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April 2005 Zeitgeist
Popular Retailers
April 2005
     1. amazon
     2. wal-mart
     3. home depot
     4. target
     5. best buy
Popular Reference Queries
April 2005
     1. dictionary
     2. maps
     3. weather
     4. lyrics
     5. yellow pages
Popular Travel-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. hotels
     2. expedia
     3. travelocity
     4. southwest airlines
     5. orbitz


Google News Queries
Popular Celebrities
April 2005
     1. janet jackson
     2. michael jackson
     3. britney spears
     4. angelina jolie
     5. paris hilton
Popular Country Queries
April 2005
     1. india
     2. china
     3. iran
     4. france
     5. iraq


Google Image Search Queries
Popular Cars
April 2005
     1. ferrari
     2. lamborghini
     3. bmw
     4. hummer
     5. mustang
Popular Women
April 2005
     1. britney spears
     2. paris hilton
     3. pamela anderson
     4. jennifer lopez
     5. carmen electra
     6. lindsay lohan
     7. angelina jolie
     8. avril lavigne
     9. christina aguilera
   10. hilary duff
Popular Musicians
April 2005
     1. avril lavigne
     2. usher
     3. jesse mccartney
     4. green day
     5. slipknot
Popular Animals
April 2005
     1. dragon
     2. dogs
     3. winnie the pooh
     4. cat
     5. snoopy
Popular Men
April 2005
     1. eminem
     2. 50 cent
     3. usher
     4. brad pitt
     5. jesse mccartney
     6. bob marley
     7. orlando bloom
     8. tupac
     9. ronaldinho
   10. david beckham
Popular TV and Movie Queries - April 2005
     1. simpsons
     2. south park
     3. star wars
     4. harry potter
     5. family guy

Australia
Popular TV Actresses
April 2005
     1. mischa barton
     2. eva longoria
     3. rachel bilson
     4. isabel lucas
     5. nicole richie
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. jesse mccartney
     2. paris hilton
     3. qantas
     4. britney spears
     5. hilary duff
     6. afl
     7. virgin blue
     8. chad michael murray
     9. pope
   10. american idol
Popular TV Shows
April 2005
     1. simpsons
     2. the oc
     3. home and away
     4. family guy
     5. neighbours

Canada
Popular Male Celebrities
April 2005
     1. chad michael murray
     2. 50 cent
     3. jesse mccartney
     4. michael jackson
     5. bam margera
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. inuyasha
     2. hilary duff
     3. 50 cent
     4. family guy
     5. air canada
     6. chad michael murray
     7. sin city
     8. green day
     9. american idol
   10. westjet
Popular Actresses
April 2005
     1. hilary duff
     2. lindsay lohan
     3. christina aguilera
     4. angelina jolie
     5. ashlee simpson

Brazil

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. receita federal
     2. hello kitty
     3. amor
     4. beijo
     5. avril lavigne
     6. indios
     7. slipknot
     8. britney spears
     9. xuxa
   10. ragnarok
China 

Popular Queries
April 2005
    1. 如何申请icp许可证 (name of new business license)
    2. 断仇谷 (title of popular movie)
    3. 仙剑奇侠传 (TV series "Legend of Warrior with Sword")
    4. nba
    5. 张含韵 (singer Kristy Zhang)
    6. 两只蝴蝶 ("Two Butterflies", song title)
    7. 陈逸飞 (artist Yifei Chen)
    8. 刘亦菲 (Liu Yifei)
    9. 大长今 (TV series "Dae Jang Geum")
  10. 周杰伦 (pop singer Jay Chou)
Denmark 

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. konfirmation
     2. jubii
     3. tv2
     4. blomster
     5. pokemon
     6. 50 cent
     7. dmi
     8. manga
     9. ronaldinho
   10. den blå avis

France
Popular Pope-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. pape
     2. vatican
     3. jean paul 2
     4. ratzinger
     5. conclave
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. meetic
     2. impots
     3. brice de nice
     4. manga
     5. jeux
     6. tiscali
     7. sfr
     8. caf
     9. pape
   10. pmu
Popular Airlines
April 2005
     1. air france
     2. ryanair
     3. easy jet
     4. lufthansa
     5. iberia

Germany
Popular Pope-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. papst
     2. vatikan
     3. ratzinger
     4. papstwahl
     5. rom
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. papst
     2. firefox
     3. wikipedia
     4. aldi
     5. routenplaner
     6. paris hilton
     7. vatikan
     8. star wars
     9. ratzinger
   10. lidl
Popular Soccer-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. fussball
     2. david beckham
     3. christino ronaldo
     4. bundesliga
     5. fc bayern

Finland 

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. vappu
     2. aapeli
     3. pelit
     4. älypää
     5. miniclip
     6. kärpät
     7. teräsbetoni
     8. häät
     9. hamtaro
   10. kevät
India

