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We update Zeitgeist by Country every month to reflect the changes in each domain. Zeitgeist by Country displays either the top gaining queries in a domain (that is, the searches that have gained the most popularity with respect to the previous month) or the most Top Gaining Queries in a domain (that is, a selection of the top queries), whichever best reflects the zeitgeist of that country. We add new countries as we can, so check back often.
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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.
 
Afghanistan - Popular Queries: March 2008
  1. afghanistan
  2. ako
  3. kabul
  4. bbc
  5. katrina kaif
  1. acbar
  2. mypay
  3. وزارت تحصیلات عالی
    (Ministry of Higher Education)
  4. عشق
    (love)
  5. pakistan
  1. افغانستان
    (Afghanistan)
  2. فال
    (future predicition)
  3. هرات
    (Herat)
  4. گوگوش
    (Googoosh)
  5. بهار
    (bahaar)
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Argentina - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. el diario de parana
    (newspaper)
  2. el cronista comercial
    (newspaper)
  3. peugeot 504
  4. village caballito
    (movie theatre)
  5. radio online
  1. mondial
  2. cancer
  3. avg antivirus
  4. chevrolet 400
  5. kingston
  1. escorpio
    (scorpio)
  2. enciclopedia
  3. miley cirus
  4. descargar nero
  5. el cuarteto de nos
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Australia - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. duran duran
  2. maori tattoos
  3. john mayer
  4. john lennon
  5. eva green
  1. mastercard credit card
  2. asp world tour
  3. kookai
  4. cystic fibrosis
  5. oakley
  1. Toyota camry
  2. download itunes
  3. Jennifer Hawkins
  4. one republic
  5. wordpress
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Brazil - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. jogo de futebol
    (soccer game)
  2. jack sparrow
  3. jeremy sumpter
  4. metropolitana fm
    (radio station)
  5. ferrero rocher
  1. receitas de bacalhau
    (cod recipes)
  2. eddie iron maiden
  3. arte moderna
    (modern art)
  4. raposa
    (fox)
  5. correio braziliense
    (Brazilian local newspaper)
  1. full metal alchemist
  2. ovnis
    (UFOs)
  3. bossa nova
  4. cachaça
    (distilled sugar cane alcohol)
  5. ilusão de otica
    (optical illusion)
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Canada - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. livescore
  2. viewit.ca
  3. kate middleton
  4. curly hair
  5. microplay
  1. ontario government
  2. hotel
  3. radio énergie
  4. dalhousie
  5. no air
  1. steven straight
  2. pluto
  3. smoke
  4. tv.com
  5. music note
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Chile - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. security
  2. macbook
  3. hector el father
    (singer)
  4. tu
    (magazine)
  5. dx wwe
    (wrestling)
  1. biosfera
    (bisphere)
  2. videos de fantasmas
    (ghost videos)
  3. una llamada perdida
    (“One Missed Call” movie)
  4. fiat punto
  5. romanticismo
    (romanticismo)
  1. poemas de gabriela mistral
    (Gabriela Mistral poems)
  2. univision
  3. mensajes subliminales
    (subliminal mesages)
  4. nokia
  5. laura pausini
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China - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. 人间冰器
    (on-line novel)
  2. 台湾大选结果
    (Taiwan election result)
  3. DHL
  4. 还君明珠
    (a popular TV program)
  5. 电影色戒
    (Movie (Lust, Caution)
  1. 上海公共招聘网
    (a recruiting-related website)
  2. 紫川
    (on-line novel)
  3. 跆拳道
    (Taekwondo)
  4. 北京天气预报

  5. (Beijing weather forecast)
  1. 000630
    (stock)
  2. 古墓丽影
    (on-line game)
  3. 海绵宝宝
    ( cartoon TV program)
  4. 荣誉勋章
    ( on-line game)
  5. 十面埋伏
    (a popular movie)
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Colombia - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. reinos de la naturaleza
