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The 2003 Year-End Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on more than 55 billion searches conducted over the past year by Google users from around the world. Whether you are tracking the global progression of the latest news or learning about healthy searches in Japan, the 2003 Year-End Zeitgeist enables you to look at the past year through the collective eyes of the world on the Internet.

Zeitgeist Explained
The term "zeitgeist" comes from the German "Zeit" meaning "time" and "Geist" meaning "spirit". The term is defined in English by Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary as "the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era."


Popular Queries
2003

     1. britney spears

     2. harry potter

     3. matrix

     4. shakira

     5. david beckham

     6. 50 cent

     7. iraq

     8. lord of the rings

     9. kobe bryant

   10. tour de france
Popular News Queries
2003

     1. iraq

     2. laci peterson

     3. kobe bryant

     4. bertrand cantat

     5. riaa

     6. jessica lynch

     7. michael jackson

     8. elizabeth smart

     9. korea

   10. dixie chicks
Popular Brands
2003

     1. ferrari

     2. sony

     3. bmw

     4. disney

     5. ryanair

     6. hp

     7. dell

     8. easyjet

     9. last minute

   10. walmart
California Earthquake
The December 22 earthquake in San Simeon, Calif. resulted in a spike in search queries at 11:15 a.m.
Top Queries Related
to the Earthquake

     1. earthquake

     2. california earthquake

     3. earthquakes

     4. earthquake california

     5. california earthquakes

     6. caltech earthquake

     7. usgs earthquake

     8. earthquake news

     9. san simeon earthquake

   10. recent earthquakes


Image Search
Popular Men
2003

     1. eminem

     2. david beckham

     3. orlando bloom

     4. justin timberlake

     5. 50 cent

     6. tupac

     7. brad pitt

     8. johnny depp

     9. marilyn manson

   10. vin diesel
Popular Women
2003

     1. britney spears

     2. jennifer lopez

     3. pamela anderson

     4. christina aguilera

     5. angelina jolie

     6. shakira

     7. avril lavigne

     8. anna kournikova

     9. beyonce

   10. cameron diaz
Popular Fictional Characters - 2003

     1. simpsons

     2. harry potter

     3. pokemon

     4. spiderman

     5. winnie the pooh

     6. hello kitty

     7. snoopy

     8. south park

     9. superman

   10. spongebob
Popular Anime Searches
2003

     1. manga

     2. final fantasy

     3. sailor moon

     4. yu-gi-oh

     5. dragonball z

     6. inuyasha

     7. goku

     8. beyblade

     9. zelda

   10. digimon

United Kingdom
Popular Queries
2003

     1. prince charles

     2. eastenders

     3. winnie the pooh

     4. jonny wilkinson

     5. easyjet

     6. david beckham

     7. michael jackson

     8. 2 fast 2 furious

     9. paris hilton

   10. simpsons
Popular Travel
2003

     1. easyjet

     2. cheap flights

     3. ryanair

     4. british airways

     5. train times

     6. streetmap

     7. holidays

     8. london underground

     9. eurostar

   10. concorde
Popular Sports-Related Queries - 2003

     1. jonny wilkinson

     2. david beckham

     3. rugby world cup

     4. manchester united

     5. football

     6. bbc sport

     7. sky sports

     8. liverpool

     9. ronaldo

   10. real madrid
Ripped from
the Headlines...
Searches for rumors and
scandals in 2003

France
Popular Queries
2003

     1. SNCF

     2. FNAC

     3. star academy

     4. TF1

     5. matrix

     6. SFR

     7. le monde

     8. britney spears

     9. air france

   10. lorie
Popular Men
2003

     1. eminem

     2. harry potter

     3. marilyn manson

     4. michael jackson

     5. justin timberlake

     6. bertrand cantat

     7. orlando bloom

     8. bob marley

     9. 50 cent

   10. 2pac
Popular Women
2003

     1. britney spears

     2. lorie

     3. jlo

     4. alyssa milano

     5. christina aguilera

     6. anne geddes

     7. beyonce

     8. avril lavigne

     9. monica belluci

   10. kylie minogue
The Battle of
Reality TV...

Australia
Popular Queries
2003

     1. australian idol

     2. christina aguilera

     3. britney spears

     4. qantas

     5. eminem

     6. melbourne cup

     7. guy sebastian

     8. paris hilton

     9. virgin blue

   10. orlando bloom
Popular Sports-Related Queries - 2003

     1. melbourne cup

     2. rugby world cup

     3. surfing

     4. jonny wilkinson

     5. soccer

     6. david beckham

     7. davis cup

     8. AFL

     9. rugby league

   10. body boarding
Popular Movies
2003

     1. 2 fast 2 furious

     2. lord of the rings

     3. finding nemo

     4. texas chainsaw massacre

     5. pirates of caribbean

     6. harry potter

     7. star wars

     8. spiderman

     9. hulk

   10. terminator 3
By a Long Shot...
Searches for Jonny Wilkinson, England's rugby star who kicked a drop goal to beat Australia in the RWC finals, far surpassed those of Australia's George Gregan.

