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

For both breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google at www.google.com. With a bit of analysis, this flurry of searches often exposes interesting trends, patterns, and surprises.

On a monthly, weekly, and sometimes daily basis, this Google Zeitgeist page will be updated to reflect lists, graphs, and other tidbits of information related to Google user search behavior.

Archived information available here.
Top 10 Gaining Queries
Week Ending June 10, 2002

     1. r kelly

     2. tyson lewis

     3. boston phoenix

     4. solar eclipse

     5. mozilla

     6. world cup scores
     7. belmont stakes
     8. dee dee ramone
     9. john gotti
   10. elizabeth smart
Top 10 Declining Queries
Week Ending June 10, 2002

     1. miss universe

     2. roland garros

     3. Oxana Fedorova

     4. anna nicole smith

     5. golden jubilee

     6. hayden christensen

     7. senegal

     8. staroffice

     9. nba

   10. nitrofen

May 2002 Zeitgeist
Top 10 Gaining Queries
May 2002

     1. natalie portman

     2. star wars

     3. spiderman

     4. pim fortuyn

     5. world cup

     6. eurovision
     7. muttertag
     8. gta3
     9. dia de la madre
   10. roland garros
Top 10 Declining Queries
May 2002

     1. irs

     2. loft story

     3. tawny kitaen

     4. robert blake

     5. the bachelor

     6. tlc

     7. le pen

     8. elin nordegren

     9. nfl draft

   10. the masters
Top Travel Destinations
May 2002

     1. ferrari

     2. sony

     3. bmw

     4. nokia
     5. disney
     6. ryanair
     7. hp
     8. ikea
     9. adobe
   10. nike
 
Operating Systems Used to Access Google - May 2002
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 48%, Windows2000: 17%, WindowsXP: 12%, WindowsNT: 7%, Macintosh: 6%, WindowsXP: 4%, Linux: 1%, Other: 5%
This Month's Fun Fact - May 2002
Queries for the World Cup numbered nearly 14 times more than queries for the French Open.
In Remembrance
May 2002

        • layne staley

        • lisa lopes

        • linda lovelace

        • robert urich
Translations / Day
Feb. 2002
Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - May 2002
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - March 2002
Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - May 2002
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google - March 2002

Google Image Search Queries
Top Sports
May 2002

        1. soccer

        2. basketball

        3. football

        4. hockey

        5. baseball

  
Political Figures
May 2002

        1. le pen

        2. george bush

        3. arafat

        4. chirac

        5. ariel sharon

International Google Zeitgeist
United Kingdom
Popular Personalities
May 2002

        1. britney spears

        2. kylie minogue

        3. gareth gates

        4. holly valance

        5. david beckham
Popular Queries
May 2002

     1. spiderman

     2. loft story

     3. queen mother

     4. alton towers

     5. eurostar

     6. tesco
     7. london marathon
     8. football
     9. debenhams
   10. british airways
Top Television Shows
May 2002

        1. simpsons

        2. loft story

        3. eastenders

        4. buffy the vampire slayer

        5. friends

Germany
Top Brands
May 2002

        1. aldi

        2. bmw

        3. deutsche bahn

        4. opel

        5. siemens
Popular Queries
May 2002

     1. ice age

     2. handyzubehoer nokia

     3. servlet schulung

     4. hochzeit

     5. fussball

     6. sms kostenlos

     7. deutsche bahn

     8. aldi pc

     9. kommunion

   10. mallorca
Top Video Games
May 2002

        1. dragonball z

        2. counterstrike

        3. dungeon siege

        4. jedi knight 2

        5. moorhuhn

France
Popular Personalities
May 2002

        1. clara morgane

        2. britney spears

        3. le pen

        4. mylene farmer

        5. jacques chirac
Popular Queries
May 2002

     1. loft story

     2. sncf

     3. sms gratuit

     4. anpe

     5. air france

     6. immobilier
     7. olympique de marseille
     8. maroc
     9. tf1
   10. degriftour
Top Brands
May 2002

        1. air france

        2. michelin

        3. france telecom

        4. porsche

        5. palm

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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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