 歌詞 (lyrics)

     4. 中島美嘉 (Mika Nakajima)

     5. チェッカーズ (checkers)

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. athens

     2. 台風情報 (typhoon information)

     3. 天気予報 (weather forecast)

     4. 綾瀬はるか (Haruka Ayase,
            actress)

     5. 壁紙 (wallpaper)

     6. 冬のソナタ (popular Korean
            TV series)

     7. winny

     8. 翻訳 (translation)

     9. オリンピック (Olympics)

   10. 高校野球 (high school
            baseball)

Popular Car-Related Queries - August 2004

     1. 中古車 (used car)

     2. 日産 (Nissan)

     3. レンタカー (rental car)

     4. オートバックス (Autobacs)

     5. マツダ (Mazda)


Korea

Popular Queries
August 2004

    1. 올림픽 (Olympics)

    2. 풀하우스 (TV series
           "Full House")

    3. 파리의 연인 (TV series
           "Lovers in Paris")

    4. 동방신기 (boy band
           "Dong Bang Shin Gi")

    5. 구미호 외전 (TV series
           "Gumiho Wejun")

    6. 허무송 (a running joke of
           abbreviated songs)

    7. 김태희 (actress Kim Tae-hee)

    8. 정은임 (anchorwoman
           Jung Eun-im)

    9. 전지현 (actress Jun Ji-hyun)

  10. 강동원 (actor Kang Dong-won)

China 

Popular Queries
August 2004

    1. 奥运会 (Olympic Games)

    2. christina aguilera

    3. 大唐双龙传 (a popular
            TV series)

    4. 言情小说 (romance novel)

    5. 金山词霸 (online dictionary)

    6. 七里香 (song lyrics of pop singer
            Jay Chau)

    7. 传奇私服 (a popular
            video game)

    8. 明成皇后 (popular Korean TV
            series)

    9. 在线翻译 (translation online)

  10. 社会实践报告 (report for
            social issues)

Russia

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. Ремонт Epson (Epson repair)

     2. Карта Москвы
            (map of Moscow)

     3. Отдых в Турции
            (vacation in Turkey)

     4. Рыбалка (fishing)

     5. 1 сентября (September 1)

     6. Школа (school)

     7. Египет (Egypt)

     8. Аэропорт Домодедово
            (airport Domodedovo)

     9. Футбол (soccer)

   10. adsl провайдер
            (adsl provider)


Finland 

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. irc-galleria

     2. britney spears

     3. harry potter

     4. kissa

     5. pelit

     6. runescape

     7. nalle puh

     8. avoimet työpaikat

     9. paris hilton

   10. taustakuvat

Norway 

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. vg

     3. cristiano ronaldo

     4. pokemon

     5. simpsons

     6. tattoo

     7. humor

     8. finn.no

     9. dagbladet

   10. metallica


Sweden

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. aftonbladet

     2. britney spears

     3. blocket

     4. paris hilton

     5. dc++

     6. lunarstorm

     7. snyggast

     8. expressen

     9. cristiano ronaldo

   10. victoria silvstedt

Brazil

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. olimpiadas

     2. receita federal

     3. cavaleiros do zodiaco

     4. folclore brasileiro

     5. linkin park

     6. dia dos pais

     7. futebol

     8. mitologia grega

     9. mensagens de amor

   10. garfield

Denmark 

Popular Queries
August 2004

     1. heste

     2. dmi

     3. ol

     4. pokemon

     5. bornholm

     6. horoskop

     7. ekstrabladet

     8. cykler

     9. harry potter

   10. ikea

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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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