What were Internet users looking for? Google, Yahoo!, and TerraLycos compile the highest ranking search terms for 2002.
Top 20 Gaining Queries Worldwide |
1 |
spiderman |
2 |
shakira |
3 |
winter olympics
|
4 |
world cup |
5 |
avril lavigne |
6 |
star wars |
7 |
eminem |
8 |
american idol |
9 |
morrowind |
10 |
warcraft 3 |
11 |
natalie portman |
12 |
dungeon siege |
13 |
trillian |
14 |
las ketchup |
15 |
neverwinter nights |
16 |
battlefield 1942 |
17 |
pink |
18 |
gareth gates |
19 |
loft story 2 |
20 |
ikea |
Source: Google |
Yahoo! U.S. Buzz 2002 Leaders |
1 |
PlayStation 2 |
2 |
Britney Spears |
3 |
Dragon Ball Z |
4 |
KaAaA |
5 |
Eminem |
6 |
WWE |
7 |
Morpheus |
8 |
Internal Revenue Service |
9 |
Jennifer Lopez |
10 |
Harry Potter |
11 |
Nelly |
12 |
NFL |
13 |
Spider-Man |
14 |
NASCAR |
15 |
Lord of the Rings |
16 |
Shakira |
17 |
2002 World Cup |
18 |
Ja Rule |
19 |
NBA |
20 |
Neopets |
Source: Yahoo! |
U.S. Web’s Most Wanted 2002 |
2002 Rank |
Term |
2001 Rank |
1 |
Dragonball |
1 |
2 |
KaZaA |
64 |
3 |
Tattoos |
4 |
4 |
Britney Spears |
2 |
5 |
Morpheus |
21 |
6 |
NFL |
16 |
7 |
IRS |
6 |
8 |
Halloween |
20 |
9 |
Christmas |
17 |
10 |
Pamela Anderson |
11 |
11 |
Las Vegas |
12 |
12 |
Anna Kournikova |
26 |
13 |
Harry Potter |
14 |
14 |
Taxes |
24 |
15 |
Lord of the Rings |
50 |
16 |
Final Fantasy |
13 |
17 |
Winter Olympics |
– |
18 |
WWE |
10 |
19 |
Grand Theft Auto 3 / Vice City |
– |
20 |
Chu Mei-Feng |
– |
21 |
The Bible |
18 |
22 |
Marijuana |
23 |
23 |
NASCAR |
22 |
24 |
Jennifer Lopez |
15 |
25 |
Spider-Man |
– |
26 |
Playstation 2 |
32 |
27 |
Star Wars |
59 |
28 |
Baseball |
30 |
29 |
Eminem |
34 |
30 |
World Trade Center |
8 |
31 |
Shakira |
– |
32 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! |
– |
33 |
September 11 |
– |
34 |
Brooke Burke |
90 |
35 |
Golf |
19 |
36 |
The Sims |
35 |
37 |
NBA |
42 |
38 |
New York City |
27 |
39 |
Prom Dresses |
75 |
40 |
Anorexia |
– |
41 |
Pokemon |
7 |
42 |
Halloween Costumes |
56 |
43 |
Skateboarding |
29 |
44 |
World War II |
49 |
45 |
Nelly |
– |
46 |
Survivor |
31 |
47 |
Valentine’s Day |
51 |
48 |
College Basketball |
– |
49 |
Napster |
3 |
50 |
Super Bowl |
– |
51 |
Civil War |
– |
52 |
Greek Mythology |
78 |
53 |
Xbox |
99 |
54 |
Martha Stewart |
79 |
55 |
Christina Aguilera |
61 |
56 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
63 |
57 |
WinMX |
– |
58 |
Mortgage Rates |
44 |
59 |
The Simpsons |
33 |
60 |
Osama bin Laden |
5 |
61 |
Chicago |
– |
62 |
Powerball |
76 |
63 |
Star Trek |
40 |
64 |
Tupac Shakur |
55 |
65 |
William Shakespeare |
57 |
66 |
Martin Luther King, Jr |
94 |
67 |
Barbie |
84 |
68 |
Linkin Park |
– |
69 |
Diabetes |
– |
70 |
Oprah Winfrey |
93 |
71 |
Cloning |
– |
72 |
Paris |
65 |
73 |
Easter |
66 |
74 |
Audiogalaxy |
53 |
75 |
Prom Hairstyles |
– |
76 |
Atkins Diet |
– |
77 |
NASA |
41 |
78 |
Neopets |
70 |
79 |
London |
67 |
80 |
Aaliyah |
93 |
81 |
Halle Berry |
– |
82 |
Avril Lavigne |
– |
83 |
Resident Evil |
– |
84 |
Diablo II |
38 |
85 |
Pink |
– |
86 |
Ja Rule |
– |
87 |
Diets |
43 |
88 |
Enron |
– |
89 |
Orlando Bloom |
– |
90 |
Carmen Electra |
45 |
91 |
Elvis Presley |
– |
92 |
Kylie Minogue |
– |
93 |
Half-Life Counter-Strike |
46 |
94 |
Soccer |
83 |
95 |
Weight Watchers |
– |
96 |
Big Brother |
25 |
97 |
California Lottery |
– |
98 |
College Football |
– |
99 |
Ashanti |
– |
100 |
West Nile Virus |
– |
Source: TerraLycos |
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