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


2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

May 2004 Zeitgeist
Popular Google News Queries - May 2004

     1. american idol

     2. nick berg

     3. iraq

     4. sasser

     5. lynndie england

     6. nba

     7. gay marriage

     8. michael moore

     9. smarty jones

   10. e3

Operating Systems Used to Access Google - May 2004
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 20%, WindowsXP: 50%,  Windows2000: 17%, WindowsNT: 3%, Windows95: 1%, Macintosh: 3%, Linux: 1%, Other: 5%
Popular Season/Series Finales - May 2004

     1. american idol

     2. friends

     3. survivor

     4. smallville

     5. the bachelor


Popular Mother's Day Queries - May 2004

     1. mothers day

     2. muttertag

     3. dia de la madre

     4. mothers day cards

     5. mothers day poems

Popular Box Office Hits
May 2004

     1. troy

     2. van helsing

     3. shrek 2

     4. day after tomorrow

     5. mean girls

Web Browsers Used to Access Google
March 2001 - May 2004
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: March 2001 - May 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 - May 2004
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google; September 2003 - May 2004, English vs. German vs. Japanese vs. Spanish vs. French vs. Chinese vs. Dutch

Google Image Search Queries

Popular "Troy" Queries
May 2004

     1. brad pitt

     2. orlando bloom

     3. troy

     4. eric bana

     5. diane kruger

Popular Teen Queens
May 2004

     1. avril lavigne

     2. lindsay lohan

     3. hilary duff

     4. emma watson

     5. olsen twins

Popular Summer Concert Tours - May 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. madonna

     3. jessica simpson

     4. metallica

     5. blink 182


International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom
Popular Football Queries
May 2004

     1. david beckham

     2. euro 2004

     3. football

     4. arsenal

     5. manchester united

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. katie price

     3. bbc news

     4. big brother

     5. multimap

     6. eastenders

     7. national lottery

     8. euro 2004

     9. harry potter

   10. david beckham

Popular Car Brands
May 2004

     1. ferrari

     2. nissan

     3. lamborghini

     4. porsche

     5. mercedes

Canada
Popular Movies
May 2004

     1. shrek 2

     2. troy

     3. van helsing

     4. harry potter

     5. kill bill 2

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. calgary flames

     2. air canada

     3. hilary duff

     4. lindsay lohan

     5. american idol

     6. shrek 2

     7. orlando bloom

     8. brad pitt

     9. nick berg

   10. britney spears

Popular NHL-Related Queries - May 2004

     1. calgary flames

     2. jarome iginla

     3. tampa bay lightning

     4. kiprusoff

     5. calgary flames logo

Germany
Popular Travel Destinations
May 2004

     1. türkei

     2. mallorca

     3. australien

     4. polen

     5. italien

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. sasser

     2. songtexte

     3. muttertag

     4. horoskop

     5. antivirus

     6. tattoo

     7. usher

     8. arbeitsamt

     9. liebe

   10. troja

Popular Job-Related Queries - May 2004

     1. arbeitsamt

     2. bewerbung

     3. stellenangebote

     4. arbeitsagentur

     5. job

Spain
Popular Travel-Related Queries - May 2004

     1. iberia

     2. renfe

     3. halcon viajes

     4. spanair

     5. viajes marsans

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. marca

     2. paginas amarillas

     3. el mundo

     4. real madrid

     5. agencia tributaria

     6. troya

     7. boda real

     8. infojobs

     9. sasser

   10. letizia ortiz

Popular Men
May 2004

     1. fernando alonso

     2. orlando bloom

     3. brad pitt

     4. valentino rossi

     5. david bisbal

France
Popular Retail Stores
May 2004

     1. carrefour

     2. darty

     3. ikea

     4. decathlon

     5. surcouf

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. sncf

     2. mappy

     3. anpe

     4. anniversaire

     5. kochonland

     6. opodo

     7. ryanair

     8. europe

     9. friends

   10. sasser

Popular Car Brands
May 2004

     1. ferrari

     2. renault

     3. peugeot

     4. porsche

     5. citroen

Italy
Popular Men
May 2004

     1. valentino rossi

     2. brad pitt

     3. orlando bloom

     4. bob marley

     5. david beckham

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. nick berg

     3. alitalia

     4. grande fratello

     5. ferrari

     6. ansa

     7. valentino rossi

     8. ryanair

     9. troy

   10. van helsing

Popular Newspapers
May 2004

     1. repubblica

     2. corriere della sera

     3. gazzetta dello sport

     4. il sole 24 ore

     5. il giornale

The Netherlands
Popular Women
May 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. christina aguilera

     3. christina milian

     4. alicia keys

     5. shakira

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. yu-gi-oh

     2. idols

     3. voetball

     4. ajax

     5. orlando bloom

     6. usher

     7. evisu

     8. nick berg

     9. brad pitt

   10. moederdag

Popular Movies
May 2004

     1. finding nemo

     2. troy

     3. van helsing

     4. kill bill 2

     5. lord of the rings

Australia
Popular Movies
May 2004

     1. troy

     2. van helsing

     3. lord of the rings

     4. kill bill 2

     5. pirates of the caribbean

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. big brother

     2. qantas

     3. american idol

     4. orlando bloom

     5. harry potter

     6. mary donaldson

     7. afl

     8. my restaurant rules

     9. nick berg

   10. there's something about
         miriam

Popular Travel-Related Queries - May 2004

     1. qantas

     2. virgin blue

     3. flight centre

     4. cheap flights

     5. singapore airlines

Japan
Popular Sports
May 2004

     1. バレーボール (volleyball)

     2. 競馬 (horse race)

     3. 阪神タイガース
        (Hanshin Tigers baseball team)

     4. サッカー (soccer)

     5. JRA

Popular Queries
May 2004

     1. 地図 (map)

     2. 冬のソナタ (winter sonata)

     3. 壁紙 (wallpaper)

     4. 天気予報 (weather news)

     5. 小倉優子
         (TV talent Yuko Ogura)

     6. 上戸彩 (singer Aya Ueto)

     7. 占い (fortune telling)

     8. 浜崎あゆみ
         (singer Ayumi Hamazaki)

     9. 井上和香
         (TV talent Waka Inoue)

   10. 吉岡美穂
         (TV talent Miho Yoshioka)

Popular Current Events
May 2004

     1. イラク (iraq)

     2. 三菱自動車 (mitsubishi motors)

     3. 柳楽優弥 (actor Yagira Yuya)

     4. イラク人虐待 (iraqi abuse)

     5. 年金 (pension)

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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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