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


2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

July 2004 Zeitgeist
Popular Google News Queries - July 2004

     1. tour de france

     2. lance armstrong

     3. john kerry

     4. britney spears

     5. laci peterson

     6. bill clinton

     7. martha stewart

     8. camilo mejia

     9. fahrenheit 911

   10. ken jennings

Popular Political Queries
July 2004

     1. bush

     2. john kerry

     3. jibjab

     4. obama

     5. democratic national
         convention


Popular Retailers
July 2004

     1. home depot

     2. walmart

     3. best buy

     4. circuit city

     5. sears

Popular Actresses
July 2004

     1. lindsay lohan

     2. halle berry

     3. cameron diaz

     4. kirsten dunst

     5. keira knightley

Google Image Search Queries

Popular Athletes
July 2004

     1. maria sharapova

     2. cristiano ronaldo

     3. david beckham

     4. anna kournikova

     5. ronaldinho

Popular Men
July 2004

     1. cristiano ronaldo

     2. usher

     3. johnny depp

     4. daniel radcliffe

     5. chad michael murray

Popular Movies
July 2004

     1. shrek 2

     2. harry potter

     3. spiderman 2

     4. garfield

     5. catwoman


International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom
Popular UK Cities
July 2004

     1. liverpool

     2. london

     3. birmingham

     4. brighton

     5. manchester

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. big brother

     2. paintball

     3. games

     4. usher

     5. shrek 2

Popular Holiday-Related Queries - July 2004

     1. easy jet

     2. cheap flights

     3. currency converter

     4. weather

     5. travel insurance

Canada
Popular News Organizations - July 2004

     1. toronto star

     2. globe and mail

     3. national post

     4. cbc

     5. vancouver sun

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. chad michael murray

     2. air canada

     3. inuyasha

     4. spiderman

     5. cristiano ronaldo

     6. environment canada

     7. christina milian

     8. toronto star

     9. cibc

   10. jessica alba

Popular Financial Institutions - July 2004

     1. cibc

     2. royal bank

     3. bank of montreal

     4. scotiabank

     5. hsbc

Germany
Popular Airlines
July 2004

     1. ryanair

     2. air berlin

     3. lufthansa

     4. easyjet

     5. air france

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. last minute

     2. tour de france

     3. cristiano ronaldo

     4. shrek

     5. usher

     6. jeanette biedermann

     7. ryanair

     8. spiderman

     9. reisen

   10. bmw

Popular Women
July 2004

     1. jeanette biedermann

     2. jennifer lopez

     3. christina aguilera

     4. avril lavigne

     5. kirsten dunst

Spain
Popular Women
July 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. avril lavigne

