Weekly Top 10: Fastest rising search terms from South Africans on Google
November 19, 2012
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PDFWith the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
The massive fire that burned down dozens of homes at St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape made the list of fastest rising web searches several times over as did the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge which took place yesterday. The release of computer game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2,” released on Nov. 13, also made the list.
Fast rising searches
| gmail login access | Breakout |
| black ops 2 | +300% |
| st francis bay | +250% |
| 94.7 cycle challenge | +200% |
| st francis fire | +190% |
| diwali | +180% |
| 94.7 | +80% |
| junk mail | +50% |
| clicks | +40% |
| die burger | +40% |
Top 10 search terms
1. facebook
2. youtube
3. google
4. login facebook
5. gumtree
6. gmail
7. johannesburg
8. news
9. yahoo
10. absa
11. fnb
12. games
13. game
14. love
15. standard bank
16. music
17. weather
18. whatsapp
19. news24
20. maps
21. sars
22. cars
23. twitter
24. yahoo mail
25. www.facebook.com
Top 10 search terms minus social media/mail/search
1. gumtree
2. johannesburg
3. news
4. yahoo
5. absa
6. fnb
7. games
8. game
9. love
10. standard bank
(For past data click here)
* Google Trends is intended for general analysis of volume patterns.
* When you see Breakout listed instead of an actual percentage, it means that the search term has experienced a change in growth greater than 5000%.
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