Japan
Popular Women
2003

  1. ?? ?? (yuko ogura)

  2. ??? ??
      (kyoko hasegawa)

  3. ?? ?? (miho yoshioka)

  4. ?? (yuka)

  5. MEGUMI

  6. ?? ?? (aya matsuura)

  7. ?? ?? (mayumi ono)

  8. ?? ?? (waka inoue)

  9. ?? ?? (yoko kumada)

10. ?? ? (aya ueto)
Popular Queries
2003

     1. ???? (gundam)

     2. ???????
         (hanshin tigers)

     3. ?????? (matrix)

     4. ??????
         (trivia's spring)

     5. ?????????
         (panawave laboratory)

     6. ???? (soccer)

     7. ?????? (auction)

     8. ????
         (high school baseball)

     9. ?????
         (psychological test)

   10. ? (cherry blossoms)
Popular Men
2003

  1. ???? (beckham)

  2. gackt

  3. ???? (tetsunori shigeno)

  4. ?? ??? (bob sapp)

  5. ?? ??? (daijiro katoh)

  6. ????? (masato furuoya)

  7. ?????????
      (schwarzenegger)

  8. ?? ?? (yuichi matsuda)

  9. ???? (tsuneyasu miyamoto)

10. ?? ? (tsutomu ikeda)
Health Conscious?
The most popular food-related search term for 2003 in Japan was McDonald's. Meanwhile, popular health-related queries throughout the year included:

Winter 2003: viagra
Spring 2003: rosehip
Summer 2003: fucoidan
Fall 2003: bittern

Spain
Popular Queries
2003

     1. letizia ortiz

     2. terra

     3. gran hermano

     4. juegos

     5. coches

     6. britney spears

     7. dibujos

     8. renfe

     9. iberia

   10. real madrid
Popular Movies
2003

     1. matrix

     2. el senor de los anillos

     3. harry potter

     4. spiderman

     5. hulk
Popular Men
2003

     1. eminem

     2. valentino rossi

     3. beckham

     4. orlando bloom

     5. josh hartnett

     6. michael jackson

     7. ronaldinho

     8. alex ubago

     9. brad pitt

   10. david bisbal

Canada
Popular Music
2003

     1. britney spears

     2. christina aguilera

     3. eminem

     4. jennifer lopez

     5. 50 cent

     6. good charlotte

     7. blink 182

     8. hilary duff

     9. beyonce

   10. avril lavigne
Popular Queries
2003

     1. finding nemo

     2. paris hilton

     3. inuyasha

     4. canada 411

     5. orlando bloom

     6. loft story

     7. canadian tire

     8. michael jackson

     9. toronto star

   10. toronto maple leafs
Popular Brands
2003

     1. air canada

     2. ferrari

     3. walmart

     4. westjet

     5. ikea

     6. royal bank

     7. bmw

     8. best buy

     9. sony

   10. victoria secret

Italy
Popular Italian Singers
2003

     1. eros ramazzotti

     2. vasco rossi

     3. gigi d'alessio

     4. tiziano ferro

     5. giorgia
Popular Queries
2003

     1. pagine bianche

     2. meteo

     3. trenitalia

     4. auto usate

     5. musica

     6. repubblica

     7. lavoro

     8. mappe

     9. carabinieri

   10. ansa
Popular Brands
2003

     1. nokia

     2. hewlett-packard

     3. vodafone

     4. ikea

     5. xbox

Germany
Popular Travel Queries
2003

     1. ryanair

     2. deutsche bahn

     3. last minute

     4. lufthansa

     5. germanwings
Popular Queries
2003

     1. yu-gi-oh

     2. jeanette biedermann

     3. paris hilton

     4. bmw

     5. stiftung warentest

     6. findet nemo

     7. deutsche bahn

     8. antivir

     9. nikolaus

   10. robbie williams
Popular Films
2003

     1. matrix

     2. harry potter

     3. herr der ringe

     4. findet nemo

     5. kill bill

The Netherlands
Popular Men
2003

     1. eminem

     2. justin timberlake

     3. robbie williams

     4. orlando bloom

     5. frans bauer
Popular Queries
2003

     1. spongebob

     2. christina aguilera

     3. voetbal

     4. beyonce

     5. vuurwerk

     6. shin chan

     7. feyenoord

     8. aukje van ginneken

     9. 2 fast 2 furious

   10. lord of the rings
Popular Movies
2003

     1. 2 fast 2 furious

     2. lord of the rings

     3. matrix

     4. harry potter

     5. finding nemo

 

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