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

2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

October 2004 Zeitgeist
Popular Technology Queries - October 2004

     1. software

     2. perl programming

     3. html

     4. aim express

     5. linux

Popular Entertainment Queries - October 2004

     1. halloween costumes

     2. games

     3. lyrics

     4. anime

     5. espn

Popular Retail Queries
October 2004

     1. ebay

     2. amazon

     3. walmart

     4. best buy

     5. home depot


Popular Female Celebrities
October 2004

     1. madonna

     2. paris hilton

     3. britney spears

     4. carmen electra

     5. lindsay lohan

Popular Male Celebrities
October 2004

     1. usher

     2. matt drudge

     3. howard stern

     4. tupac

     5. johnny depp

Google News Queries

Popular Musicians
October 2004

     1. ashlee simpson

     2. britney spears

     3. eminem

     4. michael jackson

     5. clay aiken

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. camilo mejia

     2. ashlee simpson

     3. mount st helens

     4. john kerry

     5. george bush

     6. iraq

     7. christopher reeve

     8. iran

     9. linux

   10. angelina jolie

Popular Seasonal Queries
October 2004

     1. presidential polls

     2. halloween

     3. red sox

     4. david beckham

     5. electoral college

Google Image Search Queries

Popular Celebrities
October 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. paris hilton

     3. christina aguilera

     4. pamela anderson

     5. carmen electra

Popular Cartoons
October 2004

     1. the simpsons

     2. south park

     3. pokemon

     4. garfield

     5. hello kitty

Popular Clipart
October 2004

     1. tattoo

     2. love

     3. angel

     4. baby

     5. heart


International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom
Popular TV-Related Queries - October 2004

     1. bbc

     2. cbbc

     3. eastenders

     4. sky news

     5. hollyoaks

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. halloween

     2. games

     3. argos

     4. britney spears

     5. paintball

     6. usher

     7. christina aguilera

     8. multimap

     9. simpsons

   10. ryanair

Popular Halloween
Queries
- October 2004

     1. halloween

     2. halloween costumes

     3. witches

     4. pumpkins

     5. devil

Canada
Popular Airlines
October 2004

     1. westjet

     2. air canada

     3. air transat

     4. american airlines

     5. united airlines

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. halloween

     2. britney spears

     3. halloween costumes

     4. inuyasha

     5. eminem

     6. angelina jolie

     7. halo 2

     8. futurama

     9. westjet

   10. ferrari

Popular Halloween
Queries
- October 2004

     1. halloween

     2. halloween costumes

     3. halloween pumpkin

     4. scary

     5. happy halloween

Germany
Popular Halloween
Queries
- October 2004

     1. halloween

     2. kürbis

     3. halloween kostüme

     4. halloween sprüche

     5. halloween rezepte

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. telefonbuch

     2. halloween

     3. wetter

     4. christina aguilera

     5. tchibo

     6. leo

     7. horoskop

     8. routenplaner

     9. jeanette biedermann

   10. firefox

Popular Auto-Related Queries - October 2004

     1. gebrauchtwagen

     2. winterreifen

     3. adac

     4. autovermietung

     5. autotuning

Spain
Popular Health-Related Queries - October 2004

     1. cancer

     2. sida

     3. diabetes

     4. salud

     5. obesidad

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. marca

     2. juegos

     3. halloween

     4. infojobs

     5. el mundo

     6. gran hermano

     7. el corte ingles

     8. renfe

     9. horoscopo

   10. traductor

Popular Leisure-Related Queries - October 2004

     1. cine

     2. recetas de cocina

     3. juegos online

     4. fotografia

     5. teatro

France
Popular Job-Related Queries - October 2004

     1. anpe

     2. assedic

     3. apec

     4. emploi

     5. monster

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. france

     2. sncf

     3. mappy

     4. free

     5. halloween

     6. meetic

     7. meteo

     8. laposte

     9. star academy

   10. traduction

Popular Leisure-Related Queries - October 2004

     1. coloriage

     2. bricolage

     3. photographie

     4. théâtre

     5. cinéma

Italy
Popular Pop Singers
October 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. avril lavigne

