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

2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
March 2003 Zeitgeist
Top 10 Gaining Queries
March 2003

     1. al jazeera

     2. iraq

     3. elizabeth smart

     4. cnn

     5. sars

     6. linkin park

     7. formula 1

     8. ash wednesday

     9. ncaa

   10. adrien brody
Top 10 Declining Queries
March 2003

     1. joe millionaire

     2. nasa

     3. valentinstag

     4. michael jackson

     5. great white

     6. norah jones

     7. chinese new year

     8. americas cup

     9. orlando bloom

   10. lana clarkson
Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Mar. 2003
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 35%, WindowsXP: 29%, Windows2000: 21%, WindowsNT: 4%, Windows95: 2%, Macintosh: 4%, Linux: 1%, Other: 4%
Top Countries
March 2003

     1. iraq

     2. india

     3. japan

     4. australia

     5. canada
Top Oscar Queries
March 2003

     1. eminem

     2. lord of the rings

     3. adrien brody

     4. michael moore

     5. nicole kidman
Top Airlines
March 2003

     1. ryanair

     2. easyjet

     3. british airways

     4. lufthansa

     5. southwest airlines
Top Queries on Google News - March 2003

     1. laci peterson

     2. iraq

     3. elizabeth smart

     4. sars

     5. aljazeera

     6. dixie chicks

     7. korea

     8. yao ming

     9. cricket

   10. michael moore
Sister Act...
March 2003

Dannii Minogue, Kylie Minogue's
relatively unknown younger sister,
is gaining in popularity in the U.K.
but is still not nearly as popular
as her sister Kylie, who received
two searches for every search
for Dannii.

This Month's Fun Fact - March 2003: Kylie vs. Danii Minogue
Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - March 2003
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: March 2001 - March 2003
Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - March 2003
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google; March 2001 - March 2003

Google Image Search Queries
Top Anime
March 2003

     1. manga

     2. dragonball z

     3. yu-gi-oh

     4. digimon

     5. cowboy bebop
Top Spring Break Destinations - March 2003

     1. mexico

     2. australia

     3. hawaii

     4. new york

     5. canada

Top Oscar Nominees
March 2003

     1. eminem

     2. lord of the rings

     3. salma hayek

     4. nicole kidman

     5. catherine zeta jones
International Google Zeitgeist
United Kingdom
Top Art & Literature Queries - March 2003

     1. shakespeare

     2. macbeth

     3. andy warhol

     4. picasso

     5. dali
Popular Queries
March 2003

     1. bbc news

     2. christina aguilera

     3. cheap flights

     4. ryanair

     5. eastenders

     6. david beckham

     7. avril lavigne

     8. iraq

     9. red nose day

   10. al jazeera
Top TV Shows
March 2003

     1. eastenders

     2. the simpsons

     3. bob the builder

     4. neighbours

     5. cold feet
Canada
Top TV & Radio
March 2003

     1. cnn

     2. radio canada

     3. bbc news

     4. vancouver sun

     5. bbc arabic news
Popular Queries
March 2003

     1. eminem

     2. cnn

     3. christina aguilera

     4. britney spears

     5. avril lavigne

     6. iraq

     7. air canada

     8. good charlotte

     9. anime

   10. tatu
Germany
Top Airlines
March 2003

     1. ryanair

     2. lufthansa

     3. air berlin

     4. german wings

     5. deutsche ba
Popular Queries
March 2003

     1. kazaa

     2. manga

     3. eminem

     4. irak

     5. jennifer lopez

     6. arbeitsamt

     7. tatu

     8. aldi

     9. ntv

   10. aaliyah
Top Romance
March 2003

     1. liebe

     2. hochzeit

     3. wahre liebe

     4. liebesgedichte

     5. partnersuche
Spain
Top Brands
March 2003

     1. iberia

     2. renfe

     3. el corte ingles

     4. disney

     5. movistar
Popular Queries
March 2003

     1. eminem

     2. edonkey

     3. iberia

     4. real madrid

     5. irak

     6. renfe

     7. el pais

     8. alyssa milano

     9. la caixa

   10. barcelona
Top Music
March 2003

     1. britney spears

     2. avril lavigne

     3. jennifer lopez

     4. linkin park

     5. shakira
France
Top French Celebrities
March 2003

     1. mylene farmer

     2. loana

     3. laetitia casta

     4. ophelie winter

     5. helene segara
Top TV & Radio
March 2003

     1. tf1

     2. france info

     3. lci

     4. nrj

     5. france inter

     6. fun radio

     7. france 2

     8. rtl

     9. france 3

   10. europe 2
Top Banks
March 2003

     1. credit lyonnais

     2. credit agricole

     3. societe generale

     4. caisse d'epargne

     5. credit mutuel
Italy
Top News Sites
March 2003

     1. cnn

     2. al jazeera

     3. La Repubblica

     4. corriere della sera

     5. rai
Popular Queries
March 2003

     1. grande fratello

     2. iraq

     3. cnn

     4. pace

     5. eminem

     6. zelig

     7. al jazeera

     8. inter

     9. last minute

   10. spiderman
Top Airlines
March 2003

     1. alitalia

     2. ryanair

     3. meridiana

     4. volareweb

     5. airone
The Netherlands
Top Travel Destinations
March 2003

     1. australie

     2. china

     3. egypte

     4. kenia

     5. turkije
Popular Queries
March 2003

     1. irak

     2. fiets

     3. ajax

     4. efteling

     5. pasen

     6. feyenoord

     7. jim bakkum

     8. amsterdam

     9. nos

   10. schiphol
Top Children-Related Queries - March 2003

     1. pinocchio

     2. medabots

     3. bob de bouwer

     4. bijntje

     5. roald dahl
Australia
Top Sports
March 2003

     1. soccer

     2. cricket

     3. fishing

     4. surfing

     5. net ball
Popular Queries
March 2003

     1. eminem

     2. dictionary

     3. qantas

     4. iraq

     5. cnn

     6. harry potter

     7. kylie minogue

     8. tatu

     9. virgin blue

   10. war
Top Fiction Queries
March 2003

     1. harry potter

     2. simpsons

     3. lord of the rings

     4. sailormoon

     5. digimon
Japan
Top Celebrities
March 2003

     1. 吉岡　 美穂

     2. 小野　 真弓

     3. MEGUMI

     4. 長谷川　 京子

     5. 松浦　 亜弥

     6. 小倉　 優子

     7. 後藤　 真希

     8. 優香

     9. 小向　 美奈子

   10. 根本　 はるみ
Top Current Events
March 2003

     1. 古尾谷　 雅人

     2. 桜

     3. 確定申告

     4. イラク

     5. ハローワーク

     6. 引越し

     7. 居酒屋

     8. アカデミー賞

     9. 北朝鮮

   10. 国税庁
Top Animation and Games
March 2003

     1. ガンダム

     2. スターオーシャン3

     3. FF10-2

     4. 越前リョーマ

     5. FF11

     6. 三国無双3

     7. ドラゴンボール

     8. 起動戦士Zガンダム

     9. ワンピース

   10. アンリミテッドサガ
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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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