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

October 2001

Top 10 Gaining Queries
October 2001

     1. anthrax

     2. windows xp

     3. al jazeera

     4. milzbrand

     5. cipro
     6. AC-130
     7. smallpox
     8. harry potter
     9. xbox
   10. michael jordan
Top 10 Declining Queries
October 2001

     1. nostradamus

     2. world trade center

     3. american flag

     4. nimda

     5. pentagon

     6. cantor fitzgerald

     7. fantasy football

     8. american red cross

     9. fbi

   10. faa
Languages Used to Search Google - Oct. 2001
Languages Used to Search Google: 61% English - 10% German - 8% Japanese - 6% Spanish - 4% French - 2% Italian - 11% Others Combined
Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March - October 2001
Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - October 2001
Origin of Google Searches by Country - Oct. 2001
Percentage of Queries Divided by Country: 36% U.S. - 9% Germany - 8% Japan - 7% U.K. - 5% Canada - 3% Spain - 3% France - 2% Italy - 28% others combined
graph: xbox vs. playstation2 graph: linux vs. windows xp
Top 5 Translations for Anthrax - Oct. 2001

     1. anthrax

     2. milzbrand

     3. antrax

     4. carbonchio

     5. miltvuur


Google Image Search Queries

Top 5 Gaining Queries
October 2001

     1. pumpkin

     2. osama bin laden

     3. heather graham

     4. aishwarya rai

     5. drew barrymore
Top 5 Supermodels
October 2001
Graph: Top 5 Supermodels, October 2001 - 1. cindy crawford , 2. laetitia casta, 3. heidi klum, 4. claudia shiffer, 5.tyra banks
Top 5 Historical Figures
October 2001

     1. picasso

     2. van gogh

     3. marilyn monroe

     4. bruce lee

     5. einstein
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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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