     3. robbie williams

     4. anastacia

     5. laura pausini

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. grande fratello

     2. valentino rossi

     3. isola dei famosi

     4. ferrari

     5. spiderman

     6. fiori

     7. last minute

     8. robbie williams

     9. laura pausini

   10. parigi

Popular Movies
October 2004

     1. spiderman

     2. il signore degli anelli

     3. tre metri sopra il cielo

     4. fast and furious

     5. la mala education

The Netherlands
Popular Men
October 2004

     1. ali b

     2. usher

     3. andre hazes

     4. eminem

     5. chad michael murray

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. spongebob

     3. ajax

     4. south park

     5. voetbal

     6. sinterklaas

     7. hilary duff

     8. ali b

     9. von dutch

   10. evisu

Popular Games
October 2004

     1. gta san andreas

     2. halo 2

     3. need for speed
         underground 2

     4. sims 2

     5. gta vice city

Australia
Popular Games
October 2004

     1. halo 2

     2. gta san andreas

     3. need for speed
         underground 2

     4. final fantasy

     5. sims 2

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. australian idol

     2. qantas

     3. hilary duff

     4. simpsons

     5. delta goodrem

     6. chad michael murray

     7. virgin blue

     8. real estate

     9. usher

   10. the oc

Popular Sports
October 2004

     1. melbourne cup

     2. cricket

     3. surfing

     4. afl

     5. soccer

Japan
Popular Places
October 2004

     1. ディズニーランド
            (Disneyland)

     2. 京都 (Kyoto)

     3. 沖縄 (Okinawa)

     4. 韓国 (Korea)

     5. 東京ディズニーランド
            (Disneyland Tokyo)

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. 楽天 (rakuten)

     2. 地図 (map)

     3. 天気予報 (weather forecast)

     4. ライブドア (livedoor)

     5. 台風 (typhoon)

     6. 気象庁 (meteorological
            agency)

     7. 天気 (weather)

     8. 地震 (earthquake)

     9. 上戸彩 (Aya Ueto)

   10. 小倉優子 (Yuko Ogura)

Popular Establishments
October 2004

     1. 東急ハンズ (Tokyu Hands)

     2. マクドナルド (McDonalds)

     3. セブンイレブン (7-Eleven)

     4. オートバックス (Autobacs)

     5. ローソン (Lawson)


Korea

Popular Queries
October 2004

    1. 이효리 (pop singer Lee Hyori)

    2. maria sharapova

    3. 전지현 (actress Jun Ji-hyun)

    4. 이재은 (actress Lee Jae-eun)

    5. 동방신기 (Boy band "Dong
           Bang Shin Gi")

    6. 산삼 (wild ginseng)

    7. 장정진 (comedian Jang
           Jung-jin)

    8. 김태희 (actress Kim Tae-hee)

    9. 안철수 (anti-virus lab CEO
           Ahn Chul-soo)

  10. 검도 (Korean traditional
           fencing)

China 

Popular Queries
October 2004

    1. 在线漫画 中游动漫
           (cartoon download site)

    2. 刀郎 (DaoLang, pop singer)

    3. 断仇谷 (title of a new
           Chinese movie)

    4. 公务员考试 (civil servant exam)

    5. 考研 (graduate school exam)

    6. 周杰伦 (Jay Chou)

    7. 中国式离婚 (TV drama)

    8. 万圣节 (Halloween)

    9. 刘翔 (Olympic gold medalist)

  10. 新警察故事 (new Jackie Chan
           movie)

Russia

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. pet therapy

     2. germany world cup
         betting odds

     3. переводчик (translator)

     4. scotia princess cruises

     5. japanese stock trading

     6. TSB bank ireland

     7. instant motor insurance
         quote

     8. bargain airline ticket

     9. Пластиковые окна
            (plastic windows)

   10. Последний герой
            (name of rock album)


Finland 

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. irc-galleria

     2. vaalikone

     3. halloween

     4. runescape

     5. kissa

     6. sanakirja

     7. nalle puh

     8. koira

     9. pokemon

   10. soittoäänet

Norway 

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. nissan skyline

     2. vg

     3. eminem

     4. hunder

     5. hjerte

     6. bush

     7. bmw

     8. gta san andreas

     9. shrek 2

   10. naruto


Sweden

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. halloween

     2. paris hilton

     3. aftonbladet

     4. britney spears

     5. dc++

     6. blocket

     7. lunarstorm

     8. hundar

     9. lexikon

   10. simpsons

Brazil

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. halloween

     2. receita federal

     3. linkin park

     4. avril lavigne

     5. tradutor

     6. britney spears

     7. inuyasha

     8. bruxas

     9. eleições 2004

   10. bob marley

Denmark 

Popular Queries
October 2004

     1. pokemon

     2. tv2

     3. ekstrabladet

     4. blomster

     5. dmi

     6. ferrari

     7. garfield

     8. peter plys

     9. ronaldinho

   10. bratz

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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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