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.

Top 10 Gaining Queries
Composite for July 2001

     1. wimbledon

     2. tour de france

     3. british open

     4. morpheus

     5. big brother 2
     6. chandra levy
     7. final fantasy
     8. kazaa
     9. max payne
   10. g8
Top 10 Declining Queries
Composite for July 2001

     1. loft story

     2. california lottery

     3. pearl harbor

     4. us open

     5. halle berry
     6. mp3pro
     7. moulin rouge
     8. autopsy photos
     9. nba
   10. Angelina Jolie
Web Browsers Used to Access Google - July 2001
Browsers Used to Access Google: 40% IE/5.0 - 35% IE/5.5 - 12% Netscape 4.x - 5% IE/4.0 - 2% IE/6.0 - 6% Other
Languages Used to Search Google - July 2001
Languages Used to Search Google: 63% English - 10% German - 8% Japanese - 5% Spanish - 4% French - 2% Italian - 8% Others Combined
Daily Google Usage
(U.S.A) - July 2001
Daily Google Usage (U.S.A.)
Daily Google Usage
(Germany) - July 2001
Daily Google Usage (Germany)
Daily Google Usage
(Spain) - July 2001
Daily Google Usage (Spain)
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(Japan) - July 2001
Daily Google Usage (Japan)
Top 5 Virus-Related Queries - July 2001

     1. sircam

     2. antivirus

     3. virus

     4. code red worm
     5. mcafee
Top 5 Misspelled Queries
July 2001

     1. audio galaxy

     2. bigbrother

     3. recipies

     4. mcdonalds

     5. bluebook

graphs: code red virus vs. sircam and planet of the apes vs. final fantasy

 graphs: code red virus vs. sircam and planet of the apes vs. final fantasy
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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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