Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google
 
April 2005 Zeitgeist
Popular Retailers
April 2005
     1. amazon
     2. wal-mart
     3. home depot
     4. target
     5. best buy
Popular Reference Queries
April 2005
     1. dictionary
     2. maps
     3. weather
     4. lyrics
     5. yellow pages
Popular Travel-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. hotels
     2. expedia
     3. travelocity
     4. southwest airlines
     5. orbitz
Popular Blondes
April 2005

madonna
paris hilton
britney spears
pamela anderson
jessica simpson

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Popular Brunettes
April 2005
carmen electra
jessica alba
angelina jolie
vida guerra
janet jackson

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Google News Queries
Popular Celebrities
April 2005
     1. janet jackson
     2. michael jackson
     3. britney spears
     4. angelina jolie
     5. paris hilton
Popular Sports
April 2005

cricket
nba
real madrid
tennis
boston marathon

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Popular Technology
April 2005

linux
rfid
open source
voip
spam

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Popular Country Queries
April 2005
     1. india
     2. china
     3. iran
     4. france
     5. iraq

Google Image Search Queries
Popular Cars
April 2005
     1. ferrari
     2. lamborghini
     3. bmw
     4. hummer
     5. mustang
Popular Women
April 2005
     1. britney spears
     2. paris hilton
     3. pamela anderson
     4. jennifer lopez
     5. carmen electra
     6. lindsay lohan
     7. angelina jolie
     8. avril lavigne
     9. christina aguilera
   10. hilary duff
Popular Musicians
April 2005
     1. avril lavigne
     2. usher
     3. jesse mccartney
     4. green day
     5. slipknot
Popular Animals
April 2005
     1. dragon
     2. dogs
     3. winnie the pooh
     4. cat
     5. snoopy
Popular Men
April 2005
     1. eminem
     2. 50 cent
     3. usher
     4. brad pitt
     5. jesse mccartney
     6. bob marley
     7. orlando bloom
     8. tupac
     9. ronaldinho
   10. david beckham
Popular TV and Movie Queries - April 2005
     1. simpsons
     2. south park
     3. star wars
     4. harry potter
     5. family guy
Australia
Popular TV Actresses
April 2005
     1. mischa barton
     2. eva longoria
     3. rachel bilson
     4. isabel lucas
     5. nicole richie
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. jesse mccartney
     2. paris hilton
     3. qantas
     4. britney spears
     5. hilary duff
     6. afl
     7. virgin blue
     8. chad michael murray
     9. pope
   10. american idol
Popular TV Shows
April 2005
     1. simpsons
     2. the oc
     3. home and away
     4. family guy
     5. neighbours
Canada
Popular Male Celebrities
April 2005
     1. chad michael murray
     2. 50 cent
     3. jesse mccartney
     4. michael jackson
     5. bam margera
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. inuyasha
     2. hilary duff
     3. 50 cent
     4. family guy
     5. air canada
     6. chad michael murray
     7. sin city
     8. green day
     9. american idol
   10. westjet
Popular Actresses
April 2005
     1. hilary duff
     2. lindsay lohan
     3. christina aguilera
     4. angelina jolie
     5. ashlee simpson
Brazil
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. receita federal
     2. hello kitty
     3. amor
     4. beijo
     5. avril lavigne
     6. indios
     7. slipknot
     8. britney spears
     9. xuxa
   10. ragnarok
China 

Popular Queries
April 2005
    1. 如何申请icp许可证 (name of new business license)
    2. 断仇谷 (title of popular movie)
    3. 仙剑奇侠传 (TV series "Legend of Warrior with Sword")
    4. nba
    5. 张含韵 (singer Kristy Zhang)
    6. 两只蝴蝶 ("Two Butterflies", song title)
    7. 陈逸飞 (artist Yifei Chen)
    8. 刘亦菲 (Liu Yifei)
    9. 大长今 (TV series "Dae Jang Geum")
  10. 周杰伦 (pop singer Jay Chou)
Denmark 

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. konfirmation
     2. jubii
     3. tv2
     4. blomster
     5. pokemon
     6. 50 cent
     7. dmi
     8. manga
     9. ronaldinho
   10. den blå avis
France
Popular Pope-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. pape
     2. vatican
     3. jean paul 2
     4. ratzinger
     5. conclave
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. meetic
     2. impots
     3. brice de nice
     4. manga
     5. jeux
     6. tiscali
     7. sfr
     8. caf
     9. pape
   10. pmu
Popular Airlines
April 2005
     1. air france
     2. ryanair
     3. easy jet
     4. lufthansa
     5. iberia
Germany
Popular Pope-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. papst
     2. vatikan
     3. ratzinger
     4. papstwahl
     5. rom
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. papst
     2. firefox
     3. wikipedia
     4. aldi
     5. routenplaner
     6. paris hilton
     7. vatikan
     8. star wars
     9. ratzinger
   10. lidl
Popular Soccer-Related Queries - April 2005
     1. fussball
     2. david beckham
     3. christino ronaldo
     4. bundesliga
     5. fc bayern
Finland 

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. vappu
     2. aapeli
     3. pelit
     4. älypää
     5. miniclip
     6. kärpät
     7. teräsbetoni
     8. häät
     9. hamtaro
   10. kevät
India

Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. sania mirza
     2. aishwarya rai
     3. ndtv
     4. tsunami
     5. vat
     6. kaal
     7. aponline
     8. indian idol
     9. live cricket score
   10. bits pilani
Ireland
Popular Queries
April 2005
     1. ryanair
     2. eircom