Who did we search for the most in 2012?

December 20, 2012 by Al Karaki   Comments (1)

When it came to searches about athletes in 2012, the world searched most for:

Athletes


  1. Jeremy Lin
  2. Michael Phelps
  3. Peyton Manning
  4. McKayla Maroney
  5. Junior Seau
  6. Sarah Burke
  7. Tom Daley
  8. Lance Armstrong
  9. Mario Balotelli
  10. Ryan Lochte

In the US, wrt to sports, people searched most for:

Sports


  1. Football
  2. Golf
  3. Basketball
  4. Baseball
  5. Soccer
  6. Running
  7. Fishing
  8. Tennis
  9. Hockey
  10. Swimming

while in France, wrt to sports, people searched most for:

Sports


  1. Euro 2012
  2. Jo 2012
  3. Roland Garros 2012
  4. Football
  5. Golf
  6. Basket
  7. Tennis
  8. Peche
  9. VTT
  10. Handball
http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#the-world

Linsanity rules - obviously!  Amazing that Jeremy Lin is so popular...  A good  roundball player, yes, but to be so sought out after his short, spectacular stint with the Knicks is nonetheless quite surprising. Very cool.

Ron Andruff 4503 days ago