Google Zeitgeist 2013 – Top Searches In Singapore

Just what are people in Singapore searching on Google’s search engines in 2013? The annual Google Zeitgeist was just released by Google offering a perspective on the year’s major events and hottest trends based on Google searches conducted here in Singapore. Based heavily on current affairs, some of the highlights of searches this year include the Southeast Asian haze, Bird flu readiness, investigation into American Engineer Shane Todd’s alleged suicide, Huang Wenyong’s death from lymphoma as well as more recently in November, the death of The Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker from a car crash.

Short trips and weekend getaways is popular for Singaporeans with Legoland Malaysia coming in as the top travel destination for  Singaporeans for the second year in a row.  With the theme park opening the Water Theme Park last quarter as well as the Legoland Hotel on 29 November 2013, just in time for the school holidays, Singaporeans are interested to find out more about the new features across the causeway.

Read on to find out what Google Zeitgeist 2013 reveals.

Trending Searches

1. PSI Singapore
2. Harlem shake
3. Little India riot
4. Anonymous
5. N95 mask
6. Malaysia election
7. Deepavali 2013
8. Gwiyomi
9. Boston
10. Tampines accident

Trending People

1. Paul Walker
2. Cory Monteith
3. Huang Wenyong
4. Nelson Mandela
5. Gordon Ramsay
6. Margaret Thatcher
7. Lea Michele
8. Jennifer Lawrence
9. Rowan Atkinson
10. Tom Hiddleston

Trending Songs

1. Wrecking Ball
2. Gentlemen
3. Blurred Lines
4. Counting Stars
5. Clarity
6. Royals
7. Get Lucky
8. Thrift Shop
9. Roar
10. Heart Attack

Trending Movies

1. The Conjuring
2. Pacific Rim
3. Despicable Me 2
4. World War Z
5. Man of Steel
6. Iron Man 3
7. The Great Gatsby
8. Gravity
9. Oblivion
10. Warm Bodies

Trending Gadgets

1. iPhone 5s
2. Samsung Galaxy S4
3. Samsung Note 3
4. iPhone 5c
5. iPad Air
6. Nexus 5
7. iPad Mini 2
8. HTC One
9. Sony Xperia X
10. Xbox One

Most Searched Travel Destinations

1. Legoland Malaysia
2. Bali
3. Hong Kong
4. Maldives
5. Bangkok
6. Taiwan
7. Bintan
8. Langkawi
9. Krabi
10. Penang

Most Searched TV Shows

1. Running Man
2. Game of Thrones
3. Breaking Bad
4. Suits
5. Naruto Shippuden
6. The Big Bang Theory
7. The Heirs
8. The Voice of China
9. The Walking Dead
10. We Got Married

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