April 2002

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

2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
April 2002
Top 10 Gaining Queries April 2002      1. loft story      2. linda lovelace      3. gran hermano      4. spiderman      5. tawny kitaen      6. le pen      7. israel      8. robert blake      9. irs    10. lisa lopes	Top 10 Declining Queries April 2002      1. oscars      2. ostern      3. brooke gordon      4. presa canarios      5. national geographic      6. ncaa      7. ice age      8. halle berry      9. formula 1    10. gareth gates	Top Brands April 2002      1. ferrari      2. sony      3. bmw      4. nokia      5. disney      6. ryanair      7. hp      8. ikea      9. adobe    10. nike
Operating Systems Used to Access Google - April 2002	This Month's Fun Fact - April 2002 For the first time, Google received more queries in Spanish than in Japanese.
	In Remembrance April 2002         • layne staley         • lisa lopes         • linda lovelace         • robert urich	Top Tax Queries April 2002         1. irs         2. tax forms         3. irs forms         4. turbotax         5. 1040

Web Browsers Used To Access Google March 2001 - April 2002 Languages Used to Access Google March 2001 - April 2002

Google Image Search Queries

Top Sports April 2002         1. soccer         2. basketball         3. football         4. hockey         5. baseball   Political Figures April 2002         1. le pen         2. george bush         3. arafat         4. chirac         5. ariel sharon

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Popular Personalities April 2002         1. britney spears         2. kylie minogue         3. gareth gates         4. holly valance         5. david beckham Popular Queries April 2002      1. spiderman      2. loft story      3. queen mother      4. alton towers      5. eurostar      6. tesco      7. london marathon      8. football      9. debenhams    10. british airways Top Television Shows April 2002         1. simpsons         2. loft story         3. eastenders         4. buffy the vampire slayer         5. friends Germany Top Brands April 2002         1. aldi         2. bmw         3. deutsche bahn         4. opel         5. siemens Popular Queries April 2002      1. ice age      2. handyzubehoer nokia      3. servlet schulung      4. hochzeit      5. fussball      6. sms kostenlos      7. deutsche bahn      8. aldi pc      9. kommunion    10. mallorca Top Video Games April 2002         1. dragonball z         2. counterstrike         3. dungeon siege         4. jedi knight 2         5. moorhuhn France Popular Personalities April 2002         1. clara morgane         2. britney spears         3. le pen         4. mylene farmer         5. jacques chirac Popular Queries April 2002      1. loft story      2. sncf      3. sms gratuit      4. anpe      5. air france      6. immobilier      7. olympique de marseille      8. maroc      9. tf1    10. degriftour Top Brands April 2002         1. air france         2. michelin         3. france telecom         4. porsche         5. palm

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