A Year in the United Arab Emirates’ Search: Google’s Top Searches of 2013

Ramadan Series 2013, Gangnam Style and Earthquake Dubai search queries top the 2013 trending list for the United Arab Emirates

Dubai, UAE – 17th of December, 2013 – Today, Google announced its annual Year End Zeitgeist, a look at 2013 through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique perspective on the year’s major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in the United Arab Emirates.

This year’s trending searches for queries and people show growing interest in technology brands and viral phenomenons on the web. The findings highlight the UAE’s population keeping up with global technological and web phenomenon trends.

The trending lists for UAE also highlight a dominating interest in annual events such as Ramadan, Eid and Diwali and their derivatives. The majority of trending individuals for the UAE for 2013 were global personas from across the world with regional and local personalities making the top 10 as well.

UAE’s Top Trending Search Queries
1. Ramadan 2013
2. iPhone 5S
3. Samsung Galaxy 4
4. Gangnam Style
5. Diwali 2013
6. Earthquake Dubai
7. Eid 2013
8. Iron Man 3
9. Ramadan Series 2013
10. Harlem Shake

UAE’s Trending People
1. Paul Walker
2. Mohamed Assaf
3. Jennifer Lawrence
4. Justin Bieber
5. Bassem Youssef
6. Amanda Bynes
7. Priyanka Chopra
8. Pope Francis
9. Ali Mabkhout
10. Hugo Chavez

In addition to the trending queries and people lists, Zeitgeist results for UAE include the Most Searched actors/actresses, athletes, sports teams, musicians, movies, travel destinations, food & beverages and fashion labels among others.

To see more information about Google Zeitgeist’s results from UAE and across the globe, use interactive data visualizations and to watch our annual video, visit google.com/zeitgeist.

What is Google’s Year-End Zeitgeist?
Google reveals the Internet “Zeitgeist” (German for “the spirit of the times”) through an exploration of the over one trillion search queries we receive each year. In addition to the Year-end Zeitgeist, which highlights the top trends of 2013, we also have several tools that give insight into global, regional, past and present search trends. Google Zeitgeist tools can never be used to identify individual users because we rely on anonymized, aggregated counts of how often certain search queries occur over time. These tools are available year-round for you to play with, explore, and learn from at google.com/zeitgeist

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