    (kingdoms of nature)
  2. ARCANGEL
    (music band)
  3. medicos
    (physicians)
  4. tareas
    (homework)
  5. positivismo
    (positivism)
  1. videos de ronaldinho
  2. PILOSOS
  3. estres
    (stress)
  4. figura humana
    (human figure)
  5. copa airlines
  1. relieve colombiano
    (Colombian topography)
  2. reebok
  3. inteligencias multiples
    (multiple intelligence)
  4. aula facil
  5. sena virtual
    (educational program from SENA)
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Costa Rica - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. relojes
    (watches)
  2. educacion fisica
    (physical training)
  3. paleontologia
    (paleontology)
  4. mini cooper
  5. foca
    (seal)
  1. higiene
    (hygiene)
  2. rafting in costa rica
  3. viviana
  4. cangrejo
    (crab)
  5. william walker
  1. kandinsky
  2. universidad latina de costa rica
  3. La Nación
    (newspaper)
  4. radio fides
  5. capleton
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Denmark - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. oslo
    (the capital of Norway)
  2. q500
    (Danish dating site)
  3. bubbleshooter
    (the name of an online game)
  4. invita
    (the company name of a Danish kitchen manufacturer)
  5. american history x
  1. sparekassen sjælland
    (the name of a Danish bank)
  2. sild
    (a species of pelagic fish - Herring)
  3. swedoor
    (the company name of a Danish door manufacturer)
  4. ocean
  5. sygeforsikring danmark
    (the name of a Danish health insurance company)
  1. aof
    (the acronym of a Danish educational institution)
  2. rar
    (file-format )
  3. israel
  4. ambulance
  5. islandske heste
    (a horse race from Island)
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Finland - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. iso-syöte
    (a Finnish ski resort)
  2. karita tuomola
    (Finnish celebrity)
  3. suomi kartta
    (Finland map)
  4. fröbelin palikat
    (a band that plays children's music)
  5. ducati
  1. texas holdem
  2. real madrid
  3. hairspray
  4. high heels
  5. talvipuutarha
    (winter garden)
  1. videotykki
    (video projector)
  2. viikingit
    (Vikings - a Finnish sports team)
  3. puzzle
  4. dio
  5. sulkapallo
    (badminton)
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France - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. segolene royal
    (French politician)
  2. mireille d'arc
    (french actress)
  3. villard de lans
    (ski station)
  4. pass
    (retailer credit card)
  5. colombes
    (French city)
  1. chignon
  2. zebulon
    (PC optimizer website)
  3. la ligne verte
    (Stephen King's novel)
  4. var matin
    (local newspaper)
  5. ellen page
    (actress)
  1. crete
  2. france telecom
    (phone and internet provider)
  3. mononoke
    (fantasy character)
  4. agadir
    (Maroccan city)
  5. billet de train
    (train ticket)
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Germany - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. Handytarife
    (cell phone rate)
  2. Ncis
    (TV series)
  3. Internetapotheke
    (online pharmacy)
  4. lustige videos
    (funny videos)
  5. Fisch
    (fish)
  1. Schwert
    (sword)
  2. Nelly Furtado
  3. chopper
  4. battlestar galactica
    (TV series)
  5. stromvergleich
    (electricity comparison)
  1. Leipzig
    (German city)
  2. Madsen
    (band)
  3. Kirschblüten
    (cherry blossom)
  4. donald duck
  5. lübeck
    (German city)
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Greece - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. ολυμπιακές αερογραμμές
    (Olympic Airlines)
  2. fireservice
  3. firewind
  4. ΙΤΑΛΙΑ
    (Italy)
  5. OSE
  1. rock fm
  2. toyota auris
  3. ναυτεμπορική
    (Naftemporiki)
  4. hairspray
  5. ΠΡΟΑΣΤΙΑΚΟΣ
    (Proastiakos-tram line)
  1. suzuki samurai
  2. liv tyler
  3. METROSPORT
