Top Searches of 2003
Entertainment reigned in 2003, capturing the most queries among Internet searches.
What were Internet users looking for? Mostly information about celebrities, sports, movies and music. Google, Yahoo, and Lycos compiled the highest ranking search terms for 2003, and found a lot in common.
| Top 10 Most Popular Queries from Google |
| Rank |
Term |
| 1 |
britney spears |
| 2 |
harry potter |
| 3 |
matrix |
| 4 |
shakira |
| 5 |
david beckham |
| 6 |
50 cent |
| 7 |
iraq |
| 8 |
lord of the rings |
| 9 |
kobe Bryant |
| 10 |
tour de france |
| Source: Google |
| Yahoo Top Searches for 2003 |
| Rank |
Term |
| 1 |
KaZaA |
| 2 |
Harry Potter |
| 3 |
American Idol |
| 4 |
Britney Spears |
| 5 |
50 Cent |
| 6 |
Eminem |
| 7 |
WWE |
| 8 |
Paris Hilton |
| 9 |
NASCAR |
| 10 |
Christina Aguilera |
| Source: Yahoo |
| The Lycos 50 Most Popular Search Terms of 2003 |
| 2003 Rank |
Term |
2002 Rank |
| 1 |
KaZaA |
2 |
| 2 |
Britney Spears |
4 |
| 3 |
Dragonball |
1 |
| 4 |
Paris Hilton |
– |
| 5 |
IRS |
7 |
| 6 |
Kobe Bryant |
– |
| 7 |
Christmas |
9 |
| 8 |
NFL |
6 |
| 9 |
Pamela Anderson |
10 |
| 10 |
Brooke Burke |
34 |
| Source: Lycos |
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