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

2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

September 2004 Zeitgeist

Popular Google News Queries - September 2004

     1. hurricane ivan

     2. hurricane frances

     3. iraq

     4. hurricane jeanne

     5. britney spears

     6. john kerry

     7. laci peterson

     8. dan rather

     9. ryder cup

   10. kobe bryant


Popular Weather Queries
September 2004

     1. weather

     2. weather channel

     3. national weather service

     4. accuweather

     5. national weather


Popular Retailers
September 2004

     1. walmart

     2. best buy

     3. home depot

     4. target

     5. circuit city

Popular Television Queries
September 2004

     1. weather channel

     2. fox news

     3. cbs

     4. today show

     5. bbc news

Google Image Search Queries

Popular Cartoons
September 2004

     1. simpsons

     2. south park

     3. family guy

     4. spongebob

     5. futurama

Popular Sports
September 2004

     1. football

     2. soccer

     3. basketball

     4. volleyball

     5. tennis

Popular Love-Related Queries - September 2004

     1. love

     2. flowers

     3. heart

     4. rose

     5. kiss


International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom
Popular Women
September 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. christina aguilera

     3. paris hilton

     4. jennifer ellison

     5. jordan

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. games

     2. paintball

     3. britney spears

     4. usher

     5. christina aguilera

     6. dictionary

     7. currency converter

     8. simpsons

     9. cheap flights

   10. hurricane ivan

Popular Men
September 2004

     1. usher

     2. david beckham

     3. chad michael murray

     4. cristiano ronaldo

     5. johnny depp

Canada
Popular Women
September 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. angelina jolie

     3. jennifer lopez

     4. avril lavigne

     5. jessica simpson

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. family guy

     2. britney spears

     3. hurricane ivan

     4. air canada

     5. canadian idol

     6. usher

     7. futurama

     8. angelina jolie

     9. chad michael murray

   10. jennifer lopez

Popular Financial Institutions - September 2004

     1. cibc

     2. royal bank

     3. scotiabank

     4. bmo

     5. rbc

Germany
Popular Movies
September 2004

     1. der untergang

     2. the village

     3. herr der ringe

     4. matrix

     5. shrek 2

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. routenplaner

     2. paris hilton

     3. aldi

     4. arbeitsamt

     5. telefonauskunft

     6. gelbe seiten

     7. icq

     8. oktoberfest

     9. billige flüge

   10. sims 2

Popular Birthday-Related Queries - September 2004

     1. geburtstag

     2. happy birthday

     3. geburtstagskarten

     4. geburtstagsgedichte

     5. geschenk-ideen

Spain
Popular Shopping-Related Queries - September 2004

     1. el corte ingles

     2. ikea

     3. carrefour

     4. zara

     5. leroy merlin

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. marca

     2. chat

     3. paginas amarillas

     4. gran hermano

     5. infojobs

     6. el mundo

     7. renfe

     8. iberia

     9. horoscopo

   10. telecinco

Popular Fictional Characters - September 2004

     1. garfield

     2. harry potter

     3. barbie

     4. spiderman

     5. shrek

France
Popular Travel-Related Queries - September 2004

     1. sncf

     2. air france

     3. ratp

     4. easyjet

     5. ryanair

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. france

     2. fnac

     3. free

     4. meteo

     5. chat

     6. psg

     7. lorie

     8. star academy

     9. madonna

   10. mondial de l'automobile

Popular Car-Related Queries - September 2004

     1. voiture

     2. salon de l'auto

     3. automobile

     4. auto plus

     5. argus automobile

Italy
Popular Men
September 2004

     1. valentino rossi

     2. vasco rossi

     3. robbie williams

     4. tiziano ferro

     5. renato zero

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. grande fratello

     2. avril lavigne

     3. calendari

     4. spiderman

     5. valentino rossi

     6. miss italia

     7. calciomercato

     8. ilaria d'amico

     9. angeli

   10. isola dei famosi

Popular TV Shows
September 2004

     1. grande fratello

     2. isola dei famosi

     3. controcampo

     4. un medico in famiglia

     5. amici di maria de filippi

The Netherlands
Popular Women
September 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. beyonce

