Search 2011
Royal Wedding, Adele and Groupon top this year’s Google Zeitgeist
Royal Wedding is the fastest rising search of the year
Kim Kardashian is the top celebrity
Breaking Dawn is the fastest rising movie
X Factor is the fastest rising TV show of 2011
AV – the Alternative Vote system – tops the list of “what is…” queries
Today, Google announced its annual Zeitgeist, offering a unique perspective on this year’s major events and hottest trends based on internet searches conducted in the UK in 2011. The Royal Wedding eclipsed everything as 2011’s fastest rising search query while the nation’s princess Kate Middleton featured in the top ten fastest rising people.
Music/film/TV
As pop princess Adele shot to superstardom on the music scene, she also came second on the list of fastest rising people searches, behind the late Jackass star Ryan Dunn. Teen flick Breaking Dawn topped the fastest rising movies list, leaving Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in its shadow. And, despite the departure of Simon Cowell, X Factor is in the top position as the fastest rising TV programme.
Celebs
Fresh from his notorious stint as MC of the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais was the only male to break into the top ten celeb list. It wasn’t only the Royal Wedding that got people searching either; US reality star Kim Kardashian’s 72 day marriage to Kris Humphries made her the most searched celebrity of 2011 in the UK.
….and more serious pursuits!
Serious searches topped the “what is” and “how to” query lists, with British searchers keen to learn “what is AV” as they researched their choices in the alternative vote referendum, and “how to revise” to help them through the exam season.
Fastest rising searches in 2011
1.. Royal wedding
2.. iPhone 5
3.. Fifa 12
4.. Groupon
5.. iPad 2
6.. Ryan Dunn
7.. Adele
8.. Minecraft
9.. Rebecca Black
10.. Ed Sheeran
Fastest rising people in 2011
1.. Ryan Dunn
2.. Adele
3.. Rebecca Black
4.. Ed Sheeran
5.. Amy Winehouse
6.. Charlie Sheen
7.. Steve Jobs
8.. Kate Middleton
9.. Nicki Minaj
10.. Darren Criss
How to (top searches for ‘How to’ in 2011)
1.. How to revise
2.. How to snog
3.. How to reference
4.. How to wallpaper
5.. How to draw
6.. How to sleep
7.. How to flirt
8.. How to geek
9.. How to pronounce
10.. How to shuffle
What is (top searches for ‘What is’ in 2011)
1.. What is AV
2.. What is scampi
3.. What are truffles
4.. What are piles
5.. What is 4d
6.. What are cookies
7.. What is copyright
8.. What is zumba
9.. What is icloud
10.. What is probate
Fastest rising movies in 2011
1.. Breaking Dawn
2.. Final Destination 5
3.. Mean Girls 2
4.. True Grit
5.. Conan the Barbarian
6.. Scream 4
7.. The Inbetweeners
8.. Little Fockers
9.. Transformers 3
10.. Unstoppable
Fastest rising sports terms in 2011
1.. Haye vs Klitschko
2.. Olympic tickets 2012
3.. Arsenal transfer
4.. Six Nations 2011
5.. Wimbledon 2011
6.. Grand National 2011
7.. Wrestlemania 27
8.. Copa America 2011
9.. Randy Savage
10.. Dan Wheldon
Top Food & Drink
1.. Asda
2.. Recipes
3.. Tesco
4.. Sainsburys
5.. Pizza
6.. Chicken
7.. Chocolate
8.. Dominos
9.. Morrisons
10.. Argos
Top Travel Destinations
1.. Las Vegas
2.. New York
3.. Disneyland Paris
4.. Jamaica
5.. Orlando
6.. Barbados
7.. Hawaii
8.. Caribbean
9.. Florida
10.. Cuba
Top UK searches in 2011
1.. Facebook
2.. YouTube
3.. Hotmail
4.. Ebay
6.. Google
7.. BBC
8.. Amazon
9.. Argos
10.. Yahoo
News Top 10 (top searches on news.google.co.uk)
1.. BBC News
2.. Arsenal
3.. Facebook
4.. YouTube
5.. Cheryl Cole
6.. iPhone 5
7.. Liverpool
8.. Kate Middleton
9.. Manchester United
10.. Justin Bieber
Fastest rising football searches in 2011
1.. Anzhi Makhachkala
2.. Arsenal transfer
3.. Liverpool rumours
4.. Joey Barton twitter
5.. Sky Sports transfer
6.. Fifa ultimate team
7.. Eric Abidal
8.. Copa america 2011
9.. Billy Sharp
10.. Demba Ba
Top celebrities in 2011
1.. Kim Kardashian
2.. Victoria Beckham
3.. Emma Watson
4.. Scarlett Johansson
5.. Jennifer Aniston
6.. Britney Spears
7.. Megan Fox
8.. Ricky Gervais
9.. Jessica Jane
10.. Angelina Jolie
Fastest rising TV programme in 2011
1.. X Factor 2011
2.. Apprentice 2011
3.. X Factor usa
4.. NCIS season 9
5.. House season 8
6.. Glee season 3
7.. Thundercats 2011
8.. Big Brother 13
9.. Supernatural season 7
10.. Smallville season 10
Top tickets
1.. Train tickets
2.. Cheap tickets
3.. 2012 tickets
4.. Theatre tickets
5.. Ticketmaster
6.. BBC tickets
7.. Concert tickets
8.. O2
9.. Liverpool tickets
10.. Leeds tickets
Bargain hunting (top cheap searches 2011)
1.. Cheap flights
2.. Cheap holidays
3.. Cheap hotels
4.. Cheap tickets
5.. Cheap insurance
6.. Cheap cars
7.. Cheap breaks
8.. Cheap shoes
9.. Cheap dresses
10.. Cheap clothes
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