July 2004 Zeitgeist

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

2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

July 2004 Zeitgeist

Popular Google News Queries - July 2004      1. tour de france      2. lance armstrong      3. john kerry      4. britney spears      5. laci peterson      6. bill clinton      7. martha stewart      8. camilo mejia      9. fahrenheit 911    10. ken jennings Tour de France vs. Wimbledon July 2004 Searches for Tour de France far outnumbered searches for Wimbledon, but ironically, the Wimbledon winner was the more popular search among Google users. Popular Political Queries July 2004      1. bush      2. john kerry      3. jibjab      4. obama      5. democratic national          convention Popular Retailers July 2004      1. home depot      2. walmart      3. best buy      4. circuit city      5. sears Popular Actresses July 2004      1. lindsay lohan      2. halle berry      3. cameron diaz      4. kirsten dunst      5. keira knightley

Google Image Search Queries

Popular Athletes July 2004      1. maria sharapova      2. cristiano ronaldo      3. david beckham      4. anna kournikova      5. ronaldinho Popular Men July 2004      1. cristiano ronaldo      2. usher      3. johnny depp      4. daniel radcliffe      5. chad michael murray Popular Movies July 2004      1. shrek 2      2. harry potter      3. spiderman 2      4. garfield      5. catwoman

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Popular UK Cities July 2004      1. liverpool      2. london      3. birmingham      4. brighton      5. manchester Popular Queries July 2004      1. big brother      2. paintball      3. games      4. usher      5. shrek 2 Popular Holiday-Related Queries - July 2004      1. easy jet      2. cheap flights      3. currency converter      4. weather      5. travel insurance Canada Popular News Organizations - July 2004      1. toronto star      2. globe and mail      3. national post      4. cbc      5. vancouver sun Popular Queries July 2004      1. chad michael murray      2. air canada      3. inuyasha      4. spiderman      5. cristiano ronaldo      6. environment canada      7. christina milian      8. toronto star      9. cibc    10. jessica alba Popular Financial Institutions - July 2004      1. cibc      2. royal bank      3. bank of montreal      4. scotiabank      5. hsbc Germany Popular Airlines July 2004      1. ryanair      2. air berlin      3. lufthansa      4. easyjet      5. air france Popular Queries July 2004      1. last minute      2. tour de france      3. cristiano ronaldo      4. shrek      5. usher      6. jeanette biedermann      7. ryanair      8. spiderman      9. reisen    10. bmw Popular Women July 2004      1. jeanette biedermann      2. jennifer lopez      3. christina aguilera      4. avril lavigne      5. kirsten dunst Spain Popular Women July 2004      1. britney spears      2. avril lavigne      3. emma watson      4. veronica sanchez      5. barbie Popular Queries July 2004      1. shrek 2      2. paginas amarillas      3. renfe      4. sport      5. iberia      6. el corte ingles      7. harry potter      8. hola      9. chistes    10. postales Popular Cities July 2004      1. ibiza      2. barcelona      3. asturias      4. san fermin      5. madrid France Popular Countries and Regions - July 2004      1. maroc      2. corse      3. algerie      4. martinique      5. croatie Popular Queries July 2004      1. sncf      2. france      3. divx      4. tour de france      5. michelin      6. cristiano ronaldo      7. air france      8. shrek 2      9. olympique de marseille    10. spiderman Popular Media Queries July 2004      1. tf1      2. skyrock      3. nrj      4. m6      5. france 2 Italy Popular Airlines July 2004      1. ryanair      2. alitalia      3. meridiana      4. volareweb      5. airone Popular Queries July 2004      1. trenitalia      2. meteo      3. repubblica      4. inter      5. avril lavigne      6. gazzetta ufficiale      7. ferrari      8. barzellette      9. anastacia    10. poste italiane Popular Women July 2004      1. avril lavigne      2. britney spears      3. manuela