Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google
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October 2002 Zeitgeist
Top 10 Gaining Queries
October 2002

     1. halloween costumes

     2. sniper

     3. bugbear

     4. ulrika jonsson

     5. bail

     6. pumpkin carving

     7. paul wellstone

     8. bushmaster

     9. hurricane lili

   10. chicago marathon
Top 10 Declining Queries
October 2002

     1. american idol

     2. world trade center

     3. september 11

     4. ryder cup

     5. kelly clarkson

     6. big brother 3

     7. us open tennis

     8. irish travelers

     9. west nile virus

   10. Bundestagswahl
Top Brands
October 2002

     1. ferrari

     2. sony

     3. bmw

     4. nokia

     5. microsoft

     6. ikea

     7. goldman sachs

     8. hp

     9. disney

   10. british airways
This Month's Fun Fact
October 2002

The most popular word typed into the Google search engine for October 2002 was "de." The other top terms are listed to the right with their relative frequency represented in a bar graph.
 This Month's Fun Fact - October 2002 : Top Television Premieres
Top Halloween Searches
October 2002

     1. halloween costumes

     2. vampire

     3. pumpkin patterns

     4. ghost

     5. halloween games
Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - October 2002
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - October 2002
Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - October 2002
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google - October 2002

Google Image Search Queries
Top Halloween Images
October 2002

        1. skull

        2. ghost

        3. vampire

        4. witch

        5. alien
Top Food Images
October 2002

     1. pizza

     2. coffee

     3. chicken

     4. fish

     5. wine
Top Automobiles
October 2002

     1. ferrari

     2. porsche

     3. bmw

     4. jaguar

     5. corvette
International Google Zeitgeist
United Kingdom
Popular Videogames
October 2002

     1. gta vice city

     2. dragonball z

     3. tomb raider

     4. pro evolution soccer 2

     5. final fantasy
Popular Queries
October 2002

     1. ulrika jonsson

     2. tesco

     3. john leslie

     4. london underground

     5. london evening standard

     6. peter kay

     7. tipping the velvet

     8. carphone warehouse

     9. blazin squad

   10. bugbear virus
Popular Male Artists
October 2002

     1. nelly

     2. gareth gates

     3. eminem

     4. ja rule

     5. justin timberlake
Canada
Top Sports Searches
October 2002

     1. hockey

     2. tunisie foot

     3. toronto maple leafs

     4. basketball

     5. snowboarding
Popular Queries
October 2002

     1. britney spears

     2. eminem

     3. halloween costumes

     4. vin diesel

     5. air canada

     6. harry potter

     7. hockey

     8. tunisie foot

     9. anime

   10. sniper
Top Nature Searches
October 2002

     1. mountains

     2. weather

     3. fleur

     4. sunset

     5. earth
Germany
Top Stores
October 2002

     1. Aldi

     2. Tchibo

     3. Media Markt

     4. Ikea

     5. Karstadt
Popular Queries
October 2002

     1. Halloween

     2. Weihnachten

     3. Winterreifen

     4. Tag der Deutschen Einheit

     5. Fernsehprogramm

     6. Michelle Hunziker

     7. Kalendar 2003

     8. Onvista

     9. Bugbear

   10. Islam
Top Male Celebrities
October 2002

     1. Vin Diesel

     2. Eminem

     3. Nelly

     4. Tom Cruise

     5. Brad Pitt
Spain
Top Cities
October 2002

     1. barcelona

     2. madrid

     3. paris

     4. cadiz (in andalusia)

     5. granada
Popular Queries
October 2002

     1. gran hermano

     2. casas rurales

     3. empleo

     4. david bisbal

     5. telecinco

     6. draco malfoy

     7. spiderman

     8. los sims

     9. real madrid

   10. futbol
Top Movies
October 2002

     1. spiderman

     2. harry potter

     3. star wars

     4. austin powers

     5. the fast and the furious
France
Top Cartoons
October 2002

     1. tin tin

     2. spiderman

     3. south park

     4. simpsons

     5. garfield
Popular Queries
October 2002

     1. sncf

     2. halloween

     3. horoscope

     4. star academy

     5. vanessa demouy

     6. counter strike

     7. football

     8. tin tin

     9. bob marley

   10. las ketchup
Top Music
October 2002

     1. jennifer lopez

     2. eminem

     3. britney spears

     4. marilyn manson

     5. red hot chili peppers
Japan
Top Electronic Appliances
October 2002

     1. 携帯電話

     2. 食器洗い乾燥機

     3. コンパクトカメラ

     4. パソコン

     5. デジカメ
Popular Queries
October 2002

     1. ラグナロク

     2. ガンダム

     3. ADSL

     4. 田中耕一

     5. ノーベル賞

     6. JA ネットバンキング

     7. ハリーポッター

     8. 島津製作所

     9. 着メロ

   10. 北朝鮮
Top Job-related Queries
October 2002

     1. ハローワーク

     2. 転職

     3. 求人

     4. 就職情報

     5. 履歴書
Italy
Top Brands
October 2002

     1. Fastweb

     2. Omnitel

     3. ebay

     4. Apple

     5. Ikea
Popular Queries
October 2002

     1. halloween

     2. pinocchio

     3. trenitalia

     4. gazzetta ufficiale

     5. inter

     6. natale

     7. smau

     8. panorama

     9. berlusconi

   10. finanziaria 2003
Top TV Programs
October 2002

     1. Operazione Trionfo

     2. ER

     3. Saranno Famosi

     4. Striscia la notizia

     5. Soprano
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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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