Top Keywords and Searched Terms for 2009

The year 2009 is coming to an end and it’s time to see some interesting statistics and trends that were popular among web users – from Twitter to Facebook to Michael Jackson.

The Top Searched terms at Google for 2009

Google has released Zeitgeist –2009 which shows the most happening and rising keywords for the year 2009. Here are the top 10 searches:

1. Michael Jackson
2. Facebook
3. Tuenti
4. Twitter
5. Sanalika
6. new moon
7. lady gaga
8. windows 7
9. dantri.com.vn
10. . torpedo gratis

Google insights- Top searches terms

Google insights for search has another list which reveals the following top searches for 2009. The percentage increase in the searched terms as compared to the earlier year has been shown in the following table

Keyword	Increase(%)
Twitter	1550
Michael Jackson	850
Facebook Login	750
Facebook.com	300
Facebook	250
Tuenti	180
Youtube.com	150
Face	100
Yahoo Mail	80
Traductor	50

And here is the above data represented in graphical format

Twitter or Facebook – Who Wins ?

Twitter has well surpassed Facebook in the percentage of increasing searches. But a look at Google trends shows that Facebook is still ahead of the curve, when taken the total search volume in consideration. Below is the Google trend graph for Twitter and Facebook for the year 2009

Top Searched Terms at Bing.com for 2009

And here is a list of top searched terms in Bing for the year 2009:

1. Michael Jackson

2. Twitter

3. Swine Flu

4. Stock Market

5. Farrah Fawcett

6. Patrick Swayze

7. Cash for Clunkers

8. Jon and Kate Gosselin

9. Billy Mays

10. Jaycee Dugard

MJ and Twitter rocks in Bing too. See the Top searched terms in Google for the year 2008.

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