     3. emma watson

     4. veronica sanchez

     5. barbie

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. shrek 2

     2. paginas amarillas

     3. renfe

     4. sport

     5. iberia

     6. el corte ingles

     7. harry potter

     8. hola

     9. chistes

   10. postales

Popular Cities
July 2004

     1. ibiza

     2. barcelona

     3. asturias

     4. san fermin

     5. madrid

France
Popular Countries and Regions - July 2004

     1. maroc

     2. corse

     3. algerie

     4. martinique

     5. croatie

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. sncf

     2. france

     3. divx

     4. tour de france

     5. michelin

     6. cristiano ronaldo

     7. air france

     8. shrek 2

     9. olympique de marseille

   10. spiderman

Popular Media Queries
July 2004

     1. tf1

     2. skyrock

     3. nrj

     4. m6

     5. france 2

Italy
Popular Airlines
July 2004

     1. ryanair

     2. alitalia

     3. meridiana

     4. volareweb

     5. airone

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. trenitalia

     2. meteo

     3. repubblica

     4. inter

     5. avril lavigne

     6. gazzetta ufficiale

     7. ferrari

     8. barzellette

     9. anastacia

   10. poste italiane

Popular Women
July 2004

     1. avril lavigne

     2. britney spears

     3. manuela arcuri

     4. angelina jolie

     5. sharapova

The Netherlands
Popular Fictional Characters - July 2004

     1. shrek

     2. spongebob

     3. spiderman

     4. yu-gi-oh

     5. scooby doo

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. cristiano ronaldo

     2. shrek 2

     3. tour de france

     4. usher

     5. beyonce

     6. last minute

     7. hilary duff

     8. ajax

     9. sharapova

   10. orlando bloom

Popular Travel-Related Queries - July 2004

     1. last minute

     2. anwb

     3. vakantie

     4. schiphol

     5. reizen

Australia
Popular Men
July 2004

     1. usher

     2. orlando bloom

     3. johnny depp

     4. jeremy sumpter

     5. adam brody

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. big brother

     2. qantas

     3. shrek 2

     4. virgin blue

     5. trading post

     6. jetstar

     7. olympics

     8. afl

     9. tour de france

   10. francesca willis

Popular Fictional Characters - July 2004

     1. shrek

     2. neopets

     3. harry potter

     4. barbie

     5. the simpsons

Japan
Popular Summer-Related Queries - July 2004

     1. 花火 (fireworks)

     2. 浴衣 (summer kimono)

     3. 花火大会 (fireworks event)

     4. (ocean)

     5. プール (swimming pool)

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. 地図 (map)

     2. 綾瀬はるか (Haruka Ayase)

     3. さとう珠緒 (Tamao Sato)

     4. 冬のソナタ (Winter Sonata,
            Korean TV drama)

     5. 壁紙 (wallpaper)

     6. 天気予報 (weather information)

     7. 占い (fortune telling)

     8. 辞書 (dictionary)

     9. フジテレビ (Fuji TV)

   10. 動画 (motion picture)

Popular Politically-Related Queries - July 2004

     1. 国土交通省 (Ministry of Land,
            Infrastructure and Transport)

     2. 厚生労働省 (Ministry of
            Health, Labor and Welfare)

     3. 選挙 (election)

     4. 参議院選挙 (Upper House
            election)

     5. 日本道路公団 (Japan
            Highway Public Corporation)


Korea

Popular Queries
July 2004

    1. 옥션 (Korean auction site)

    2. 로또 (lotto)

    3. 기상청 (national weather
           forecast)

    4. 리니지 2 (online game
           "Lineage 2")

    5. 리니지 (online game "Lineage")

    6. 파리의 연인 (the season's most
           popular Korean soap opera)

    7. 날씨 (weather)

    8. 철도청 (national railroad)

    9. 지도 (map)

  10. 풀하우스 (popular Korean soap
           opera)

China 

Popular Queries
July 2004

    1. 十面埋伏 ("House of Flying
           Daggers" movie)

    2. 周杰伦 (Jay Chou, pop singer)

    3. 高考录取 (college admission)

    4. 北京大学 (Beijing University)

    5. 特洛伊 ("Troy")

    6. 行政许可法 (Laws of
           Administration permit)

    7. 欧洲杯 (Euro 2004)

    8. 贝克汉姆 (David Beckham)

    9. 奥运会 (Olympics)

  10. 亚洲杯直播 (Asian Cup Online
           Broadcasting)

Russia

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. Обои (wallpaper)

     2. Ночной Дозор ("Night Patrol",
            popular Russian movie)

     3. mp3

     4. Открытки (postcards)

     5. single file system

     6. delphi database

     7. ремонт canon (canon repair)

     8. maria sharapova

     9. расписание поездов (train
            schedule)

   10. сотовые телефоны
            (cell phones)


Finland 

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. ii2

     2. britney spears

     3. chat

     4. dc++

     5. luukku

     6. deitti

     7. irc-galleria

     8. häät

     9. harry potter

   10. soittoäänet

Norway 

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. cristiano ronaldo

     3. pokemon

     4. dc++

     5. tour de france

     6. dagbladet

     7. beyblade

     8. manga

     9. avril lavigne

   10. telefonkatalogen


Sweden

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. aftonbladet

     2. lunarstorm

     3. snyggast

     4. hästar

     5. david beckham

     6. expressen

     7. spiderman

     8. blommor

     9. föreningssparbanken

   10. gyllene tider

Brazil

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. receita federal

     2. cavaleiros do zodiaco

     3. garfield

     4. bob esponja

     5. avril lavigne

     6. harry potter

     7. xuxa

     8. slipknot

     9. olimpiadas

   10. dia dos pais

Denmark 

Popular Queries
July 2004

     1. rejser

     2. krak

     3. paris hilton

     4. tour de france

     5. tv2

     6. hunde

     7. dba

     8. ekstrabladet

     9. grøn koncert

   10. cykler

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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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