Charles tops Google search poll
5 January 2004
More Britons were interested in tracking down information related to Prince Charles than anyone or anything else in 2003, according to Google.
Fuelled by rumours concerning Prince Charles, which the British press were prevented from reporting on, he became the most popular search term on the website.
In the absence of printed material, Britons took to the internet to look for news about the alleged incident.
After the courtly intrigues at the Royal household, Eastenders was the second most popular search followed by Winnie the Pooh and rugby star Jonny Wilkinson.
No frills airline easyJet came in at number five in the list of top ten searches ahead of footballer David Beckham, pop icon Michael Jackson, the film '2 Fast 2 Furious', Paris Hilton and The Simpsons.
Google collated data from an astonishing 55 billion searches carried out by online users to give a snapshot of popular global trends in its 'Zeitgeist 2003'.
Topping the ten global searches was Britney Spears followed by Harry Potter, the Matrix, Shakira, David Beckham, rap star 50 cent, news on Iraq, Lord of the Rings, Kobe Bryant and the Tour de France.
According to Yahoo, the file-sharing programme Kazaa was the most searched for item in 2003.
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