  4. natalia avelon
  5. Keira Knightley
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Guatemala - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. sagastume
    (SMS site from MoviStar)
  2. naruto
    (Japanese animation character)
  3. traductor
    (translator)
  4. prensa libre
    (largest newspaper in Guatemala)
  5. sagastume.com
    (SMS site from MoviStar)
  1. ares
    (online application for file sharing)
  2. tigo
    (cell phone company in Guatemala)
  3. carros
    (cars)
  4. real madrid
    (soccer team)
  5. jonas brothers
    (rock band)
  1. paisajes
    (landscapes)
  2. garfield
    (cartoon character)
  3. anime
    (asian animation)
  4. goku
    (dragon ball z character)
  5. avril lavigne
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Hong Kong - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. 足球小將
    (Japanese comics)
  2. 陳慧嫻
    (artist)
  3. ronaldo
    (football player)
  4. lucky star
    (Japanese comics)
  5. ngong ping 360
    (attraction in Hong Kong)
  1. ERP System
  2. 小肥
    (singer)
  3. toys r us hong kong
  4. hmv hk
    (shop)
  5. 澳門酒店
    (hotel)
  1. 中信嘉華銀行
    (Bank)
  2. 國旗
    (national flag)
  3. a380
    (aircraft)
  4. 惠康
    (shop)
  5. economic times
    (newspaper)
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Hungary - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. húsvét
    (Easter)
  2. locsolóversek
    (poems for a a Hungarian Easter custom)
  3. időjárás
    (weather)
  4. nyuszi
    (bunny)
  5. húsvéti versek
    (Easter poems)
  1. map
  2. nőnap
    (Women's Day)
  3. easter
  4. vacsoracsata
    (cooking show launched in march)
  5. kokárda
    (cockade)
  1. népszavazás
    (referendum)
  2. h2o
    (TV series)
  3. március 15.
    (national holiday)
  4. húsvéti képek
    (Easter pictures)
  5. hal a tortán
    (another coocking show on a different channel)
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India - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. sreya
  2. bbchindi
  3. bharatanatyam
  4. jayalalitha
  5. carol gracias
  1. symbiosis pune
  2. iit guwahati
  3. lindsey lohan
  4. bipasa
  5. kerala university
  1. ICICI bank
  2. ayesha takiya
  3. incometax.gov.in
  4. air sahara
  5. krrish
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Indonesia - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. naruto
    (manga character)
  2. sandra dewi
    (Indonesian artist)
  3. emo
  4. map
  5. one piece
    (Japanese manga)
  1. ayat-ayat cinta
    (Islamic romance film and novel)
  2. detik
    (seconds)
  3. maria ozawa
    (Japanese artist)
  4. dewi persik
    (Indonesian artist)
  5. sarah azhari
    (Indonesian artist)
  1. sasuke
    (manga character)
  2. julia perez
    (indonesian model)
  3. harry potter
  4. artis indonesia
    (indonesian artists)
  5. akatsuki
    (manga character)
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Iraq - Popular Queries: March 2008
  1. map
  2. ako
  3. mypay
  4. test
  5. صو
    (pictures)
  1. usaa
    (United States automobile association)
  2. prison break
  3. العاب
    (toys)
  4. iraq
  5. كاظم الساهر
    (singer Kathim al Saher)
  1. حسام الرسام
    (Hussam al Rasam)
  2. myspace
  3. amazon
  4. youtube
  5. ابراج
    (horoscopes)
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Ireland - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. entourage
  2. adare manor
  3. anchorman
  4. st patrick's festival
  5. jimmy choo
  1. psoriasis
  2. guinness storehouse
  3. spiderwick chronicles
  4. marion cotillard
  5. santorini
  1. tallaght hospital
  2. dublin bus
  3. reservoir dubs
  4. republic of loose
  5. vanessa ann hudgens
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Israel - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. מפלצות
    (monsters)
  2. תמונות מצויירות
    (drawings)
  3. פיינטבול
    (paint ball)
  4. מגמות
    (trends / tendency)
