Google Unveils Top Search Terms of
2001
Nostradamus, World Trade Center, and Harry Potter Among Top Gaining
Queries
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - December 20, 2001 - Google Inc., developer
of the award-winning Google search engine, today unveiled its Year-End
Google Zeitgeist, providing an inside look into the top queries searched
on Google during 2001. As the world's leading search engine, powering
more than 150 million searches per day, Google offers a window on the
world and presents a unique perspective on the year's major events and
hottest technology and consumer trends.
The Year-End Google Zeitgeist web page, located at http://www.google.com/zeitgeist,
features the 2001 Year in Review Timeline and lists of top search terms,
such as:
About Google Inc.
With the largest index of websites available on the World Wide Web and
the industry's most advanced search technology, Google Inc. delivers
the fastest and easiest way to find relevant information on the Internet.
Google's technological innovations have earned the company numerous
industry awards and citations, including two Webby Awards; two WIRED
magazine's Reader Raves Awards; Best Internet Innovation and Technical
Excellence Award from PC Magazine; Best Search Engine on the
Internet from Yahoo! Internet Life; Top Ten Best Cybertech from
TIME magazine; and Editor's Pick from CNET. A growing number
of companies worldwide, including Yahoo! and its international properties,
Sony and its affiliates, AOL/Netscape, and Cisco Systems, rely on Google
to power search on their websites. A privately held company based in
Mountain View, Calif., Google's investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
and Sequoia Capital. More information about Google can be found on
the Google site at http://www.google.com.
Editors Note: For a high-resolution downloadable image of the Top 20
Gaining Queries, please use the following URL: http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2001/gainers.jpg.
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Contact:
Barry Schnitt
(650) 930-3594
barry@google.com 