arcuri      4. angelina jolie      5. sharapova The Netherlands Popular Fictional Characters - July 2004      1. shrek      2. spongebob      3. spiderman      4. yu-gi-oh      5. scooby doo Popular Queries July 2004      1. cristiano ronaldo      2. shrek 2      3. tour de france      4. usher      5. beyonce      6. last minute      7. hilary duff      8. ajax      9. sharapova    10. orlando bloom Popular Travel-Related Queries - July 2004      1. last minute      2. anwb      3. vakantie      4. schiphol      5. reizen Australia Popular Men July 2004      1. usher      2. orlando bloom      3. johnny depp      4. jeremy sumpter      5. adam brody Popular Queries July 2004      1. big brother      2. qantas      3. shrek 2      4. virgin blue      5. trading post      6. jetstar      7. olympics      8. afl      9. tour de france    10. francesca willis Popular Fictional Characters - July 2004      1. shrek      2. neopets      3. harry potter      4. barbie      5. the simpsons Japan Popular Summer-Related Queries - July 2004      1. 花火 (fireworks)      2. 浴衣 (summer kimono)      3. 花火大会 (fireworks event)      4. 海 (ocean)      5. プール (swimming pool) Popular Queries July 2004      1. 地図 (map)      2. 綾瀬はるか (Haruka Ayase)      3. さとう珠緒 (Tamao Sato)      4. 冬のソナタ (Winter Sonata,             Korean TV drama)      5. 壁紙 (wallpaper)      6. 天気予報 (weather information)      7. 占い (fortune telling)      8. 辞書 (dictionary)      9. フジテレビ (Fuji TV)    10. 動画 (motion picture) Popular Politically-Related Queries - July 2004      1. 国土交通省 (Ministry of Land,             Infrastructure and Transport)      2. 厚生労働省 (Ministry of             Health, Labor and Welfare)      3. 選挙 (election)      4. 参議院選挙 (Upper House             election)      5. 日本道路公団 (Japan             Highway Public Corporation) Korea Popular Queries July 2004     1. 옥션 (Korean auction site)     2. 로또 (lotto)     3. 기상청 (national weather            forecast)     4. 리니지 2 (online game            "Lineage 2")     5. 리니지 (online game "Lineage")     6. 파리의 연인 (the season's most            popular Korean soap opera)     7. 날씨 (weather)     8. 철도청 (national railroad)     9. 지도 (map)   10. 풀하우스 (popular Korean soap            opera) China  Popular Queries July 2004     1. 十面埋伏 ("House of Flying            Daggers" movie)     2. 周杰伦 (Jay Chou, pop singer)     3. 高考录取 (college admission)     4. 北京大学 (Beijing University)     5. 特洛伊 ("Troy")     6. 行政许可法 (Laws of            Administration permit)     7. 欧洲杯 (Euro 2004)     8. 贝克汉姆 (David Beckham)     9. 奥运会 (Olympics)   10. 亚洲杯直播 (Asian Cup Online            Broadcasting) Russia Popular Queries July 2004      1. Обои (wallpaper)      2. Ночной Дозор ("Night Patrol",             popular Russian movie)      3. mp3      4. Открытки (postcards)      5. single file system      6. delphi database      7. ремонт canon (canon repair)      8. maria sharapova      9. расписание поездов (train             schedule)    10. сотовые телефоны             (cell phones) Finland  Popular Queries July 2004      1. ii2      2. britney spears      3. chat      4. dc++      5. luukku      6. deitti      7. irc-galleria      8. häät      9. harry potter    10. soittoäänet Norway  Popular Queries July 2004      1. britney spears      2. cristiano ronaldo      3. pokemon      4. dc++      5. tour de france      6. dagbladet      7. beyblade      8. manga      9. avril lavigne    10. telefonkatalogen Sweden Popular Queries July 2004      1. aftonbladet      2. lunarstorm      3. snyggast      4. hästar      5. david beckham      6. expressen      7. spiderman      8. blommor      9. föreningssparbanken    10. gyllene tider Brazil Popular Queries July 2004      1. receita federal      2. cavaleiros do zodiaco      3. garfield      4. bob esponja      5. avril lavigne      6. harry potter      7. xuxa      8. slipknot      9. olimpiadas    10. dia dos pais Denmark  Popular Queries July 2004      1. rejser      2. krak      3. paris hilton      4. tour de france      5. tv2      6. hunde      7. dba      8. ekstrabladet      9. grøn koncert    10. cykler

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