Top Google Search Terms in 2009

Google recently released their 2009 Year-End Zeitgeist report which pretty much sums up all the top Google search terms for Filipinos in 2009. This report was released shortly after Yahoo! also shared their top search terms in their Year in Review report. Other than keywords that you can focus your SEO magic on, the reports also show various insights into the behaviors of Filipino internet users. In the Yahoo! report, we discussed how Filipinos tend to go to the net to really research on things that intrigue them. For the Google report, we see that Filipinos use search engines as a means to actually reach their favorite sites, even if they already know the URLs. Talk about lazy! Hahaha!

Here are the top search terms as per a published report on the GMA website:

Top queries in the Philippines in 2009
1. Friendster
2. Youtube
3. Facebook
4. Yahoo
5. Yahoo Mail
6. Google
7. Cebu Pacific
8. Friendster layouts
9. Gmail
10. Philippine Airlines

Fastest-rising queries in the Philippines in 2009
1. Facebook
2. Maricar Reyes
3. Kim Bum
4. Zest Air
5. “Love Story” lyrics
6. Lady Gaga
7. Hayden Kho Jr.
8. Twitter
9. Michael Jackson
10. Pacquiao vs Hatton

Fastest-rising politicians searched for on Google News
1. Aquino III
2. Panfilo Lacson
3. Escudero
4. Ralph Recto
5. Mar Roxas
6. Villar
7. Gilbert Teodoro
8. Joseph Estrada
9. Willie Revillame
10. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

The personalities that gave a face to 2009
1. Hayden Kho
2. Francis Magalona
3. Cory Aquino
4. Ted Failon
5. Carla Abellana
6. Noynoy Aquino
7. Princess Velasco
8. Bebe Gandanghari
9. Boyet Fajardo
10. Jacque Bermejo

Issues and controversies that made the headlines in 2009
1. A(H1N1) Philippines
2. Typhoon Emong
3. Ted Failon Case
4. Typhoon Ketsana
5. Typhoon Parma
6. Amiel Alcantara
7. Chip Tsao
8. Daniel Smith
9. Superferry 9
10. Reproductive Health Bill

Up-and-coming and most popular celebrity searches
1. Carla Abellana
2. Bebe Gandanghari
3. Sandara Park
4. Coco Martin
5. Aling Dionisia
6. Katrina Halili
7. Maricar Reyes model
8. Angel Locsin
9. Denise Laurel
10. Katherine Luna

For the other terms, just hop on over to the original news report.

Isn’t it amazing that 7 out of the top 10 queries are all popular websites that Filipinos already know the URL by heart? It’s bordering on ridiculous but oh well, haha!

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