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

For both breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google at www.google.com.au. With a bit of analysis, this flurry of searches often exposes interesting trends, patterns, and surprises.

These lists provide a glimpse of Google user search behaviour based on queries from Australia. Information about Google's searches from around the world are also listed below.

(Archived information available here.)
Australia
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. Qantas
     2. Christmas
     3. Runescape
     4. Paris hilton
     5. Jessica alba

     6. Stick cricket
     7. Trading post
     8. Harry potter
     9. Hilary duff
   10. Australian idol

     11. Eddie guerrero
     12. Virgin blue
     13. Michellle leslie
     14. The veronicas
     15. Nguyen tuong van
Google News Queries
Popular Sports Figures
November 2005
     1. eddie guerrero
     2. george best
     3. terrell owens
     4. ronaldinho
     5. tiger woods
Tabloid Fodder
November 2005
     1. jessica simpson
     2. brad pitt
     3. angelina jolie
     4. madonna
     5. britney spears
Countries
November 2005
     1. france
     2. india
     3. china
     4. iran
     5. afghanistan
Top News Outlets
November 2005
     1. bbc news
     2. cnn
     3. new york times
     4. fox news
     5. sky news
Google Image Search Queries
Year-End Holidays
November 2005
     1. christmas
     2. navidad
     3. thanksgiving
     4. weihnachten
     5. sinterklaas
Harry Potter Queries
November 2005
     1. harry potter
     2. emma watson
     3. daniel radcliffe
     4. harry potter and the goblet of fire
     5. harry potter y el caliz de fuego
Popular Bands
November 2005
     1. green day
     2. slipknot
     3. my chemical romance
     4. daddy yankee
     5. black eyed peas
Popular Car Brands
November 2005
     1. ferrari
     2. lamborghini
     3. hummer
     4. mercedes
     5. porsche

Brazil
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. receita federal
     2. atal
     3. papai noel
     4. enem
     5. harry potter

     6. corinthians
     7. angelina jolie
     8. smallville
     9. tam
   10. naruto

     11. flamengo
     12. daniel radcliffe
     13. ronaldinho gaucho
     14. capoeira
     15. efeito estu
Chile
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. horoscopo
     2. ronaldinho
     3. harry potter
     4. my chemical romance
     5. las ultimas noticias

     6. falabella
     7. bob esponja
     8. codigo postal
     9. winnie the pooh
   10. colo colo

     11. mago de oz
     12. mariposas
     13. caballos
     14. universidad de chile
     15. ronaldo
Denmark
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. arto
     2. krak
     3. spil
     4. jul
     5. ofir

     6. harry potter
     7. biler
     8. dating
     9. tv2
   10. dolph

     11. hunde
     12. heste
     13. dba
     14. nisser
     15. sudoku
France
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. sncf
     2. meetic
     3. cdiscount
     4. la redoute
     5. star academy

     6. carrefour
     7. allocine
     8. noel
     9. ikea
   10. nrj

     11. psg
     12. madonna
     13. pere noel
     14. star wars
     15. ronaldinho
Germany
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. wikipedia
     2. tokio hotel
     3. wetter
     4. weihnachten
     5. knuddels

     6. paris hilton
     7. harry potter
     8. routenplaner
     9. aldi
   10. telefonbuch

     11. robbie williams
     12. firefox
     13. ikea
     14. arbeitsamt
     15. vogelgrippe
India
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. indian railways
     2. sania mirza
     3. cricket
     4. air deccan
     5. indian airlines

     6. india
     7. ndtv
     8. java
     9. aishwarya rai
   10. harry potter

     11. ignou
     12. kingfisher airlines
     13. bsnl
     14. jet airways
     15. tsunami
Israel
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. ראש השנה (Rosh Hashanah)
     2. ארץ נהדרת ("A Wonderful Country" TV program)
     3. כלבים (dogs)
     4. אהבה (love)
     5. שירי מימון (Shiri Mymon, popular celebrity)

     6. הארי פוטר (Harry Potter)
     7. השיר שלנו("Our Song" TV program)
     8. יום הולדת (birthday)
     9. אגם רודברג (Agam Rodberg, popular celebrity)
   10. ברבי (Barbie)

     11. פוקימון (Pokemon)
     12. חנוכה (Hannuka)
     13. סוסים (horses)
     14. נינט טייב (Ninnette Tybe, popular singer)
     15. מכבי חיפה (Macabbe Haifa, soccer team)
Italy
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. harry potter
     2. babbo natale
     3. la talpa
     4. ronaldinho
     5. valentino rossi

     6. winnie the pooh
     7. adriana lima
     8. ferrari
     9. isola dei famosi
   10. juventus

     11. robbie williams
     12. i simpson
     13. tre metri sopra il cielo
     14. george best
     15. capodanno
Japan
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. ヒューザー
     2. 姉歯
     3. 本田美奈子 (minako honda)
     4. タリウム (thallium)
     5. 姉歯建築設計事務所 (aneha architecture design office)

