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


2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

June 2004 Zeitgeist
Popular Google News Queries - June 2004

     1. euro 2004

     2. harry potter

     3. paul johnson

     4. john kerry

     5. wimbledon

     6. venus transit

     7. fahrenheit 911

     8. bill clinton

     9. ronald reagan

   10. scott peterson

Operating Systems Used to Access Google - June 2004
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 16%, WindowsXP: 51%,  Windows2000: 17%, WindowsNT: 3%, Windows ME: 3%; Windows95: 1%, Macintosh: 3%, Linux: 1%, Other: 5%
Popular Events
June 2004

     1. venus transit

     2. euro 2004

     3. nba

     4. wimbledon

     5. us open


Popular Children's Queries
June 2004

     1. spongebob

     2. hello kitty

     3. barbie

     4. disneyland

     5. ice cream

Popular Movies
June 2004

     1. harry potter

     2. spiderman 2

     3. shrek 2

     4. fahrenheit 911

     5. dodgeball

Web Browsers Used to Access Google
March 2001 - June 2004
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: March 2001 - June 2004, MSIE 6.0 vs. MSIE 5.5 vs. MSIE 5.0 vs. Netscape 5.x+ vs. Netscape 4.x vs. MSIE 4.0
Languages Used to Access Google
September 2003 - June 2004
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google; September 2003 - June 2004, English vs. German vs. Japanese vs. Spanish vs. French vs. Chinese vs. Dutch

Google Image Search Queries

Popular "Harry Potter" Queries - June 2004

     1. harry potter

     2. emma watson

     3. daniel radcliffe

     4. tom felton

     5. hermione

Popular Euro 2004 Queries
June 2004

     1. euro 2004

     2. david beckham

     3. ronaldo

     4. zidane

     5. football

Popular Blondes
June 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. paris hilton

     3. pamela anderson

     4. jessica simpson

     5. anna kournikova


International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom
Popular TV Shows
June 2004

     1. big brother

     2. bbc news

     3. simpsons

     4. bbc sport

     5. eastenders

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. european spear fishing

     2. euro 2004

     3. paintball

     4. wimbledon

     5. wayne rooney

Popular Sports Figures
June 2004

     1. david beckham

     2. wayne rooney

     3. frank lampard

     4. thierry henry

     5. cristiano ronaldo

Canada
Popular Men
June 2004

     1. eminem

     2. orlando bloom

     3. david beckham

     4. brad pitt

     5. daniel radcliffe

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. lindsay lohan

     2. avril lavigne

     3. calgary flames

     4. shrek 2

     5. kyi

     6. emma watson

     7. westjet

     8. elections canada

     9. family guy

   10. spiderman

Popular Women
June 2004

     1. lindsay lohan

     2. avril lavigne

     3. emma watson

     4. angelina jolie

     5. jennifer aniston

Germany
Popular German Cities
June 2004

     1. berlin

     2. hamburg

     3. münchen

     4. köln

     5. dresden

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. bars

     2. songtexte

     3. last minute

     4. tattoo

     5. aldi

     6. harry potter

     7. arbeitsamt

     8. horoskop

     9. jennifer nitsch

   10. em 2004

Popular Animals
June 2004

     1. pferd

     2. katze

     3. hund

     4. tiger

     5. maus

Spain
Popular Movies
June 2004

     1. harry potter

     2. troya

     3. el senor de los anillos

     4. shrek

     5. spiderman 2

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. juegos

     2. renfe

     3. sport

     4. orlando bloom

     5. tatuajes

     6. viajes

     7. iberia

     8. letras de canciones

     9. los serrano

   10. elecciones europeas

Popular Football-Related Queries - June 2004

     1. ronaldinho

     2. eurocopa 2004

     3. beckham

     4. cristiano ronaldo

     5. futbol

France
Holiday-Related Queries
June 2004

     1. vacances

     2. promovacances

     3. voyage

     4. club med

     5. gites de france

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. meteo

     2. harry potter

     3. humour

     4. jeux

     5. pages blanches

     6. air france

     7. meetic

     8. emma watson

     9. france examen

   10. fete de la musique

Popular Football-Related Queries - June 2004

     1. euro 2004

     2. football

     3. zidane

     4. olympique de marseille

     5. david beckham

Italy
Popular News Organizations - June 2004

     1. repubblica

     2. corriere della sera

     3. gazzetta della sport

     4. il sole 24 ore

     5. unita

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. calciomercato

     2. trenitalia

     3. repubblica

     4. harry potter

     5. brad pitt

     6. elezioni

     7. ryanair

     8. inter

     9. vasco rossi

   10. euro 2004

Popular Football-Related Queries - June 2004

     1. calciomercato

     2. inter

     3. calcio

     4. fiorentina

     5. david beckham

The Netherlands
Popular Men
June 2004

     1. cristiano ronaldo

     2. orlando bloom

     3. david beckham

     4. eminem

     5. dick advocaat

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. voetbal

     2. scoubidou

     3. oranje

     4. yu-gi-oh

     5. nederlands elftal

     6. harry potter

     7. cristiano ronaldo

     8. evisu

     9. vakantie

   10. katja schuurman

Popular Women
June 2004

     1. katja schuurman

     2. beyonce

     3. jennifer lopez

     4. hilary duff

     5. carmen electra

Australia
Popular TV Shows
June 2004

     1. big brother

     2. theres something about
         miriam

     3. the simpsons

     4. friends

     5. bob the builder

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. big brother

     2. shrek 2

     3. virgin blue

     4. trading post

     5. jetstar

     6. harvey norman

     7. centrelink

     8. wimbledon

     9. delta goodrem

   10. theres something about
         miriam

Popular Airlines
June 2004

     1. virgin blue

     2. jetstar

     3. qantas

     4. air new zealand

     5. united airlines

Japan
Popular Movies
June 2004

     1. ハリーポッター (Harry Potter)

     2. ハーマイオニー (Hermione)

     3. キューティーハニー
        (Cutie Honey)

     4. エマ・ワトソン
        (Emma Watson)

     5. 世界の中心で愛を叫ぶ
        (Shouting Love in the Center of
           the World)

Popular Queries
June 2004

     1. 地図 (map)

     2. 冬のソナタ (winter sonata)

     3. 天気予報 (weather news)

     4. 壁紙 (wallpaper)

     5. 翻訳 (translation)

     6. 占い (fortune telling)

     7. 台風情報 (typhoon information)

     8. 辞書 (dictionary)

     9. 宝くじ (lottery)

   10. 三菱自動車 (mitsubishi motors)

Popular Beauty-Related Queries - June 2004

     1. ダイエット (diet)

     2. にがり (bittern)

     3. 豆乳ローション
        (soy milk lotion)

     4. マイクロダイエット
        (microdiet)

     5. 香水 (perfume)

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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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