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 July 29, 2002

     1. commonwealth games

     2. snakehead fish

     3. nt7

     4. austin powers

     5. bruce springsteen

     6. Rebekah Revels
     7. rivaldo
     8. cricket
     9. lance armstrong
   10. anna nicole smith
Top 10 Declining Queries
Week Ending July 29, 2002

     1. british open

     2. isla perejil

     3. london underground

     4. erdbeben

     5. gareth gates

     6. xolox

     7. dia del amigo

     8. ati

     9. devdas

   10. giant squid

2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
June 2002 Zeitgeist
Top 10 Gaining Queries
June 2002

     1. world cup

     2. fifa

     3. coupe du monde

     4. wimbledon

     5. wm 2002

     6. neverwinter nights
     7. big brother
     8. mundial 2002
     9. american idol
   10. the who
Top 10 Declining Queries
June 2002

     1. star wars

     2. pim fortuyn

     3. muttertag

     4. eurovision

     5. survivor

     6. natalie portman

     7. kentucky derby

     8. le pen

     9. chandra levy

   10. judith soltesz-benetton
Top Health and Fitness Queries - June 2002

     1. diabetes

     2. pregnancy

     3. viagra

     4. anorexia
     5. fitness
     6. medline
     7. yoga
     8. massage
     9. weight watchers
   10. health
 
Operating Systems Used to Access Google - June 2002
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 46%, Windows2000: 18%, WindowsXP: 14%, WindowsNT: 7%, Macintosh: 4%, Linux: 1%, Other: 5%
This Month's Fun Fact - June 2002
"world cup" was the third most popular query overall for the month of June.
Remembering...
June 2002

        • Jack Buck

        • John Entwistle

        • Darryl Kile

        • Dee Dee Ramone

 Searches for the event during the month which it took place.
Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - June 2002
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - June 2002
Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - June 2002
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google - May 2002

Google Image Search Queries
Top Soccer Players
June 2002

        1. david beckham

        2. ronaldo

        3. michael owen

        4. oliver kahn

        5. francesco totti
Serena vs. Venus
June 2002

Searches during June   
Top Clothing Brands
June 2002

        1. nike

        2. adidas

        3. benetton

        4. gucci

        5. hugo boss

International Google Zeitgeist
United Kingdom
Top World Cup Queries
June 2002

        1. world cup

        2. david beckham

        3. football

        4. fifa

        5. michael owen
Popular Queries
June 2002

     1. world cup

     2. bbc

     3. spiderman

     4. david beckham

     5. gareth gates

     6. currency converter
     7. easyjet
     8. kylie minogue
     9. wimbledon
   10. british airways
Top Brands
June 2002

        1. british airways

        2. tesco

        3. thomas cook

        4. ikea

        5. debenhams

Germany
Top World Cup Queries
June 2002

        1. wm 2002

        2. michael ballack

        3. dfb

        4. david beckham

        5. oliver kahn
Popular Queries
June 2002

     1. wm 2002

     2. musikschule

     3. gta3

     4. ard

     5. ranma

     6. sonne

     7. drachen

     8. flaggen

     9. mangas

   10. schwacke
Popular Musicians
June 2002

        1. no angels

        2. anastacia

        3. alizee

        4. kylie minogue

        5. sarah connor

Spain
Top World Cup Queries
June 2002

        1. world cup

        2. mundial 2002

        3. mundial de futbol

        4. fifa

        5. futbol
Popular Queries
June 2002

     1. eDonkey

     2. marca

     3. david bisbal

     4. world cup

     5. chenoa

     6. horoscopo

     7. harry potter

     8. renfe

     9. fifa

   10. madrid
Popular Musicians
June 2002

        1. las ketchup

        2. alex ubago

        3. salsa baile

        4. thalia

        5. eminem

France
Top World Cup Queries
June 2002

     1. coupe du monde

     2. fff

     3. football

     4. world cup

     5. fifa 2002
Popular Queries
June 2002

     1. caramail

     2. sncf

     3. coupe du monde

     4. tf1

     5. meteo

     6. loft story
     7. mariage
     8. horoscope
     9. michelin
   10. spiderman
Top Brands
June 2002

        1. sncf

        2. fnac

        3. michelin

        4. air france

        5. degriftour

Japan 
Top Soccer Players
June 2002

     1. デビッド・ベッカム

     2. 稲本潤一

     3. オリバー・カーン

     4. 鈴木隆行

     5. アン・ジョンファン
Popular Queries
June 2002

     1. ２ちゃんねる

     2. ワールドカップ

     3. ウルトラマンコスモス

     4. サッカー

     5. 父の日

     6. スターウォーズ
     7. 空から降る一億の星
     8. 宇多田ヒカル
     9. 韓国
   10. 協和香料化学
Top Anime Programs
June 2002

        1. シャーマンキング

        2. ONE PIECE

        3. テニスの王子様

        4. あずまんが大王

        5. 犬夜叉

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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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