  5. משרד החקלאות
    (ministry of agriculture)
  1. מסיכות פורים
    (masks for purim – jewish holiday)
  2. אליסה בארץ הפלאות
    (alice in wonderland)
  3. פטנטים
    (patents)
  4. ירוק
    (green)
  5. הטרדה מינית
    (sexual harassment)
  1. נרות
    (candles)
  2. פרסום
    (advertising)
  3. חוגים
    (after school classes)
  4. ערוץ 10 הישרדות
    (channel 10, survivor – tv program)
  5. פרוש חלומות
    (dream interoperation)
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Italy - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. pasqua
    (easter)
  2. anna tatangelo
    (singer)
  3. primavera
    (spring)
  4. ufo
  5. festa della donna
    (women's day)
  1. x factor
    (TV program)
  2. festa del papà
    (dad's day)
  3. ora legale
    (daylight savings time)
  4. tibet
  5. sondaggi elettorali
    (election poll)
  1. champions league
  2. anna marchesini
    (italian comedian)
  3. dieta
    (diet)
  4. elezioni 2008
    (elections 2008)
  5. aborto
    (abortion)
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Japan - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. チベット
    (Tibet)
  2. 小桜セレナ
    (Serena Kozakura, actress)
  3. 高橋美紀
    (Miki Takahashi, voice actress)
  4. 堤未果
    (Mika Tsutsumi, writer and journalist)
  5. alexander graham bell
  1. 大東めぐみ
    (Megumi Oohigashi, TV host and more)
  2. 岡沢高宏
    (Takahiro Okazawa, fashion designer)
  3. 広川太一郎
    (Taichiro Hirokawa, voice actor)
  4. 鈴木砂羽
    (Sawa Suzuki, actress)
  5. 合格発表
    (announcement of test results)
  1. 広末涼子
    (Ryoko Hirosue, actress)
  2. 浅田真央
    (Mao Asada, figure skater)
  3. 真如苑
    (Shinnyoen, religious corporation)
  4. それでもボクはやってない
    (Soredemo bokuha yattenai, movie)
  5. 上田現
    (Gen Ueda, singer songwriter and producer)
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Korea - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. 캄보디아
    (Cambodia)
  2. 인터넷전화
    (internet phone)
  3. 흑백사진
    (a black-and-white photo)
  4. 경정
    (motorboat racing)
  5. 무궁화
    (Korean national flower, a rose of Sharon)
  1. 김연아 갈라쇼
    (yuna kim in world figure skating gala)
  2. 태왕사신기
    (Korean drama)
  3. 청소년
    (adolescent)
  4. 금결원
    (financial supervisory service)
  5. 팝아트
    (pop art)
  1. 해리포터
    (harry potter)
  2. 유럽지도
    (map of europe)
  3. 하하 병역법
    (a breach of the military service law)
  4. 삼성 로비 명단
    (samsung lobby list)
  5. 양파
    (korean singer)
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Malaysia - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. elken
    (direct marketing company)
  2. 意难忘
    (means ‘cannot forget’, should be a movie)
  3. Flyff
  4. coffe prince
    (incorrect spelling for ‘coffee prince’, a drama)
  5. Vanessa Hudgens
  1. bank pertanian Malaysia
  2. mmls
    (Multimedia Learning System, offered by Multimedia University in Malaysia)
  3. ford
  4. NTU
  5. hulk
    (of ‘Incredible Hulk’)
  1. cititel
    (hotel management company)
  2. gamuda
    (a company name)
  3. arctic monkeys
    (English indie rock band)
  4. drew barrymore
  5. tv1
    (a TV channel in Malaysia)
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Netherlands - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. fitna
    (movie by Dutch politician)
  2. fitna the movie
    (movie by Dutch politician)
  3. zomerhitte
    (movie)
  4. 123
  5. liveleak
    (web host for Fitna)
  1. film wilders
    (movie by Dutch politician)
  2. 9292
    (public transportation information)
  3. alexander graham bell
    (inventor of the telephone)
  4. zomertijd
    (summer time)
  5. film geert wilders
    (movie by Dutch politician)
  1. Fitna
    (movie by Dutch politician)
  2. patrick swayze
    (actor)
  3. begin van de lente
    (beginning of spring)
  4. fitna film
    (movie by Dutch politician)
  5. Allison Stokke
    (vaulting athlete)
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New Zealand - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. vodafone new zealand
