Kiwi’s top Google searches for 2008
Google’s top New Zealand search terms reflect what Kiwis wanted to find on the web in 2008.
Heath Ledger was number one in ‘died’ searches, ahead of Sir Edmund Hillary in sixth, while Elvis and ‘The Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin also made the list.
Miley Cyrus was the third most searched celebrity behind Brown and Obama. Britney Spears was sixth and Amy Winehouse ninth.
Rugby tickets topped the most searched tickets list, ahead of the All Blacks and the Warriors.
And the detox, lemon and free diets topped the most searched diets for 2008, while Valentines and Orbit were the most searched restaurants.
Here are some of the top 10 lists for most searched terms in 2008:
| Top 10 searches on google.co.nz in 2008 1. games 2. bebo 3. youtube 4. Trade Me 5. lyrics 6. google 7. map 8. hotmail 9. tv 10. weather |
Fastest rising searches of 2008 1. olympics 2. facebook 3. youtube 4. lotto 5. wiki 6. seek 7. miniclip 8. asb 9. tvnz 10. large hadron collider 11. heath ledger 12. obama 13. gossip girl 14. jonas brothers 15. miley cyrus 16. euro 2008 17. mathletics |
Most popular celebrities searched in 2008 1. chris brown 2. obama 3. miley cyrus 4. rihanna 5. heath ledger 6. britney spears 7. sir edmund hillary 8. leona lewis 9. amy winehouse 10. lauren conrad |
| Most popular ‘who is’ searches for 2008 1. who is the stig 2. who is the leader 3. who is obama 4. who is [in] parliament 5. who is miley cyrus 6. who is [the] governor general 7. who is [the] minister of education 8. who is valerie vili 9. who is god 10. who is owen glenn |
Most popular ‘died’ searches for 2008 (or rumours of) 1. heath ledger died 2. ishmeet died 3. soulja boy died* 4. bob marley died** 5. bernie mac died 6. sir edmund hillary died 7. freddy mercury died** 8. miley cyrus died* 9. elvis presley died** 10. steve irwin died** *still very much alive **died before 2008 |
Most popular ‘tickets’ searches for 2008 1. rugby tickets 2. all blacks tickets 3. warriors tickets 4. chris brown tickets 5. sevens tickets 6. cricket tickets 7. big day out tickets 8. rihanna tickets 9. super 14 tickets 10. westlife tickets |
| Most popular ‘restaurants’ searches for 2008 1. valentines 2. orbit 3. sails 4. wildfire 5. chow 6. yellow 7. harbourside 8. euro 9. merediths 10. soul |
Most popular ‘diets’ searches for 2008 1. detox diet 2. lemon diet 3. free diet 4. soup diet 5. atkins diet 6. diet recipes 7. low carb diet 8. healthy diet 9. blood type diet 10. gluten free diet |
Most popular ‘Australia’ searches in 2008 1. australia jobs 2. australia map 3. flights australia 4. ebay australia 5. white pages australia 6. australia weather 7. australia immigration 8. dance australia 9. australia news 10. real estate australia |
| Most popular ‘john’ searches in 2008 1. john key 2. st john 3. elton john 4. john cena 5. john deere 6. john mayer 7. john mccain 8. john lennon 9. john paul 10. dr john |
Most popular ‘gumboot’ searches in 2008 1. gumboot song 2. the gumboot 3. taihape gumboot day 4. gumboot rack 5. gumboot dancing 6. gumboot throwing 7. fred dagg gumboot 8. gumboot tea 9. blue gumboot 10. golden gumboot |
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