The Most Searched for Internet Terms

There are many reasons that you might want to know what is searched for the most on the internet. Web writers want the most popular web content to draw page views, advertisers are interested in reaching the most customers through ads at popular sites, and, with all of the internet traffic these days, it is just interesting to know what people are searching the internet for the most.

Millions of internet searches are done every day. Obviously, websites that are searched for the most online are going to be the most popular search terms. That means that terms like facebook, yahoo, and Google are going to be at the top of any popular terms list.

According to the Huffington Post, Google has released the following lists of most popular search terms from its search engine for last year:

Some of Google's most popular words/ fastest rising search terms for 2009:

1. Michael Jackson
2. Transformers
3. eminem
4. naruto shippuden
5. beyonce
6. peliculas id
7. paranormal activity
8. anime online
9. natasha richardson
10. poker face lyrics

The most searched for internet terms on Bing in 2009

Bing revealed that there most searched for person in 2009 was Perez Hilton, which is fairly entertaining in itself. According to Bing, their fastest rising and most popular search terms for 2009 were:

Top Bing Trending Topics:

1) Michael Jackson

2) Twitter

3) Swine Flu

4) Stock Market

5) Farrah Fawcett

6) Patrick Swayze

7) Cash for Clunkers

8) Jon and Kate Gosselin

9) Billy Mays

10) Jaycee Dugard

Tools for Finding Daily Keyword Trends and the Most Popular Internet Search Terms

Okay, so know you know what some of the most popular internet searches were last year. If you want to know what the most searched online words are for any given day, you can easily find those as well. A website called Mike's Marketing Tools lists the 500 most searched internet terms every day. Here are his current top twenty most searched online words for the last forty-eight hours, ranked, and followed by the number of page views.

1 youtube 4,002

2 craigslist 3,936

3 kate gosselin hairstyle 3,471

4 Google 3,410

5 yahoo 3,212

6 facebook login 2,585

7 myspace 2,547

8 gardening tips 2,517

9 spring cleaning tips 2,494

10 yahoo mail 2,406

11 aquarius 2,323

12 ebay 2,315

13 tube8 2,084

14 dancing with the stars 1,944

15 face book log in 1,852

16 flowers 1,801

17 food 1,774

18 yahoo.com 1,653

19 facebook.com 1,622

20 ipad wifi problems 1,565

This website pays a third party provider for data on the most searched for internet terms. He also sells reports that go beyond the basic top 500 keyword lists. Here is his list of the top twenty internet searches for the past 90 days:

Nos Keyword Count

1 youtube 344,923

2 Google 286,418

3 craigslist 263,062

4 yahoo 246,189

5 myspace 238,893

6 facebook login 197,413

7 ebay 191,551

8 tube8 190,503

9 yahoo mail 179,297

10 aquarius 166,872

11 yahoo.com 126,490

12 facebook.com 117,920

13 face book log in 109,366

14 red tube 107,071

15 hotmail 105,780

16 gmail 100,406

17 mapquest 94,427

18 you tube 92,670

19 leo 92,519

20 scorpio 91,958

Using the Most Searched For Online Terms/Keywords to Boost Page Views

Aside from search terms that point you in the direction of a particular website that you want to use - youtube, facebook, yahoo, Google, hotmail, mapquest, etc, you can see that a lot of the popular internet search terms are driven by news. If you are looking to increase your page views based on keyword popularity, you might consider adding content on any of the popular search terms above.

Another approach would be to produce quick online web content in response to keywords that are trending as a result of current and breaking news stories. For that information, you want to check what the most popular online terms are for the day. I tend to use Google Trends for that. Google Trends is exactly what it sounds like. It is a list of the most popular "hot search" topics at any given time. Here is what is trending as the most popular online topics while I am writing this article:

1. brandon knight

2. angelina tracy

3. tinley park home invasion

4. mark becker

5. droid incredible

6. kush and orange juice download

7. jerry jones

8. irs extension form 2009

9. tax extension form 2010

10. wiz khalifa

11. tax day freebies

12. elaine spottswood

13. brandon marshall

14. miami dolphins

15. ray mccallum

16. paychex

17. cori rist

18. china earthquake today

19. starbucks free coffee april 15

20. where to mail federal tax return

As you can see, the most searched for terms in a short period of time tend to be news-driven.

A Fun & Popular Website for the Most Searched Internet Terms: Dogpile.com

I had to include Dogpile.com as a website to go to for the most popular online search terms because it has a scrolling list that tells you just what those search terms are. Unlike other keyword popularity ranking sites, Dogpile.com gives the user the option to include or exclude "adult" terms. Oh how the popular terms change with the click of a button. It's not a joke that the most popular search terms are those about adult content.

AOL Hot Searches: An Article About the Most Search Words and a List

AOL Hot Searches has taken a novel approach. They write an article one of the most popular online searches, and then list the keyword rankings. Seems like a great way to increase page views - drawing people interested in the content of the article, and the rest of us who are interested in the search term rankings.

Here is what a popular search term list looks like at their website:

Hot Searches From April 14, 2010

1. 'Dancing With the Stars' - Which couple won't be dancing next week

2. China Earthquake - A 7.1 quake kills hundreds in Western Tibetan

3. Charlie Sheen- Having an affair with model Angelina Tracy?

4. Rickey Minor - 'American Idol' music director replacing Eubanks

5. Jamba Juice - Get a coupon for a free smoothie

6. Kim Kardashian - Lost 5 pounds in 5 days

7. Toyota - Suspends sales of 2010 Lexus SUV

8. Denver Broncos - Brandon Marshall traded to the Dolphins

9. Britney Spears - Releases un-airbrushed photos

10. TurboTax - Don't forget to file; Tax Day is tomorrow

Whether you are a web content producer or an advertiser, being able to identify trending topics and popular keywords can help you understand the internet marketplace and provide relevant content to web searchers. I hope you enjoyed this look at what is popular online. For information, take a look at the sources on search popularity listed below.

Sources:

News on the most searched for internet terms: Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/01/top-google-search-2009-ze_n_375105.html

Bing Popular Search Terms:
http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/archive/2009/11/30/top-bing-searches-in-2009.aspx

Mike's Marketing Tools Top 500 Keyword Searches

http://www.mikes-marketing-tools.com/keywords/

Google Trends: Trending popular search terms
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?sa=X

Dogpile.com: The most popular internet search terms, with and without adult content:
http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/searchspy/rfcid=4101/rfcp=quickstart-4/_iceUrlFlag=11?_IceUrl=true

AOL Hot Search: AOL's most popular internet searches
http://hot.aol.com