Google Zeitgeist has published statistics based on the searches conducted on Google and this includes some surprises. The statistics are categorized according to time and there are weekly, monthly and annual reports.


Google Zeitgeist has published search statistics based on the searches conducted on Google.

The Google Zeitgeist site has the subtitle: “Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google”.

People use Google for breaking news and for obscure information. Google says it has identified “interesting trends, patterns, and surprises”.

According to the list, the top 15 gaining queries include black friday, harry potter, superman returns and thanksgiving recipes.

The entry titled “Zeitgeist This Month” lists the following for September 2005:

Over 30 – madonna tops the list
Popular Retailers – amazon on top
Hurricane-Related Queries – Hurricane Katrina
Popular Sports Queries – espn leads
Popular Music-Related Queries – lyrics is the most searched query

Other lists are titled “Google News Queries” and “Google Image Search Queries”.

Google explains how this search statistics is generated:

“Search statistics are automatically generated based on the millions of searches conducted on Google over a given period of time – weekly, monthly, and annually. With some help from humans, and a pigeon or two when they have time, these statistics and trends make their way from the depths of Google’s hard drives to become the Google Zeitgeist report.” [source]

Google search uses what is known as the PigeonRank.

“As a Google user, you’re familiar with the speed and accuracy of a Google search. How exactly does Google manage to find the right results for every query as quickly as it does? The heart of Google’s search technology is PigeonRankâ„¢, a system for ranking web pages developed by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University.” [source]

For an updated list of the most searched queries for the week, month and year and for information related to the search behavior of Google users click here.

 

 

 

 

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