You may have come across this release by Google, of the most popular search keywords originating from India in 2008. Here’s the full list. Scroll down and tell us if you’ve searched for any or many of them.

 

Katrina Kaif rubs shoulders with railway reservation sites, and Genelia ‘Jaane Tu’ D’Souza battles it out with the Sixth pay commission. Seems like Indians in 2008 got the perfect mix of work and play. ‘How to’ searches told a completely different story though. ‘How to reduce weight’ and ‘how to kiss’ were searched more often than ‘How to build a website’. But then, we know that already, don’t we? And isn’t too much time at a workstation building websites the primary reason why we are overweight and need to consequently kiss your way to a woman’s heart?

 

Fast- Rising Searches in 2008:

 

1. youtube 
2. orkut 
3. katrina kaif 
4. cricket 
5. irctc 
6. facebook 
7. Genelia d’souza
8. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 
9. Sixth pay commission 
10. IPL
11. YouTube becomes the fastest rising search term in 2008.
12. Katrina Kaif is the most searched person in India.
13. Increased attention around the sixth pay commission.

 

 

Most Popular Searches in 2008:

 

 

1. Orkut 
2. Gmail 
3. Yahoo 
4. Google 
5. Youtube 
6. Yahoomail 
7. Indian railways 
8. Rediff 
9. Cricket 
10. Katrina Kaif 

 

Most Popular Mobile Queries For 2008:

 

1. Orkut 
2. Yahoo 
3. Waptrick 
4. Gmail 
5. Games 
6. Katrina Kaif 
7. Rediffmail 
8. Yahoomail 
9. Namitha 
10. Google 

 

 

Most Popular Bollywood Celebrities:

 

1. Katrina Kaif  
2. Aishwarya Rai  
3. Salman Khan  
4. Hrithik Roshan  
5. Kareena Kapoor  
6. Shahid Kapur  
7. Deepika Padukone  
8. Shahrukh Khan  
9. Mallika Sherawat  
10. Genelia D’souza

 

 

Top 10 “How to” do stuff:

  

1.    How to reduce weight  

2.    How to kiss  

3.    How to earn money  

4.    How to get pregnant  

5.    How to learn English  

6.    How to gain weight  

7.    How to play guitar  

8.    How to create a website  

9.    How to impress a girl  

10.   How to tie a tie  

 

Most Popular Sports stars: 

 

1. Sania Mirza 

2. Sachin Tendulkar 

3. Cristiano Ronaldo 

4. John Cena 

5. Dhoni 

6. David Beckham 

7. Brett Lee 

8. Khali 

9. Kaka 

10. Roger Federer 

 

 

 

 

Most Popular Politicians:

 

1. Mahatma Gandhi 

2. Raj Thackeray 

3. Sarah Palin 

4. Sonia Gandhi 

5. Barack Obama 

6. Indira Gandhi 

7. Rahul Gandhi 

8. Abdul Kalam 

9. Manmohan Singh 

10. Mayawati 

 

- ‘3 Gandhis on this list, showing us that ‘Gandhigiri’ rules Indian minds. American politics seems to have found its way east with Sarah Palin more ‘searched’ for than Obama!’ 

 

 

Most Popular Movies:

 

1.    Jodha Akbar 

2.    Dasavatharam 

3.    Singh Is King 

4.    Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na 

5.    Jannat 

6.    Tashan 

7.    Ganesha 

8.    Fashion 

9.    Rock On 

10.  Race 

 

 

- Bollywood is the king in India! It’s interesting to see that audience interest is going beyond song and dance sequences. Noteworthy is the # 2 slot retained by Tamil cinema.

 

 

Most Popular Holiday Destinations:

 

1.    Goa 

2.    Kerala 

3.    Kashmir 

4.    Dubai 

5.    Singapore 

6.    Australia 

7.    London 

8.    Shimla 

9.    Switzerland

10.  Manali 

 

Most Popular “days”:

  

1.    Independence Day  

2.    Valentine’s Day  

3.    Friendship Day  

4.    Teacher’s Day  

5.    Earth Day  

6.    Republic Day  

7.    Mothers Day  

8.    Women’s Day  

9.    Father’s Day  

10.  World Environment Day  

 

 

Most Popular Government websites:  

 

1.    indianrail.gov.in  

2.    cbseresults.nic.in  

3.    incometaxindia.gov.in  

4.    mca.gov.in  

5.    incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in  

6.    passport.nic.in  

7.    tn.gov.in  

8.    cbse.nic.in  

9.    sebi.gov.in  

10.  indiapost.gov.in