Top Searches of 2002
What were Internet users looking for? Google, Yahoo!, and TerraLycos compile the highest ranking search terms for 2002.
What were Internet users looking for? Google, Yahoo!, and TerraLycos compile the highest ranking search terms for 2002.
What were Internet users looking for? Google, Yahoo, and TerraLycos compile the highest ranking search terms for 2002.
Top 20 Gaining Queries Worldwide | |
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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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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