     6. 戸田菜穂 (nao toda)
     7. 山崎えり子 (eriko yamazaki)
     8. 北川和美 (kazumi kitagawa)
     9. 岩本亮平 (ryohei iwamoto)
   10. インリン (ynling)

     11. イーホームズ (ehomes)
     12. ハウルの動く城
     13. 木村建設 (kimura architecture)
     14. 井上晴美 (harumi inoue)
     15. 高橋ひろ (hiro takahashi)
The Netherlands
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. Sinterklass
     2. Marktplaats
     3. Suriname
     4. Zwarte piet
     5. Kerst

     6. Harry potter
     7. Gedichten
     8. Ajax
     9. Voetbal
   10. Robbie williams

     11. Telegraaf
     12. Feyenoord
     13. Ronaldinho
     14. Big brother
     15. Anwb
New Zealand
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. Trademe
     2. Nzdating
     3. Air new zealand
     4. Christmas
     5. Paris hilton

     6. All blacks
     7. Nz herald
     8. Harry potter
     9. Nzqa
   10. Jessica alba

     11. Pretty ricky
     12. Qantas
     13. Hi5
     14. Bird flu
     15. Emma watson
Poland
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. wikipedia
     2. harry potter
     3. wróżby andrzejkowe
     4. britney spears
     5. paris hilton

     6. media markt
     7. suknie ślubne
     8. opony
     9. kolorowanki
   10. ptasia grypa

     11. sylwester
     12. choinka
     13. mikołaj
     14. boże narodzenie
     15. harry potter i czara ognia
Russia
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. Новый Год (New Year)
     2. Дед Мороз (Santa Claus)
     3. Открытки (postcards)
     4. Новогодняя елка (Christmas tree)
     5. Подарки (presents)

     6. Снежинка (snowflake)
     7. Египет (Egypt)
     8. Организация праздников (holiday catering)
     9. Сауна (sauna)
   10. Есенин (name of the poet)

   11. Жанна Бичевская (name of the singer)
   12. Рождество (Christmas)
   13. Отопление (heating)
   14. Горные лыжи (mountain skis)
   15. Мультфильмы (cartoons)
South Africa
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. absa
     2. christmas
     3. computicket
     4. webmail
     5. 3gp

     6. kulula
     7. ipod
     8. www.fnb.co.za
     9. standard bank
   10. summer

     11. dictionary
     12. southafrica
     13. mxit
     14. harry potter
     15. iol
Spain
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. terra
     2. pasion de gavilanes
     3. navidad
     4. el corte ingles
     5. la caixa

     6. real madrid
     7. ronaldinho
     8. harry potter
     9. ikea
   10. libertad digital

   11. jessica alba
   12. boe
   13. estopa
   14. el rincon del vago
   15. madonna
Sweden
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. blocket
     2. aftonbladet
     3. lexikon
     4. failure
     5. harry potter

     6. lunarstorm
     7. paris hilton
     8. simpsons
     9. hjärta
   10. britney spears

   11. expressen
   12. hästar
   13. dc++
   14. ronaldinho
   15. lexin
Turkey
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. oyun (game)
     2. gazeteler (newspapers)
     3. ssk sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu (Social Insurance Institution)
     4. fenerbahçe (soccer team)
     5. gamze özçelik (Turkish model)

     6. galatasaray (soccer team)
     7. atatürk (Turkish Republic founder died in November)
     8. turkcell (mobile communication companies in Turkey)
     9. kraloyun (an online games website)
   10. milliyet (Turkish newspaper)

     11. rüya tabirleri (dream interpretation)
     12. sibel kekilli (Turkish actress)
     13. burslar (scholarships)
     14. yonja (Turkish online community ronaldinho)
       
United Kingdom
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. mayo clinic diet
     2. christmas
     3. harry potter
     4. simpsons
     5. eastenders

     6. x factor
     7. george best
     8. paris hilton
     9. paintball
   10. katie price

     11. britney spears
     12. robbie williams
     13. train times
     14. horoscope
     15. top gear survey
Vietnam
Popular Queries: November 2005

     1. vnexpress (online news site)
     2. tuoitre (online news site)
     3. thethao (exercise)
     4. nghenhac ("listen to music")
     5. vietnamnet (online news site)

     6. thanhnien (online news portal)
     7. the thao (exercise)
     8. mobifone (mobile phone service)
     9. vnn.vn (news site)
   10. 24h (online news source)

   11. truyenviet (Vietnamese stories)
   12. kim tae hee (Korean actress)
   13. hinh anh (scenic "picture")
   14. hong nhung (Vietnamese singer)
   15. nhacso (online music site)

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Zeitgeist Explained...
zeit·geist | Pronunciation: 'tsIt-"gIst, 'zIt | Function: noun | Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era
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