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

2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

May 2002

Top 10 Gaining Queries
May 2002

1. natalie portman

2. star wars

3. spiderman

4. pim fortuyn

5. world cup

6. eurovision

7. muttertag

8. gta3

9. dia de la madre

10. roland garros

Top 10 Declining Queries
May 2002

1. irs

2. loft story

3. tawny kitaen

4. robert blake

5. the bachelor

6. tlc

7. le pen

8. elin nordegren

9. nfl draft

10. the masters

Top Travel Destinations
May 2002

1. paris

2. japan

3. china

4. monaco

5. spain

6. maroc

7. colorado

8. brazil

9. france

10. jamaica

Operating Systems Used to Access Google - May 2002

Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 46%, Windows2000: 18%, WindowsXP: 14%, WindowsNT: 7%, Macintosh: 4%, Linux: 1%, Other: 5%

Top Mother's Day Search Terms - May 2002

1. mother's day

2. flower

3. mother's day cards

4. muttertag

5. festa della mamma

World Cup vs. French Open
May 2002

Searches during May

Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - May 2002

Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - May 2002

Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - May 2002
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google - May 2002

Google Image Search Queries

Top Food Images
May 2002

1. fish

2. pizza

3. beer

4. coca cola

5. coffee

Top Fictional Characters
May 2002

1. yoda

2. superman

3. winnie the pooh

4. batman

5. spiderman

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom

Top Sports Queries
May 2002

1. world cup

2. david beckham

3. arsenal

4. bbc sport

5. fifa

Popular Queries
May 2002

1. big brother

2. bbc

3. holly valance

4. world cup

5. britney spears

6. spiderman

7. gareth gates

8. star wars

9. kylie minogue

10. golden jubilee

Top Travel Searches
May 2002

1. easyjet

2. ryanair

3. railtrack

4. eurostar

5. airtours

Germany

Top Auto Makers
May 2002

1. audi

2. bmw

3. vw

4. porsche

5. mercedes

Popular Queries
May 2002

1. muttertag

2. karlsruhe

3. star wars

4. world cup

5. spiderman

6. loveparade

7. wm 2002

8. grillen

9. mitfahrzentrale

10. vatertag

Top Travel Searches
May 2002

1. gardasee

2. birkensee

3. paris

4. ägypten

5. türkei

Spain

Top Celebrities
May 2002

3. chayanne

Popular Queries
May 2002

1. gran hermano

2. mensajes a moviles

3. star wars

4. eurovision

5. futbol

6. chayanne

7. el pais

8. el corte ingles

9. world cup

10. melodias nokia

Top Destinations
May 2002

1. iberia

2. barcelona

3. paisajes

4. salamanca

5. ibiza

France (more...)

Top News Sources
May 2002

1. le monde

2. afp

3. france info

4. liberation

5. france inter

6. ouest france

7. the economist

8. le figaro

9. le parisien

10. capital

Popular Queries
May 2002

1. britney spears

2. caramail

3. loft story

4. sncf

5. star wars

6. fnac

7. roland garros

8. anpe

9. shakira

10. coupe du monde

Top Sports Queries
May 2002

1. roland garros

2. coupe du monde

3. nike

4. football

5. zidane

6. olympique de marseille

7. fff

8. formule 1

9. kournikova

10. decathlon

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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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