October 2002 Zeitgeist

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

2001 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
October 2002 Zeitgeist
Top 10 Gaining Queries October 2002      1. halloween costumes      2. sniper      3. bugbear      4. ulrika jonsson      5. bail      6. pumpkin carving      7. paul wellstone      8. bushmaster      9. hurricane lili    10. chicago marathon	Top 10 Declining Queries October 2002      1. american idol      2. world trade center      3. september 11      4. ryder cup      5. kelly clarkson      6. big brother 3      7. us open tennis      8. irish travelers      9. west nile virus    10. Bundestagswahl	Top Brands October 2002      1. ferrari      2. sony      3. bmw      4. nokia      5. microsoft      6. ikea      7. goldman sachs      8. hp      9. disney    10. british airways
This Month's Fun Fact October 2002 The most popular word typed into the Google search engine for October 2002 was "de." The other top terms are listed to the right with their relative frequency represented in a bar graph.		Top Halloween Searches October 2002      1. halloween costumes      2. vampire      3. pumpkin patterns      4. ghost      5. halloween games

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

Google Image Search Queries

Top Halloween Images October 2002         1. skull         2. ghost         3. vampire         4. witch         5. alien Top Food Images October 2002      1. pizza      2. coffee      3. chicken      4. fish      5. wine Top Automobiles October 2002      1. ferrari      2. porsche      3. bmw      4. jaguar      5. corvette

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Popular Videogames October 2002      1. gta vice city      2. dragonball z      3. tomb raider      4. pro evolution soccer 2      5. final fantasy Popular Queries October 2002      1. ulrika jonsson      2. tesco      3. john leslie      4. london underground      5. london evening standard      6. peter kay      7. tipping the velvet      8. carphone warehouse      9. blazin squad    10. bugbear virus Popular Male Artists October 2002      1. nelly      2. gareth gates      3. eminem      4. ja rule      5. justin timberlake Canada Top Sports Searches October 2002      1. hockey      2. tunisie foot      3. toronto maple leafs      4. basketball      5. snowboarding Popular Queries October 2002      1. britney spears      2. eminem      3. halloween costumes      4. vin diesel      5. air canada      6. harry potter      7. hockey      8. tunisie foot      9. anime    10. sniper Top Nature Searches October 2002      1. mountains      2. weather      3. fleur      4. sunset      5. earth Germany Top Stores October 2002      1. Aldi      2. Tchibo      3. Media Markt      4. Ikea      5. Karstadt Popular Queries October 2002      1. Halloween      2. Weihnachten      3. Winterreifen      4. Tag der Deutschen Einheit      5. Fernsehprogramm      6. Michelle Hunziker      7. Kalendar 2003      8. Onvista      9. Bugbear    10. Islam Top Male Celebrities October 2002      1. Vin Diesel      2. Eminem      3. Nelly      4. Tom Cruise      5. Brad Pitt Spain Top Cities October 2002      1. barcelona      2. madrid      3. paris      4. cadiz (in andalusia)      5. granada Popular Queries October 2002      1. gran hermano      2. casas rurales      3. empleo      4. david bisbal      5. telecinco      6. draco malfoy      7. spiderman      8. los sims      9. real madrid    10. futbol Top Movies October 2002      1. spiderman      2. harry potter      3. star wars      4. austin powers      5. the fast and the furious France Top Cartoons October 2002      1. tin tin      2. spiderman      3. south park      4. simpsons      5. garfield Popular Queries October 2002      1. sncf      2. halloween      3. horoscope      4. star academy      5. vanessa demouy      6. counter strike      7. football      8. tin tin      9. bob marley    10. las ketchup Top Music October 2002      1. jennifer lopez      2. eminem      3. britney spears      4. marilyn manson      5. red hot chili peppers Japan Top Electronic Appliances October 2002      1. 携���      2. 食器洗い乾燥�      3. コンパクトカメラ      4. パソコン      5. デジカメ Popular Queries October 2002      1. ラグナロク      2. ガンダム      3. ADSL      4. 田中耕一      5. ノ�ベル�      6. JA ネットバンキング      7. ハリ�ポッタ�      8. �津�作所      9. 着メロ    10. 北朝� Top Job-related Queries October 2002      1. ハロ�ワ�ク      2. ��      3. 求人      4. 就�情�      5. 履�� Italy Top Brands October 2002      1. Fastweb      2. Omnitel      3. ebay      4. Apple      5. Ikea Popular Queries October 2002      1. halloween      2. pinocchio      3. trenitalia      4. gazzetta ufficiale      5. inter      6. natale      7. smau      8. panorama      9. berlusconi    10. finanziaria 2003 Top TV Programs October 2002      1. Operazione Trionfo      2. ER      3. Saranno Famosi      4. Striscia la notizia      5. Soprano

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