Top 10 Google searches 2012

[davieG]

TOP UK SEARCHES FOR 2012

• Euro 2012
  
• Olympic tickets
  
• Whitney Houston
  
• Kate Middleton
  
• April Jones
  
• Netflix
  
• NatWest Online
  
• iPad 3
  
• Gary Barlow
  
• Gangnam style
  

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-20677541

"The Olympics" may have seemed like a safe bet for the top search term in the UK this year - but, according to Google, it was eclipsed by "Euro 2012".

"Olympic tickets" came second in Google's annual zeitgeist report, which lists 2012's most searched-for terms.

London was the most searched-for city in the UK, while Rio, host of the next Summer Olympics, was the most searched-for travel destination.

Skyfall reflected its box-office success, as the top trending movie.

Singer Whitney Houston, who died in February, was the most searched-for person, followed by "Kate Middleton", the Duchess of Cambridge.

The people list looked very different on rival search engine Bing, which revealed its top 2012 searches a few weeks ago.

Topping its global list was reality TV star Kim Kardashian, followed by singer Justin Bieber. Kim Kardashian also topped Yahoo's most searched-for list.

Sprinter Usain Bolt was the most searched-for Olympian, according to Google, while the most searched-for British star of the Summer Games was tennis player Andy Murray, followed by diver Tom Daley and athlete Jessica Ennis.

On Bing's list, Bolt only made it in at number nine, with tennis player Serena Williams, athlete Lolo Jones and basketball player LeBron James making its top three.

Nostalgia trip

Cyclist Victoria Pendleton was the most searched-for reality TV star, following her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing, while Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt beat London Mayor Boris Johnson to the top politician's spot, according to Google.

Cbeebies show Mike the Knight beat US hit Homeland to the number one spot for TV shows, with another home-grown hit, the Great British Bake Off, also making the top 10.

Some of the most interesting results are revealed in Google's more esoteric searches.

Topping the "what is" poll was "love", followed by the far less romantic "iCloud" and "3G".

The "how to" list revealed the growing trend of reigniting old skills with "knit" and "crochet" making the top 10, alongside "draw", "kiss" and "hack".

[Unabomber]

List was going surprisingly well until I reached gangnam style

[pSinatra]

I can honestly say that I have only ever searched one from that list & what a disappointment that was

[Mark_w]

The only one I've googled is Euro 2012, I must have tipped the balance.

[kingfox]

The only one I've googled is Euro 2012, I must have tipped the balance.

Same here tbh.

[Jon the Hat]

Yeah right. That is the CLEAN top ten.

[marko]

I can honestly say that I have only ever searched one from that list & what a disappointment that was

Did you not manage to get tickets to the Whitney Houston gig then?

[Bellend Sebastian]

"Nina from Nina and the Neurons+topless" must be just outside the top 10.

Results are disappointing, don't bother

[AyewJoking]

I google "Rihanna upskirt" twice a day, surprised that isnt on there.

[pSinatra]

Did you not manage to get tickets to the Whitney Houston gig then?

spaniel's ears mate........spaniel's ears

[Fox92]

Only searched two of them I think.

[Jimothy]

I'd say if the Welsh police were searching for April Jones on Google, it'd probably explain why they never found her!

[Legend_in_blue]

There's clearly some information missing on that list.

For example, Kate Middleton. Kate Middleton's b _ _ _ s.

Fill in the blanks.

[Carl the Llama]

I don't think everyone's searching for Kate Middleton's balls. :xmasblink:

[StanSP]

I hope this is a precursor to a FoxesTalk top 10 most popular topics or something similar.

Where is the Chebs thread these days? Milf Thread would be near the top, surely.

[Guest]

I hope this is a precursor to a FoxesTalk top 10 most popular topics or something similar.

Where is the Chebs thread these days? Milf Thread would be near the top, surely.

Until Davie did his thang!

[The Year Of The Fox]

Only ever searched for one on there. The Euros.

I'd say if the Welsh police were searching for April Jones on Google, it'd probably explain why they never found her!

[Charl91]

I think I've searched for about half of them! In my defense, I only searched for Whitney yesterday though, and that was because I hadn't realised she was dead!