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

May 2005 Zeitgeist
Popular Retailers
May 2005
     1. walmart
     2. home depot
     3. target
     4. best buy
     5. sears
Popular Television Shows
May 2005
     1. american idol
     2. family guy
     3. simpsons
     4. south park
     5. spongebob squarepants
Popular Sports
May 2005
     1. espn
     2. basketball
     3. baseball
     4. football
     5. soccer


Google News Queries
Popular Newsmakers
May 2005
     1. janet jackson
     2. camilo mejia
     3. dave chappelle
     4. michael jackson
     5. brad pitt
Popular Sports Queries
May 2005
     1. roland garros
     2. kasey kahne
     3. cricket
     4. nba
     5. tennis


Google Image Search Queries
Popular Music Queries
May 2005
     1. avril lavigne
     2. 50 cent
     3. eminem
     4. usher
     5. slipknot
Popular Women
May 2005
     1. paris hilton
     2. britney spears
     3. pamela anderson
     4. lindsay lohan
     5. angelina jolie
Popular Men
May 2005
     1. hayden christensen
     2. orlando bloom
     3. usher
     4. brad pitt
     5. ronaldinho

Australia
Popular Star Wars Stars
May 2005
     1. hayden christensen
     2. natalie portman
     3. yoda
     4. ewan mcgregor
     5. chewbacca
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. big brother
     2. star wars
     3. qantas
     4. virgin blue
     5. afl
     6. shapelle corby
     7. xbox 360
     8. kylie minogue
     9. angelina jolie
   10. big brother uncut
Top Reality TV Shows
May 2005
     1. big brother
     2. my restaurant rules
     3. american idol
     4. suvivor palau
     5. x factor

Canada
Popular Summer Travel Queries - May 2005
     1. air canada
     2. westjet
     3. weather network
     4. beach
     5. expedia
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. britney spears
     3. family guy
     4. 50 cent
     5. xbox
     6. air canada
     7. american idol
     8. angelina jolie
     9. canadian tire
   10. green day
Star Wars Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. hayden christensen
     3. star wars 3
     4. star wars episode 3
     5. revenge of the sith

Brazil

Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. avril lavigne
     3. receita federal
     4. dia das mães
     5. slipknot
     6. festa junina
     7. harry potter
     8. corinthians
     9. inss
   10. dia dos namorados
China 

Popular Queries
May 2005
    1. 张含韵 (singer Kristy Zhang)
    2. 两只蝴蝶 ("Two Butterflies", song title)
    3. 小兵传奇 (novel "Legend of a Soldier")
    4. 刘亦菲 (actress Liu Yifei)
    5. 博客 (blogs)
    6. 母亲节 (Mother's Day)
    7. 周杰伦 (pop singer Jay Chou)
    8. 你到底爱谁 ("Who Do You Love the Most", song title)
    9. 林志玲 (actress Chiling Lin)
  10. 周笔畅 (singer Bichang Zhou)
Denmark 

Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. jubii
     3. dmi
     4. tv2
     5. blomster
     6. bilbasen
     7. bt
     8. 50 cent
     9. ronaldinho
   10. bornholm

France
Star Wars Queries
May 2005
     1. hayden christensen
     2. yoda
     3. dark vador
     4. star wars épisode 3
     5. bande annonce star wars
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. fnac
     3. meetic
     4. tf1
     5. roland garros
     6. paris hilton
     7. michelin
     8. brice de nice
     9. programme tv
   10. sophie marceau
EU Constitution Referendum Queries
May 2005
     1. referendum
     2. europe
     3. constitution europeenne
     4. resultat referendum
     5. sondage referendum

Germany
Popular Spring-Related Queries - May 2005
     1. wetter
     2. liebe
     3. urlaub
     4. hochzeit
     5. sonne
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. paris hilton
     2. star wars
     3. knuddels
     4. christina aguilera
     5. urlaub
     6. ikea
     7. wikipedia
     8. muttertag
     9. hochzeit
   10. tchibo
Star Wars Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. darth vader
     3. hayden christensen
     4. yoda
     5. natalie portman

Finland 

Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. antti tuisku
     3. äitienpäivä
     4. häät
     5. särkänniemi
     6. kesä
     7. linnanmäki
     8. sauna
     9. muumi
   10. teräsbetoni
India

Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. sania mirza
     2. aishwarya rai
     3. cbse results
     4. cat
     5. kingfisher airlines
     6. harry potter
     7. icse results
     8. john abraham
     9. maruti swift
   10. kerala

Ireland
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. eircom
     2. ryanair
     3. aer lingus
     4. sky news
     5. rte
     6. vodafone
     7. aib
     8. irish independent
     9. liverpool
   10. celebrity love island

Italy
Popular Actresses
May 2005
     1. jennifer lopez
     2. angelina jolie
     3. jessica alba
     4. monica bellucci
     5. sabrina ferilli
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. giro d'italia
     2. beppe grillo
     3. subsonica
     4. viaggi
     5. racconti
     6. sharapova
     7. abiti da sposa
     8. champions league
     9. fecondazione assistita
   10. moto gp
Popular Male Celebrities
May 2005
     1. beppe grillo
     2. brad pitt
     3. vasco rossi
     4. michael jackson
     5. robbie williams

Japan
Foreign Location-Related Queries - May 2005

     1.

