With the help of Google Insights for Research 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.
We really did see this one coming. The fastest rising web search term on Google by South Africans last week was for the magazine which published the topless pics of the Duchess of Cambridge (or Kate as you will). Kate Middleton was the second fastest web search term. The interview with Julius Malema on CNN meant both ‘CNN’ and ‘Malema’ emerged as fast rising search terms. South Africans celebrated the contribution made against Apartheid by Steve Biko on the anniversary of his death on 12 September 1977 in police custody.
(For past data click here)
Fast Rising searches
| 1. | closer magazine france | Breakout |
| 2. | kate middleton | +2,300% |
| 3. | iphone 5 | +500% |
| 4. | steve biko | +250% |
| 5. | cnn | +100% |
| 6. | apple | +80% |
| 7. | malema | +80% |
| 8. | orlando pirates | +80% |
| 9. | kickoff | +60% |
| 10. | groupon | +50% |
Top 25 search terms
| 1. facebook |
| 2. youtube |
| 3. google |
| 4. login facebook |
| 5. gumtree |
| 6. gmail |
| 7. yahoo |
| 8. news |
| 9. mail |
| 10. weather |
| 11. jobs |
| 12. games |
| 13. fnb |
| 14. absa |
| 15. game |
| 16. up |
| 17. music |
| 18. standard bank |
| 19. iphone 5 |
| 20. news24 |
| 21. unisa |
| 22. maps |
| 23. samsung |
| 24. www.facebook.com |
| 25. cars |
* The Insights for Search map 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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