     3. christina milian

     4. avril lavigne

     5. olsen twins

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. andre hazes

     2. spongebob

     3. ajax

     4. paarden

     5. kleurplaten

     6. lonsdale

     7. orlando bloom

     8. prinsjesdag

     9. nijntje

   10. charmed

Popular Brands
September 2004

     1. ferrari

     2. von dutch

     3. mercedes

     4. puma

     5. gucci

Australia
Popular TV Shows
September 2004

     1. the oc

     2. pokemon

     3. the simpsons

     4. cartoon network

     5. home and away

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. australian idol

     2. jennifer hawkins

     3. virgin blue

     4. the oc

     5. afl

     6. pokemon

     7. chad michael murray

     8. commonwealth bank

     9. centrelink

   10. ian thorpe

Popular Women
September 2004

     1. jennifer hawkins

     2. hilary duff

     3. jessica simpson

     4. angelina jolie

     5. jessica alba

Japan
Popular Korean Actors/ Actresses - September 2004

     1. ペ・ヨンジュン
            (Bae Yong Joon)

     2. チェ・ジウ (Choi Jiwoo)

     3. イ・ビョンホン
            (Lee Byung-Hun)

     4. パク・ヨンハ (Park Yong-Ha)

     5. ハン・ジェソク (Han Jaeseuk)

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. 地図 (map)

     2. 天気予報 (weather forecast)

     3. 台風情報 (typhoon
            information)

     4. 台風 (typhoon)

     5. 小野真弓 (Mayumi Ono)

     6. 小倉優子 (Yuko Ogura)

     7. winny

     8. 価格 (kakaku/price)

     9. 天気 (weather)

   10. 気象庁 (meteorological
            agency)

Popular Travel-Related Queries - September 2004

     1. 温泉 (hot spring)

     2. 新幹線 (Shinkan Sen)

     3. 高速バス (express bus)

     4. 紅葉 (autumn leaves)

     5. 格安航空券
            (discount air ticket)


Korea

Popular Queries
September 2004

    1. 이효리 (pop singer Lee Hyori)

    2. 추석 (Korean Thanksgiving)

    3. 불멸의 이순신 (TV mini-series
           "The Immortal Lee Soon-Shin")

    4. 전지현 (actress Jun Ji-hyun)

    5. 아일랜드 (TV mini-series
           "Island")

    6. 신승환 (TV mini-series
           "Full House")

    7. 김태희 (actress Kim Tae-hee)

    8. 동방신기 (Boy band "Dong
           Bang Shin Gi")

    9. 강동원 (actor Kang Dong-won)

  10. 김태희 (actress Kim Tae-hee)

China 

Popular Queries
September 2004

    1. 野风无限 (A student forum of
            Zhejiang Gardening Institute)

    2. 教师节 (National Teacher's Day)

    3. 天堂 (popular computer game
            "Heaven")

    4. 大唐双龙传 (popular TV series)

    5. 刘翔 (China's first male Olympic
            track and field gold medalist)

    6. 国庆节 (National Day of China,
            October 1st)

    7. 刀郎 (Name of a pop singer)

    8. 中秋节 (Moon Festival,
            September 28th)

    9. 中国式离婚 (new TV series)

  10. 实习报告 (internship report)

Russia

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. discount cruises last
         minute

     2. Беслан (Beslan)

     3. остекление балконов
            (balcony glass curtain)

     4. sports football schedules

     5. Школа (name of the Chechen
            school site)

     6. земельные участки
            (land lots)

     7. меха (furs)

     8. Новый Год (New Years)

     9. Фабрика звезд (popular
            TV series)

   10. Ночной дозор (popular
            movie)


Finland 

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. irc-galleria

     2. kissa

     3. runescape

     4. nalle puh

     5. koira

     6. avoimet työpaikat

     7. tuning

     8. nopeustesti

     9. vauva

   10. nightwish

Norway 

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. vg

     2. metallica

     3. dragon

     4. manchester united

     5. hjerter

     6. anastacia

     7. donald duck

     8. norge

     9. arsenal

   10. shakira


Sweden

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. aftonbladet

     2. britney spears

     3. blocket

     4. paris hilton

     5. dc++

     6. lunarstorm

     7. lexikon

     8. snyggast

     9. pamela anderson

   10. carmen electra

Brazil

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. receita federal

     2. linkin park

     3. detran

     4. cavaleiros do zodiaco

     5. avril lavigne

     6. slipknot

     7. letras de musicas

     8. evanescence

     9. inuyasha

   10. primavera

Denmark 

Popular Queries
September 2004

     1. tv2

     2. ekstrabladet

     3. bt

     4. dmi

     5. bilbasen

     6. disney

     7. cykler

     8. ronaldinho

     9. mercedes

   10. dannebrog

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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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