Google releases top searched terms of 2008 in UAE and 36 other countries in a global website

December 11th, 2008 in Online Marketing- Middle East

Posted by Medilyn Manibo- AME Info

Today, Google announced its annual Zeitgeist, a look at 2008 through the collective eyes of the world on the web.

In the UAE the fastest rising lists of 2008 proved to be quite interesting with the Beijing Olympics, Sheikh Nasser Bin Zayed and the Atlantis Hotel rising to the top ten searches for this year. We also looked at what the top 10 most popular search terms related to the economy and the fastest rising lists of vacations, famous people and restaurants residents of the UAE are searching for.

In addition to telling us what people are curious about in the UAE, Google Zeitgeist tools also offer insight into which topics were of interest across the globe. This year, for the first time since its inception in 2001, we have taken a deep dive into global search information across more than 30 countries and published our findings all in one place: the Google Zeitgeist 2008 website.

This year’s global fastest rising searches show interest in global events such as the Beijing Olympics and Euro 2008, with a number of American politicians and international social networking sites showing up as well:

Global Fastest Rising Queries:
sarah palin
beijing 2008
facebook login
tuenti
heath ledger
obama
nasza klasa
wer kennt wen
euro 2008
jonas brothers

To see more information about Google Zeitgeist across the globe and the full UAE lists take a look at the site: google.com/zeitgeist2008

UAE Fastest Rising Queries
Beijing — 2008
Nasser Bin Zayed
Facebook
Bahrain Air
Obama
Hannah Montana
YouTube
Emirates ID
Atlantis Dubai
Heath Ledger

UAE Most Popular Queries
Dubai
UAE
The Emirates
Toys
Dubai
images
News
songs
youtube
games

UAE’s Top 10 Most Popular Search Terms on the Economy
uae economy
indian economy
Economy of Kuwait
World Economy
Inflation
Recession
oil
Economy of Japan
IMF
gold price

UAE’s Fastest Rising Vacation Queries
Hawaii
Fujairah
Maldives
Greece
Austria
Lebanon
Thailand
Turkey
Salalah
Italy

UAE Fastest Rising Queries of Famous Individuals
Nasser Bin Zayed
Obama
Heath Ledger
Miley Cyrus
Tamer Husni
Rashid Al Majid
Rihanna
Elissa
Al Afassi
Fairuz

UAE Fastest Rising Restaurant Queries
Al Mahara Restaurant
Frankies Restaurant
Caravan Restaurant
Automatic Restaurant
Kamat Restaurant
Teatro
Bice
Zuma
More Cafe
Beirut