Google Search 2012 in Australia

Topics that saw the biggest jump in search activity by Australian users in 2012
1. Gangnam Style
2. The Voice
3. One Direction
4. Whitney Houston
5. Olympics
6. Oz Lotto
7. Diablo 3
8. Hurricane Sandy
9. Kony
10. Morgan Freeman

MOST SEARCHED NEWS EVENTS
1. Hurricane Sandy
2. Julian Assange

3. Felix Baumgartner
4. Transit Of Venus
5. Melbourne Earthquake
6. Misogynist
7. Hawaii Tsunami
8. Diamond Jubilee
9. Cruise Ship Sinking
10. Nasa Curiosity

MOST SEARCHED FOR AUSTRALIAN CELEBRITIES
1. Lara Bingle
2. Miranda Kerr
3. Delta Goodrem
4. Keith Urban
5. Nicole Kidman
6. Chris Hemsworth
7. Kylie Minogue
8. Liam Hemsworth
9. Heath Ledger
10. Hugh Jackman

MOST SEARCHED FOR IMAGES
1. One Direction
2. Selena Gomez
3. Justin Bieber
4. Facebook cover photo
5. Miley Cyrus
6. swag notes
7. Tumblr
8. Louis Tomlinson
9. Niall Horan
10. troll face

MOST SEARCHED FOR CELEBRITY DEATHS
1. Whitney Houston
2. Michael Clarke Duncan
3. Tony Scott
4. Davy Jones
5. Johnny Lewis
6. Al Freeman
7. Sage Stallone
8. Andy Williams
9. David Kelly
10. Gore Vidal

MOST SEARCHED FOR TV SHOWS
1. Home and Away
2. Big Brother
3. The Voice
4. MasterChef
5. Game of Thrones
6. The X Factor
7. My Kitchen Rules
8. Neighbours
9. The Biggest Loser
10. Modern Family

MOST SEARCHED FOR AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIANS
1. Stephanie Rice
2. Sally Pearson
3. Tomic Bernard
4. Lleyton Hewitt
5. James Magnussen
6. Cadel Evans
7. Lauren Jackson
8. Leisel Jones
9. Anna Meares
10. Liz Cambage

MOST SEARCHED FOR ATHLETES (ALL)
1. Lance Armstrong
2. Usain Bolt
3. Roger Federer
4. Stephanie Rice
5. John McCarthy
6. Jeremy Lin
7. Jim Stynes
8. LeBron James
9. Sally Pearson
10. Rafael Nadal

MOST SEARCHED FOR AUSTRALIAN SPORTS TEAMS
1. Sydney Swans
2. Essendon
3. Melbourne Storm
4. Carlton Football Club
5. Canterbury Bulldogs
6. Collingwood Football Club
7. Melbourne Victory
8. Australian Wallabies
9. Wests Tigers
10. Sydney Football Club

MOST SEARCHED FOR TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
1. Bali
2. Fiji
3. Hawaii
4. Disneyland
5. Maldives
6. Thailand
7. Seminyak
8. Whitsundays
9. Vietnam
10. Nelson Bay

MOST SEARCHED FOR AUSTRALIAN ATTRACTIONS
1. Mount Hotham, Victoria
2. Manly
3. Darling Harbour
4. Taronga Zoo
5. Great Ocean Road
6. Hunter Valley
7. Sydney University
8. Perisher
9. ANZ Stadium
10. Luna Park

TOP TRENDING PEOPLE SEARCHES
 People that saw the biggest jump in search requests by Australians in 2012.
1. Whitney Houston
2. Kate Middleton
3. Morgan Freeman
4. John McCarthy
5. Usain Bolt
6. Michael Clarke Duncan
7. Lance Armstrong
8. Seal
9. Joseph Kony
10. Julian Assange

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/lara-bingle-stephanie-rice-whitney-houston-the-most-googled-people-of-2012/story-e6frfro0-1226535606405#ixzz2EzdGp8Uo