Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google
2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
April 2002
Top 10 Gaining Queries
April 2002

     1. loft story

     2. linda lovelace

     3. gran hermano

     4. spiderman

     5. tawny kitaen
     6. le pen
     7. israel
     8. robert blake
     9. irs
   10. lisa lopes
Top 10 Declining Queries
April 2002

     1. oscars

     2. ostern

     3. brooke gordon

     4. presa canarios

     5. national geographic

     6. ncaa

     7. ice age

     8. halle berry

     9. formula 1

   10. gareth gates
Top Brands
April 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 - April 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 - April 2002
For the first time, Google received more queries in Spanish than in Japanese.

In Remembrance
April 2002

        • layne staley

        • lisa lopes

        • linda lovelace

        • robert urich
Top Tax Queries
April 2002

        1. irs

        2. tax forms

        3. irs forms

        4. turbotax

        5. 1040
Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - April 2002
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - March 2002
Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - April 2002
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google - March 2002

Google Image Search Queries
Top Sports
April 2002

        1. soccer

        2. basketball

        3. football

        4. hockey

        5. baseball
 
Political Figures
April 2002

        1. le pen

        2. george bush

        3. arafat

        4. chirac

        5. ariel sharon
International Google Zeitgeist
United Kingdom
Popular Personalities
April 2002

        1. britney spears

        2. kylie minogue

        3. gareth gates

        4. holly valance

        5. david beckham
Popular Queries
April 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
April 2002

        1. simpsons

        2. loft story

        3. eastenders

        4. buffy the vampire slayer

        5. friends
Germany
Top Brands
April 2002

        1. aldi

        2. bmw

        3. deutsche bahn

        4. opel

        5. siemens
Popular Queries
April 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
April 2002

        1. dragonball z

        2. counterstrike

        3. dungeon siege

        4. jedi knight 2

        5. moorhuhn
France
Popular Personalities
April 2002

        1. clara morgane

        2. britney spears

        3. le pen

        4. mylene farmer

        5. jacques chirac
Popular Queries
April 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
April 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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