Google Zeitgeist 2005 Released

Tuesday December 20, 2005

Google Zeitgeist 2005 is here, in all its Google glory. Here's a few highlights:

Top Gainers of 2005

1. Myspace
2. Ares
3. Baidu
4. wikipedia
5. orkut
6. iTunes
7. Sky News
8. World of Warcraft
9. Green Day
10. Leonardo da Vinci

Google News - Top Searches in 2005

1.Janet Jackson
2. Hurricane Katrina
3. tsunami
4. xbox 360
5. Brad Pitt
6. Michael Jackson
7. American Idol
8. Britney Spears
9. Angelina Jolie
10. Harry Potter

Google did their Top Celebrity Searches in an interesting way this year - it's in graph form with bubbles stating important events such as "Sean Preston Born", "Finale of Season Three, the Apprentice", and "Jen and Brad Announce Split."

Related: Looking for more 2005 Top Searches? Here they are:

Vote for Your Favorite Google Product of 2005: Results so far highly favor Google Earth
A9's Top Searches for 2005: with an interesting twist on the way they put these together
Yahoo Top Searches of 2005: Very in-depth with many categories
Top 100 Lycos Searches for 2005: plus an interesting look at WWPHSF?
AOL Top Search Terms of 2005: divided into both months and categories
Dogpile 2005 Top Searches: Paris Hilton predictably at the top