January 04, 2002
Google Year-end Zeitgeist

Google has published a summary of the most popular search terms were for the year 2001.

Among the top twenty gaining queries for the year were:

  • Nostradamus

  • CNN

  • World Trade Center

  • Harry Potter

  • Anthrax

  • WindowsXP

In decline for the year:

  • Olympic gymnastics

  • Florida secretary of state

  • Florida Supreme Court

  • Big Brother

  • Napster

The top three women people searched Google for were:

  • Britney Spears

  • Pamela Anderson

  • Jennifer Lopez

Top three men:

  • Nostradamus

  • Osama Bin Laden

  • Eminem

The site also includes a time line showing the rise and fall of certain search terms over the course of the year.

Posted by dcoates at January 04, 2002 08:53 AM