Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Who's Googling What?


Ever wondered what netizens from Pakistan to the Philippines search for while surfing the Internet? For an insight into which topics interest people in different parts of the world, all you need to do is type a keyword into Google Trends.

The site provides the number of searches on a particular topic relative to each country's Google usage since 2004. A quick search produced these surprising results.

Keyword: Sex
Top countries: Pakistan, Egypt, Vietnam, Iran, Morocco

Keyword: Health
Top countries: Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Philippines

Keyword: Wealth
Top countries: Singapore, Australia, India, South Africa, New Zealand

Keyword: Technology
Top countries: India, Pakistan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore

Do your own search at www.google.com/trends

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