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. sania mirza
     2. aishwarya rai
     3. ndtv
     4. tsunami
     5. vat
     6. kaal
     7. aponline
     8. indian idol
     9. live cricket score
   10. bits pilani

Ireland
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. ryanair
     2. eircom
     3. aerlingus
     4. rte
     5. pope
     6. myhome
     7. rate my teacher
     8. paddy power
     9. vatican
   10. ipod

Italy
Popular Athletes
April 2005
     1. valentino rossi
     2. juventus
     3. milan
     4. inter
     5. ronaldinho
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. papa
     2. vaticano
     3. giovanni paolo II
     4. ratzinger
     5. valentino rossi
     6. juventus
     7. elezioni regionali
     8. beppe grillo
     9. milan
   10. music farm
Popular Car Brands
April 2005
     1. ferrari
     2. fiat
     3. lamborghini
     4. toyota
     5. mini cooper

Japan
Popular Electric Appliances
April 2005

     1.

掃除機 (vacuum cleaner)

     2.

たまごっち (Tamagocchi)

     3.

ラジオ (radio)

     4.

空気清浄機 (air purifier)

     5.

カーナビ (car navigation)
Popular Queries
April 2005

     1.

地図 (map)

     2.

翻訳 (translation)

     3.

綾瀬はるか (Hsaruka Ayase)

     4.

壁紙 (wallpaper)

     5.

若槻千夏 (Chinatsu Wakatsuki)

     6.

辞書 (dictionary)

     7.

動画 (motion picture)

     8.

蒼井そら (Sora Aoi)

     9.

浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

   10.

au
Popular Comedians
April 2005

     1.

青木さやか (Sayaka Aoki)

     2.

アンガールズ (Ungirls)

     3.

鉄拳 (Tekken)

     4.

ヒロシ (Hiroshi)

     5.

オセロ (Othello)


The Netherlands
Popular Fashion Brands
April 2005
     1. paul frank
     2. von dutch
     3. gucci
     4. louis vuitton
     5. evisu
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. ajax
     2. britney spears
     3. voetbal
     4. 50 cent
     5. ali b
     6. paris hilton
     7. feyenord
     8. beyonce
     9. hilter
   10. koninginnedag
Popular Countries
April 2005
     1. turkije
     2. nederland
     3. egyypte
     4. suriname
     5. spanje

Korea

Popular Queries
April 2005

    1.

독도 (Dokdo islets in the East Sea)

    2.

한가인 (actress Han Gah-in)

    3.

벚꽃축제 (Cherry Blossom festival)

    4.

김태희 (actress Kim Tae-hee)

    5.

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

    6.

해신 (TV series "Sea God")

    7.

현금영수증 (newly introduced "cash receipts")

    8.

문근영 (actress Moon Geun-young)

    9.

이효리 (pop singer Lee Hyori)

  10.

이순신 (16th century general Lee Soon-shin)
New Zealand 

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. trademe
     2. nzdating
     3. air new zealand
     4. jesse mccartney
     5. nz herald
     6. hilary duff
     7. super 12
     8. michael jackson
     9. aukland university
   10. all blacks

Spain
Popular Newspapers and Magazines - April 2005
     1. abc
     2. elmundo
     3. el pais
     4. mundo deportivo
     5. expansion
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. el mundo
     2. infojobs
     3. fernando alonso
     4. iberia
     5. el corte ingles
     6. los serrano
     7. real madrid
     8. ikea
     9. vuelos baratos
   10. juan pablo II
Popular Pope-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. juan pablo II
     2. vaticano
     3. ratzinger
     4. el papa
     5. habemus papam

Norway 

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. eminem
     2. katt
     3. idol
     4. pokemon
     5. angelina jolie
     6. fotball
     7. nissan skyline
     8. the grudge
     9. metallica
   10. orlando bloom
Russia

Popular Queries
April 2005

     1.

День Победы (Victory Day)

     2.

Пасха (Easter)

     3.

1 мая (May Day)

     4.

Bечный огонь (WWII memorial "Everlasting Fire")

     5.

бой с тенью (movie soundtrack)

     6.

раскрутка сайта (site promotion)

     7.

Первый человек на луне (first person on the moon)

     8.

дизайн квартир (apartment design)

     9.

Бодибилдинг (body building)

   10.

Стоматология (stomatology)
Sweden

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. blocket
     2. aftonbladet
     3. britney spears
     4. paris hilton
     5. lexikon
     6. simpsons
     7. lunarstorm
     8. pamela anderson
     9. snyggast
   10. expressen

United Kingdom
Popular Phone Service Providers - April 2005
     1. o2
     2. vodafone
     3. orange
     4. t mobile
     5. 3
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. bbc
     2. easyjet
     3. britney spears
     4. ryanair
     5. face party
     6. jennifer ellisson
     7. charlotte church
     8. bitesize
     9. pope
   10. inland revenue
Popular Sports-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. football
     2. grand national
     3. london marathon
     4. paula radcliffe
     5. arsenal

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Updated: June 15, 2005

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