中国株 (Chinese stock)

     2.

韓国 (Korea)

     3.

朝鮮日報 (Chosunilbo)

     4.

韓国ドラマ (Korean drama)

     5.

フィリピン (Philippines)
Popular Queries
May 2005

     1.

ガンダム (Gundum)

     2.

愛知万博 (Aichi Expo)

     3.

たまごっち (Tamagocchi)  

     4.

中古車 (used car)

     5.

ドラえもん (Doraemon)

     6.

歌詞 (song lyrics)

     7.

ゲーム (game)

     8.

ドラゴンボール (Dragonball)

     9.

電車男 ("Train Man")

   10.

ビオスの丘 (Bios Hills)
Popular Celebrities
May 2005

     1.

大塚愛 (Ai Otsuka)

     2.

竹内結子 (Yuko Takeuchi)

     3.

浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)

     4.

藤本綾 (Aya Fujimoto)

     5.

井上和香 (Waka Inoue)


The Netherlands
Star Wars Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. natalie portman
     3. hayden christensen
     4. yoda
     5. star wars wallpaper
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. paris hilton
     2. ajax
     3. jesse mccartney
     4. lindsay lohan
     5. star wars
     6. bloemen
     7. feyenoord
     8. referendum
     9. europese grondwet
   10. xbox 360
Popular Men
May 2005
     1. jesse mccartney
     2. 50 cent
     3. orlando bloom
     4. eminem
     5. ali b

Korea

Popular Queries
May 2005

    1.

유아영어연극 (teaching children English through theater)

    2.

남이섬 (Nami Island)

    3.

문근영 (actress Moon Geun-young)

    4.

황우석 (stem-cell research pioneer Professor Hwang Woo-suk)

    5.

해신 (TV series "Sea God")

    6.

소피마르소 (Sophie Marceau)

    7.

전지현 (actress Jun Ji-hyun)

    8.

이효리 (pop singer Lee Hyori)

    9.

독도 (controversial Dokdo islets in the East Sea)

  10.

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

Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. trade me
     2. nzdating
     3. air new zealand
     4. american idol
     5. star wars
     6. jesse mccartney
     7. fhm
     8. ciara
     9. xbox 360
   10. maori

Spain
Popular Singers
May 2005
     1. shakira
     2. jennifer lopez
     3. avril lavigne
     4. david bisbal
     5. david bustamante
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. fernando alonso
     3. movistar
     4. el corte ingles
     5. telecinco
     6. real madrid
     7. coches
     8. meetic
     9. cristiano ronaldo
   10. musica
Star Wars Queries
May 2005
     1. hayden christensen
     2. la venganza de los sith
     3. yoda
     4. star wars 3
     5. la guerra de las galaxias

Norway 

Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. lotte jacobi
     2. aylar
     3. star wars
     4. vg
     5. pokemon
     6. katter
     7. orlando bloom
     8. fotball
     9. world of warcraft
   10. dagbladet
Russia

Popular Queries
May 2005

     1.

Oфисная мебель (office furniture)

     2.

День Победы (Victory Day)

     3.

Звездные Войны (Star Wars)

     4.

website database security

     5.

Oтдых в Турции (vacation in Turkey)

     6.

Последний звонок (graduation)

     7.

Сочи (Sochi)

     8.

Большой брат (reality show)

     9.

Свадебные платья (wedding dresses)

   10.

Велосипеды (bicycles)
Sweden

Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. paris hilton
     2. blocket
     3. aftonbladet
     4. britney spears
     5. lexikon
     6. star wars
     7. lunarstorm
     8. tattoo
     9. snyggast
   10. hästar

United Kingdom
Popular Television Shows
May 2005
     1. bbc news
     2. big brother
     3. eastenders
     4. cbeebies
     5. celebrity love island
Popular Queries
May 2005
     1. star wars
     2. abi titmuss
     3. dog
     4. paris hilton
     5. simpsons
     6. 50 cent
     7. paintball
     8. crazy frog
     9. big brother
   10. britney spears
Popular Football Queries
May 2005
     1. liverpool
     2. football
     3. arsenal
     4. david beckham
     5. manchester united

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Updated: July 22, 2005

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