CNN iReport

Google Zeitgeist is a great way for people to know what others are searching for on Google all over the world. The statistics are generated based on the millions of searches conducted on Google.com during a specific time period. 2009 Year-End Google Zeitgeist has just been published to the public and the following is a break down of the hottest searches for the entire year of 2009.

Google.com - Fastest Rising

   1. twitter
   2. michael jackson
   3. facebook
   4. hulu
   5. hi5
   6. glee
   7. paranormal activity
   8. natasha richardson
   9. farrah fawcett
  10. lady gaga

Fastest Rising (Global)

   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 News - Fastest Rising

   1. swine flu
   2. susan boyle
   3. jon and kate
   4. adam lambert
   5. rihanna (chris brown)
   6. new moon
   7. inauguration
   8. michael jackson
   9. nadya suleman
  10. missing link found

Headline News*

   1. swine flu
   2. inauguration
   3. rush limbaugh
   4. rod blagojevich
   5. henry louis gates
   6. h1b
   7. california budget
   8. al franken
   9. sonia sotomayor
  10. mark sanford
*These stories dominated the news cycle.

Google Image Search - Fastest Rising

   1. lady gaga
   2. new moon
   3. michael jackson
   4. megan fox
   5. selena gomez
   6. rihanna
   7. taylor swift
   8. bella swan
   9. alice cullen
  10. jacob black

Google Mobile Search - Fastest Rising

   1. twitter
   2. michael jackson
   3. facebook
   4. imdb
   5. cta bus tracker
   6. bebo
   7. nba scores
   8. univision.com
   9. steve mcnair
  10. espn.com

You can access complete statistics at http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/press/zeitgeist2009/index.html