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Google’s Top Charts Lets Users Keep Up With Trends

Google’s Top Charts Lets Users Keep Up With Trends
Written By
Nathan Eddy
Nathan Eddy
May 31, 2013
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1 - Google's Top Charts Lets Users Keep Up With Trends

by Nathan Eddy


2 - Dogs Are the Most Popular Animals

Canines are apparently the most searched topic in the “Animals” category, where it has ranked as the top topic for months.


Good as Gold

3 - Good as Gold

Perhaps because people are interested more than ever in financial security these days, gold was the most searched element.


MIT Makes Its Debut as Top University

4 - MIT Makes Its Debut as Top University

Toward the end of April, searches for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spiked dramatically, pushing it to the top of the “Colleges & Universities” search category.


BP Most Searched-for Energy Company

5 - BP Most Searched-for Energy Company

The infamous company behind the Gulf Coast oil spill is still the most searched-for oil company on Google, and has spent 112 months on the chart.


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Lego Builds Quite the Search Interest

6 - Lego Builds Quite the Search Interest

The famous line of construction toys topped the list of Google searches in the “Games” category, with Scrabble following close behind.


Everyone’s Searching for the Amazon

7 - Everyone's Searching for the Amazon

Amazon held onto its position as the most searched-for retail company, with Walmart lagging a distant second.


A SQL Takes the Top Software Spot

8 - A SQL Takes the Top Software Spot

SQL, a special-purpose programming language designed for managing data held in a relational database management system, was the top search subject in the “Software Technologies” category.


Space Objects All Fall Second to Earth

9 - Space Objects All Fall Second to Earth

Our home planet, perhaps unsurprisingly, was the most searched-for of the known celestial bodies, with Wyoming residents making the most searches about it.


American Muscle Cars Dominate

10 - American Muscle Cars Dominate

The Ford Mustang was the top search in the “Sports Cars” category, followed closely by the Chevrolet Camaro and the Corvette.


Einstein, da Vinci Duke It Out for Top Scientist

11 - Einstein, da Vinci Duke It Out for Top Scientist

It was a close call between Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci in the race for most searched-for scientist, with Einstein eking out the victory.

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