  2. michelle williams
  3. stargate atlantis
  4. pokemon diamond
  5. johnny cash
  1. transformers 2
  2. sublime
  3. american apparel
  4. usana
    (health sciences)
  5. scrabulous
  1. will smith
  2. the mighty boosh
  3. dr who
  4. fairydown
    (two companies: one, outdoor equipment, another, a bedding store)
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Norway - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. something sally
  2. gifteringer
    (wedding rings)
  3. heidi montag
    (American reality television celebrity)
  4. Opera Mini
  5. bode miller
    (American alpine skier)
  1. tid for hjem
    (TV show)
  2. rimordbok
    (dictionary for rhymes)
  3. anaconda
  4. P1i
    (mobile)
  5. pantera
    (was an American heavy metal band )
  1. ole gunnar solskjær
    (famous Norwegian footballplayer)
  2. valuttakalkulator
    (currency converter)
  3. liverpool fc news
  4. norges varemesse
    (Norwegian trade fair)
  5. online spill
    (online games)
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Pakistan - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. reuters
  2. muskurahat.com
  3. dajal
  4. wwe the rock
  5. mesothelioma cancer
  1. masjid nabawi
  2. keanu reeves
  3. piratebay
  4. ibp.org.pk
  5. bulk sms
  1. Daily Express
  2. Cheap Flights Deals
  3. sngpl.com.pk
  4. ufone
  5. rolls royce phantom
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Peru - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. artes visuales
    (visual arts)
  2. cybercupido
  3. ciro alegria
    (circus)
  4. yin yan
  5. modelos de solicitud
    (request templates)
  1. ratatouille
  2. all star
  3. gente
    (magazine)
  4. jaime camil
    (actor)
  5. trikol
    (hip hop band)
  1. puka
    (cartoon character)
  2. animales en peligro de extinción
    (endangered animal species)
  3. celula eucariota
    (eucaryotic cell)
  4. www.essalud.com.pe
    (health care provider)
  5. cartoon network
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Philippines - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. cat and mouse
  2. chibi naruto
    (anime)
  3. tazmanian
  4. the past
  5. guess
  1. speaker
  2. waves
  3. alexander the great
  4. europe
  5. sculpture
  1. dark alex
  2. delfin montano
  3. survivor
  4. sassy girl
  5. belldandy
    (anime)
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Poland - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. życzenia wielkanocne
    (Easter wishes)
  2. wyspa gier
    (gaming site)
  3. gry dla dziewczyn
    (games for girls)
  4. pisanki
    (Easter eggs)
  5. kwiaty
    (flowers)
  1. wiosna
    (spring)
  2. jozin z bazin
    (viral video)
  3. f1
  4. h2o wystarczy kropla
    (Australian TV series)
  5. Wielkanoc
    (Easter)
  1. emma watson
  2. dzień kobiet
    (Women's Day)
  3. 39 i pół
    (TV series)
  4. zajączek wielkanocny
    (Easter bunny)
  5. ferrari
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Puerto Rico - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. compaq
  2. scrapbooking
  3. asus
  4. medline plus
  5. cambio climatico
    (climate change)
  1. mal de amores
    (love sickness)
  2. discovery
  3. maternidad
    (motherhood)
  4. arte abstracto
    (abstract art)
  5. desamor
  1. alien vs predator
  2. pablo Escobar
  3. eb games
  4. hormiga
    (ant)
  5. justas 2008
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Saudi Arabia - Top Gaining Queries: March 2008
  1. المصارعة الحرة
    (wrestling)
  2. موقع نجوم
    (stars site)
  3. لعبة البلياردو
    (billiard game)
  4. عجائب الدنيا
    (world wonders)
  5. منتدى خيال
    (Khayal forum)
  1. برامج نوكيا n73
    (Nokia n73 programs)
  2. بلوتوث بنت حائل
    (Hail girl bluetooth)
  3. cartoon network
  4. الفراشة
    (butterfly site)
  5. animals
  1. دردشه السعوديه
    (Saudi chat)
  2. جريدة الرياض
    (Riyad n