Most popular UK Google searches 2012

[El Presidente]

1.Euro 2012
2.Olympic tickets
3.Whitney Houston
4.Kate Middleton
5.April Jones
6.Netflix
7.DVDA
8.iPad 3
9.Gary Barlow
10.Gangnam style

Some genuine surprises there, I am amazed that Euro 2012 topped the Olympics for example.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Call me cynical, but I think they are omitting certain searches from that list.

I must have searched "Tulisa Sex Tape" at least 200,000 times, surprised that didn't make the top ten.

 

[bomber130]

you porn!!!!!!!!

 

[Sussax]

you porn!!!!!!!!

BBC Sport is the one i've been looking at the most (apart from NSC)

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

BBC Porn is my number one search.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Who is April Jones? I'm NOT googling her.

And Gary Barlow (I know who he is), surely not?

 

[Questions]

Whitney Houston more popular than dwarf porn ? Yeah sure.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

DVDA at number 7

 

[Gazwag]

Who is April Jones? I'm NOT googling her.

And Gary Barlow (I know who he is), surely not?

You obviously haven't been helping to look for her then, think Wales/Missing Girl

 

[Pogue Mahone]

You obviously haven't been helping to look for her then, think Wales/Missing Girl

Oh God, yes...utterly slipped my mind. Most of the list is inconsequential celebrities, I made a stupid assumption.

 

[Wozza]

Call me cynical, but I think they are omitting certain searches from that list.

Indeed. For many years the top Google search was "Yahoo", and vice versa - although neither company would admit it.

Pretty sure "BBC" would be in Google's top 10. Many users have Google as a homepage, and type in a search rather than a URL.

 

[beorhthelm]

seriously, Whitney Houston? wtf has she done in the past year?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

seriously, Whitney Houston? wtf has she done in the past year?

Hmmm...

I could be whooshed, so I'm saying nowt.

 

[Benson]

DVDA at number 7

thats what i thought. A bit 'specialist' for the top ten i think.

 

[SeagullSongs]

seriously, Whitney Houston? wtf has she done in the past year?

Not a lot to be honest.

 

[Benson]

seriously, Whitney Houston? wtf has she done in the past year?

Mainly been stinking the place out, I presume.

 

[GNF on Tour]

BBC Porn is my number one search.

er............righto, whatever floats your boat.

 

[Notters]

Never heard of dvda.

 

[beorhthelm]

d'oh, missus has just pointed out why Houston is there.

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

Just looked up DVDA thinking it was like IMDB - whoops