The end of the year is a time to reflect on events over the past 12 months. A handful of search engines compiled the top searches for the year in several categories. Recaps from Google, Yahoo, AOL, Ask, and Lycos highlight the trends that came and went over the course of 2007.
Top Google Searches, 2007 |
Fastest Rising (Global) |
Fastest Rising (U.S.) |
1 |
iPhone |
1 |
iPhone |
2 |
Badoo |
2 |
Webkinz |
3 |
Facebook |
3 |
Tmz |
4 |
Dailymotion |
4 |
Transformers |
5 |
Webkinz |
5 |
YouTube |
6 |
YouTube |
6 |
Club Penguin |
7 |
eBuddy |
7 |
Myspace |
8 |
Second Life |
8 |
Heroes |
9 |
hi5 |
9 |
Facebook |
10 |
Club Penguin |
10 |
Anna Nicole Smith |
Google News Most Popular Searches (Global) |
Presidential Campaign (Most Searched-for) |
1 |
American Idol |
1 |
Ron Paul |
2 |
YouTube |
2 |
Fred Thompson |
3 |
Britney Spears |
3 |
Hillary Clinton |
4 |
2007 Cricket World Cup |
4 |
Barack Obama |
5 |
Chris Benoit |
5 |
John Edwards |
6 |
iPhone |
6 |
Mitt Romney |
7 |
Anna Nicole Smith |
7 |
John Mccain |
8 |
Paris Hilton |
8 |
Joe Biden |
9 |
Iran |
9 |
Bill Richardson |
10 |
Vanessa Hudgens |
10 |
Rudy Giuliani |
Source: Google, 2007 |
Top Yahoo Searches, 2007 |
Top 10 News Stories |
Top 10 in Tech |
1 |
Saddam Hussein |
1 |
YouTube |
2 |
Iran |
2 |
Wikipedia |
3 |
Iraq |
3 |
Facebook |
4 |
President George W. Bush |
4 |
iTunes |
5 |
Oil and gas prices |
5 |
iPod |
6 |
Barack Obama |
6 |
iPhone |
7 |
Hillary Rodham Clinton |
7 |
Nintendo Wii |
8 |
San Diego fires |
8 |
Xbox |
9 |
Afghanistan |
9 |
Sony PlayStation 3 |
10 |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
Guitar Hero |
Top 10 Searches on Yahoo Kids |
Top 10 on del.icio.us |
1 |
Games |
1 |
Design |
2 |
Animals |
2 |
HDTV |
3 |
Dinosaurs |
3 |
Games |
4 |
Math |
4 |
Music |
5 |
Hannah Montana |
5 |
Web 2.0 |
6 |
Solar system |
6 |
Video |
7 |
George Washington |
7 |
Ubuntu |
8 |
Halloween |
8 |
Travel |
9 |
Sally Ride |
9 |
Photography |
10 |
Global warming |
10 |
Mac |
Source: Yahoo, 2007 |
Top AOL Searches, 2007 |
Top Search Terms |
Top Gadgets |
1 |
Weather |
1 |
iPhone |
2 |
White pages |
2 |
iPod |
3 |
Games |
3 |
Wii |
4 |
Dictionary |
4 |
Computers |
5 |
Music |
5 |
Cell phones |
6 |
CNN |
6 |
Tracfone |
7 |
Maps |
7 |
XM Radio |
8 |
American Idol |
8 |
GPS |
9 |
ESPN |
9 |
PSP |
10 |
WWE |
10 |
Xbox |
Top Shopping Brands |
Top Viral Video |
1 |
Pottery Barn |
1 |
Miss Teen South Carolina Answers Questions |
2 |
Victoria’s Secret |
2 |
Leave Britney Alone! |
3 |
Coach |
3 |
Prison Inmates Perform “Thriller” |
4 |
Lane Bryant |
4 |
Paris in Jail: The Music Video |
5 |
Harley Davidson |
5 |
The Landlord, Featuring Will Ferrell |
6 |
Nike |
6 |
Safari Animals Battle at Kruger |
7 |
Lands’ End |
7 |
“Chocolate Rain” by Tay Zonday |
8 |
Crocs |
8 |
“I Got a Crush on Obama” by Obama Girl |
9 |
Banana Republic |
9 |
Karl Rove’s Rap Debut as MC Rove |
10 |
Talbots |
10 |
College Student Tasered at Kerry Forum |
Source: AOL, 2007 |
Top Ask.com Searches, 2007 |
Top Internet Searches |
Top Presidential Candidate Queries |
1 |
MySpace |
1 |
Barack Obama |
2 |
Dictionary |
2 |
Hillary Clinton |
3 |
Google |
3 |
Fred Thompson |
4 |
Themes |
4 |
John Edwards |
5 |
Area Codes |
5 |
Mitt Romney |
6 |
Cars |
6 |
John McCain |
7 |
Weather |
7 |
Ron Paul |
8 |
Games |
8 |
Rudy Giuliani |
9 |
Song Lyrics |
9 |
Mike Huckabee |
10 |
Movies |
10 |
Dennis Kucinich |
Top Sports Team Searches |
Top Television Show Searches |
1 |
Boston Red Sox |
1 |
Hannah Montana |
2 |
Dallas Cowboys |
2 |
Family Guy |
3 |
New England Patriots |
3 |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
4 |
Colorado Rockies |
4 |
WWE |
5 |
Chicago Bears |
5 |
American Idol |
6 |
New York Yankees |
6 |
Big Brother |
7 |
Green Bay Packers |
7 |
Gilmore Girls |
8 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
8 |
South Park |
9 |
Chicago Cubs |
9 |
Charmed |
10 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
10 |
Grey’s Anatomy |
Source: Ask.com, 2007 |
Top 50 Lycos Searches, 2007 |
1 |
Poker |
26 |
LimeWire |
2 |
MySpace |
27 |
Facebook |
3 |
Britney Spears |
28 |
Trish Stratus |
4 |
Paris Hilton |
29 |
Shakira |
5 |
Golf |
30 |
Christmas |
6 |
YouTube |
31 |
Jessica Alba |
7 |
Naruto |
32 |
Inuyasha |
8 |
Disney |
33 |
Angelina Jolie |
9 |
Pokemon |
34 |
Carmen Electra |
10 |
WWE |
35 |
Harry Potter |
11 |
RuneScape |
36 |
World Series |
12 |
Pamela Anderson |
37 |
South Beach Diet |
13 |
Clay Aiken |
38 |
Dancing with the Stars |
14 |
Fashion |
39 |
Wikipedia |
15 |
Spyware |
40 |
Jessica Simpson |
16 |
Dragonball |
41 |
Jennifer Aniston |
17 |
Anna Nicole Smith |
42 |
Stephanie McMahon |
18 |
Vanessa Hudgens |
43 |
Jennifer Lopez |
19 |
Halloween |
44 |
Hilary Duff |
20 |
NFL |
45 |
Webkinz |
21 |
Antonella Barba |
46 |
Thanksgiving |
22 |
Apple |
47 |
Valentine’s Day |
23 |
Beyonce |
48 |
Barbie |
24 |
Baseball |
49 |
The Sims |
25 |
Lindsay Lohan |
50 |
Emma Watson |
Source: Lycos, 2007 |
Here’s the top search terms for 2006.