Google’s recently released annual zeitgeist report,
which rates all the different terms and phrases we searched for most in
2013, provides an interesting look into what people are most curious
about over the web. A look at this year’s top 10 overall searches shows
us that the two topics that we all are fascinated about are death and
the desire to own new shiny expensive stuff.
Nelson Mandela was the top global
trending search of 2013, according to Google. After the South African
icon was action star Paul Walker, who died last month in a tragic car
crash. The third spot in the list went to Apple’s iPhone 5S, followed by
Glee’s Cory Monteith and the Boston Marathon tragedy at the #4 and #6
spots. The number #5 slot went to the year’s biggest YouTube sensation, The Harlem Shake.
The Top Google searches of 2013: Overall
- Nelson Mandela
- Paul Walker
- iPhone 5S
- Cory Monteith
- Harlem Shake
- Boston Marathon
- Royal Baby
- Samsung Galaxy s4
- PlayStation 4
- North Korea
The Top Google searches of 2013: “How to”
In recent years Google and other search
engines have become our guides on how to do almost every and anything
action you can think of. Yet, the results are a lot less sexy than you
would think with the time-old question of how to tie a tie leading the
“how to list”. One of the most pouplar results for this search is this simple guide on how to tie a tie that has more than 15 million views on YouTube
At #4 in the “how to” list came we can
find the ultimate question of “how to blog”. This shows us that in
today’s world, blogging is as popular and relevant to people as is
knitting, kissing, flirting and whistling – all coming after the “how to
blog” on the list.
The full “How to” top 10 list is:
- How to Tie a Tie
- How to File
- How to Get a Passport
- How to Blog
- How to Knit
- How to Kiss
- How to Flirt
- How to Whistle
- How to Unjailbreak
- How to Vader
The Top Google searches of 2013: “What is”
In the “what is” category we find some
much more amusing results. At #1, by a landslide, came in “What is
Twerking?” Yes, thanks to Miley Cyrus’s now infamous 2013 VMA appearance, your grandparents know what it means, and you’ll have to answer awkward questions about it at Christmas.
People’s interest in twerking helped many
bloggers and sites create huge traffic with videos and stories
explaining the new phenomenon. Like this hilarious video by Howcast that
already has more than 20 million views on YouTube:
The full “What is” top 10 list is:
- What is Twerking
- What is Ricin
- What is DOMA
- What is Molly
- What is Gluten
- What is Sequestration
- Whst is Obamacare
- What is Lupus
- What is Snapchat
- What is Bitcoin
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