May 2002

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

2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
May 2002
Top 10 Gaining Queries May 2002      1. natalie portman      2. star wars      3. spiderman      4. pim fortuyn      5. world cup      6. eurovision      7. muttertag      8. gta3      9. dia de la madre    10. roland garros	Top 10 Declining Queries May 2002      1. irs      2. loft story      3. tawny kitaen      4. robert blake      5. the bachelor      6. tlc      7. le pen      8. elin nordegren      9. nfl draft    10. the masters	Top Travel Destinations May 2002      1. paris      2. japan      3. china      4. monaco      5. spain      6. maroc      7. colorado      8. brazil      9. france    10. jamaica
Operating Systems Used to Access Google - May 2002	This Month's Fun Fact - May 2002 Queries for the World Cup numbered nearly 14 times more than queries for the French Open.
	Top Mother's Day Search Terms - May 2002         1. mother's day         2. flower         3. mother's day cards         4. muttertag         5. festa della mamma	World Cup vs. French Open May 2002 Searches during May

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

Google Image Search Queries

Top Food Images May 2002         1. fish         2. pizza         3. beer         4. coca cola         5. coffee Top Fictional Characters May 2002         1. yoda         2. superman         3. winnie the pooh         4. batman         5. spiderman

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Top Sports Queries May 2002         1. world cup         2. david beckham         3. arsenal         4. bbc sport         5. fifa Popular Queries May 2002      1. big brother      2. bbc      3. holly valance      4. world cup      5. britney spears      6. spiderman      7. gareth gates      8. star wars      9. kylie minogue    10. golden jubilee Top Travel Searches May 2002         1. easyjet         2. ryanair         3. railtrack         4. eurostar         5. airtours Germany Top Auto Makers May 2002         1. audi         2. bmw         3. vw         4. porsche         5. mercedes Popular Queries May 2002      1. muttertag      2. karlsruhe      3. star wars      4. world cup      5. spiderman      6. loveparade      7. wm 2002      8. grillen      9. mitfahrzentrale    10. vatertag Top Travel Searches May 2002         1. gardasee         2. birkensee         3. paris         4. ägypten         5. türkei Spain Top Celebrities May 2002         1. britney spears         2. jennifer lopez         3. chayanne         4. natalie portman         5. paula vazquez Popular Queries May 2002      1. gran hermano      2. mensajes a moviles      3. star wars      4. eurovision      5. futbol      6. chayanne      7. el pais      8. el corte ingles      9. world cup    10. melodias nokia Top Destinations May 2002         1. iberia         2. barcelona         3. paisajes         4. salamanca         5. ibiza France  (more...) Top News Sources May 2002      1. le monde      2. afp      3. france info      4. liberation      5. france inter      6. ouest france      7. the economist      8. le figaro      9. le parisien    10. capital Popular Queries May 2002      1. britney spears      2. caramail      3. loft story      4. sncf      5. star wars      6. fnac      7. roland garros      8. anpe      9. shakira    10. coupe du monde Top Sports Queries May 2002      1. roland garros      2. coupe du monde      3. nike      4. football      5. zidane      6. olympique de marseille      7. fff      8. formule 1      9. kournikova    10. decathlon

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