July 2002

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

2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
July 2002
Top 10 Gaining Queries July 2002      1. tour de france      2. british open      3. commonwealth games      4. bill porter      5. big brother 3      6. loveparade      7. snakehead fish      8. resultat bac      9. isla perejil    10. fireworks	Top 10 Declining Queries July 2002      1. world cup      2. spiderman      3. coupe du monde      4. the who      5. roland garros      6. fifa      7. david beckham      8. mundial      9. r kelly    10. wm 2002	Operating Systems Used to Access Google - July 2002
This Month's Fun Fact - July 2002 Tour de France queries from France totaled only 7% more than Germany, a whopping 92% more than neighboring Italy, 88% more than Spain and 32% more than the UK Top July 4th Queries July 2002      1. fourth of july      2. fireworks      3. american flag      4. usa      5. declaration of independence Remembering... July 2002         • Rod Steiger         • Gene Kan         • Ted Williams

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

Google Image Search Queries

Top Myths July 2002         1. dragons         2. ufo         3. ghost         4. mermaid         5. witch Top Celestial Bodies July 2002         1. earth         2. moon         3. stars         4. mars         5. pluto Top Cars July 2002         1. ferrari         2. porsche         3. mercedes         4. dodge viper         5. bmw

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Top TV July 2002         1. big brother         2. eastenders         3. simpsons         4. friends         5. star trek Popular Queries July 2002      1. big brother      2. britney spears      3. bbc      4. spiderman      5. gareth gates      6. commonwealth games      7. eastenders      8. david beckham      9. tour de france    10. tesco Top Musicians July 2002         1. britney spears         2. eminem         3. kylie minogue         4. shakira         5. westlife Canada Top Companies July 2002         1. air canada         2. west jet         3. wal-mart         4. ferrari         5. costco Popular Queries July 2002      1. osap      2. futureshop      3. anime      4. batman      5. baby names      6. harry potter      7. shane west      8. tour de france      9. american idol    10. josh hartnett Top Publications July 2002         1. globe and mail         2. toronto sun         3. vancouver sun         4. national post         5. ottawa citizen Germany Top Videogames July 2002         1. Dragonballz         2. Counterstrike         3. GTA3         4. Warcraft 3         5. Neverwinter Nights Popular Queries July 2002      1. Tour de France      2. Michael Ballack      3. Volksverdummung      4. Red Hot Chili Peppers      5. Gzsz      6. Maybach      7. Diddl      8. Ahnenforschung      9. Jeanette Biedermann    10. Wohnmobile Top Travel Resources July 2002         1. Last Minute         2. Mitfahrzentrale         3. Tui         4. Falk         5. Ltur Spain Top Travel July 2002         1. camping         2. angencias de viajes         3. tenerife         4. mallorca         5. transmediterrenea Popular Queries July 2002      1. spiderman      2. gran hermano      3. marca      4. renfe      5. empleo      6. isla perejil      7. star wars      8. harry potter      9. david bisbal    10. eminem Popular Automobiles July 2002         1. ferrari         2. ford         3. volkswagen         4. renault         5. opel France Top Economy Searches July 2002      1. anpe      2. emploi      3. immobilier      4. lettre de motivation      5. boursorama Popular Queries July 2002      1. sncf      2. anpe      3. fnac      4. michelin      5. tour de france      6. vanessa demouy      7. industrie ferroviarie      8. mariage      9. degriftour    10. la lettre de motivation Top Movie Searches July 2002         1. harry potter         2. spiderman         3. star wars         4. amelie poulain         5. moulin rouge Japan  Top Travel Destinations July 2002      1. ハワイ      2. 沖縄      3. 北海道      4. シンガポール      5. イタリア Popular Queries July 2002      1. 台風情報      2. ２ちゃんねる      3. 戸川京子      4. スターウォーズ      5. 花火大会      6. 高校野球      7. かまいたちの夜      8. 暑中見舞い      9. toto    10. 千と千尋の神隠し Top Computer Brands July 2002         1. Dell         2. ソニー         3. IBM         4. Epson         5. NEC Italy Top Island Destinations July 2002      1. sardegna      2. corsica      3. formentera      4. lampedusa      5. tenerife Popular Queries July 2002      1. calciomercato      2. manga      3. tatuaggi      4. agriturismo      5. alitalia      6. quattroruote      7. borsa italiana      8. saranno famosi      9. lotto    10. corriere della sera Top Athletes July 2002         1. valentino rossi         2. lance armstrong         3. ronaldo         4. maradona         5. francesco coco

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