What do Indians Search for on Google

TECHWORLDS research in finding out what Indian have been searching for using Google search engine. This data was collected on May 28, 2012 at 12:00pm IST. The figures are based on searches made from India during last 12 months. The data has been collected from Google Insights for Search

Keyword: Love

No love in our billion-strong country? Much smaller countries look for the keyword -but Indians are not in top ten.

1.    Philippines
2.    Gambia
3.    Sierra Leone
4.    Eritrea
5.    Ghana
6.    Lesotho
7.    Fiji
8.    Nepal
9.    Kenya
10.    Swaziland

Keyword: Sex

One of the most sought after keyword on Internet is “sex”. Indians rank 4^th in searching for sex… Pakistan, a supposedly much more conservative nation, ranks at number 5 –just one place behind India.

1.    Sri Lanka
2.    Ethiopia
3.    Papua New Guinea
4.    India
5.    Pakistan
6.    Bangladesh
7.    Somalia
8.    Vietnam
9.    Cambodia
10.    Nepal

Keyword: Corruption

India is ranked second. It’s not surprising that Indians are interested in this keyword because the anti-corruption movement is sweeping the breadth and length of the country.

1.    Uganda
2.    India
3.    Cameroon
4.    Tanzania
5.    Nigeria
6.    Ethiopia
7.    Kenya
8.    Mauritius
9.    Ghana
10.    Pakistan

Keyword: Movies

Being the home of world’s largest film industry, Indian are real movie buffs. India ranks 2^nd behind Pakistan

1.    Pakistan
2.    India
3.    United Arab Emirates
4.    Papua New Guinea
5.    Jamaica
6.    Fiji
7.    Sri Lanka
8.    Trinidad and Tobago
9.    Philippines
10.    Nepal

Keyword: Books

India’s global position is 5^th … Surprisingly, Botswana leads the pack followed by Ethiopia, USA and Zambia

1.    Botswana
2.    Ethiopia
3.    United States
4.    Zambia
5.    India
6.    Pakistan
7.    South Africa
8.    Australia
9.    Fiji
10.    Malawi

Keyword: Music

Nopes! Indian don’t look for “music” keyword much on Google. At least not enough to be featured among top ten list.

1.    Lesotho
2.    Swaziland
3.    Ethiopia
4.    Namibia
5.    Botswana
6.    Papua New Guinea
7.    Malawi
8.    Gambia
9.    Timor-Leste
10.    Zambia

Keyword: Travel

Indians are apparently not interested in travel. The country does not rank in top ten

1.    United Kingdom
2.    Singapore
3.    New Zealand
4.    Ireland
5.    Australia
6.    Canada
7.    Hong Kong
8.    Serbia
9.    Laos
10.    Fiji

Keyword: Flight

May be not interested in travel, but Indians do feature in top ten for the keyword “flight”

1.    Australia
2.    Fiji
3.    New Zealand
4.    Singapore
5.    United Arab Emirates
6.    India
7.    South Africa
8.    Canada
9.    United Kingdom
10.    United States

Keyword: Girls

Yes, Indians do use this keyword a lot in their searches. India’s rank is 4^.

1.    Pakistan
2.    Sri Lanka
3.    Papua New Guinea
4.    India
5.    Somalia
6.    Afghanistan
7.    Nepal
8.    Myanmar [Burma]
9.    Fiji
10.    Trinidad and Tobago

Keyword: Hot

It’s an interesting keyword. It may mean a lot of things. Hot spice, hot weather, hot chilli, hot dish, hot plate… and many more. India has it all: hot weather, spices, chillies, hot plates… and perhaps that is why India is the leader for this keyword.

1.    India
2.    Pakistan
3.    Bangladesh
4.    Sri Lanka
5.    Papua New Guinea
6.    Timor-Leste
7.    Nepal
8.    Somalia
9.    Vietnam
10.    Afghanistan

Keyword: Spirituality

India is considered the land of spirituality but Indians rank only 7th for this keyword

1.    Australia
2.    Philippines
3.    South Africa
4.    United States
5.    Canada
6.    New Zealand
7.    India
8.    Ireland
9.    Singapore
10.    Pakistan

Keyword: Free

It is again an interesting keyword. Free could be lots of things! India occupies the second place for this keyword

1.    Pakistan
2.    India
3.    Somalia
4.    Sri Lanka
5.    Bangladesh
6.    Nepal
7.    Papua New Guinea
8.    Swaziland
9.    Myanmar [Burma]
10.    Philippines

Keyword: Job

A number of African countries feature in the list. Is it surprising?

1.    Lesotho
2.    Rwanda
3.    Philippines
4.    United Kingdom
5.    Nigeria
6.    India
7.    Kenya
8.    Fiji
9.    Botswana
10.    Uganda

Keyword: Rape

Only Indian subcontinent and African countries are there in top 10

1.    Papua New Guinea
2.    India
3.    Pakistan
4.    Fiji
5.    Bangladesh
6.    Nepal
7.    Sri Lanka
8.    Mauritius
9.    Trinidad and Tobago
10.    Nigeria

Keyword: Female foeticide

India is so way above all other countries that Google lists only India in the list for this key phrase. The number of searches sky-rocketed during 6-12 May 2012 (this was the time when Amir Khan’s Satyameva Jayate was telecast)

Keyword: Download

“Download” is also one of the most used keyword on Internet

1.    Pakistan
2.    India
3.    Nepal
4.    Bangladesh
5.    Indonesia
6.    Timor-Leste
7.    Sri Lanka
8.    Myanmar [Burma]
9.    Philippines
10.    Somalia

Keyword: Disability

Despite of being second most populated country in the world, and home for millions of people with disabilities -India ranks no where in top 10 countries where “disability” is searched for. Is it apathy or something else?

1.    United States
2.    Australia
3.    United Kingdom
4.    Ireland
5.    Canada
6.    New Zealand
7.    Kenya
8.    Ghana
9.    South Africa
10.    Nigeria

Keyword: Fairness

Indian society is obsessed with “fairness” (of skin)… India ranks second.

1.    Sri Lanka
2.    India
3.    Pakistan
4.    Philippines
5.    United Arab Emirates
6.    South Africa
7.    Singapore
8.    United States
9.    Australia
10.    Canada

Keyword: Study

Like in the case of keyword “books” -Botswana is again the leader. India does not feature in the list.

1.    Botswana
2.    Namibia
3.    Zambia
4.    Nigeria
5.    Fiji
6.    Rwanda
7.    Malawi
8.    Nepal
9.    Uganda
10.    Ethiopia

Keyword: God

India is not in the list but again… Botswana is featuring ar number 3

1.    Philippines
2.    Malawi
3.    Botswana
4.    Ghana
5.    Nigeria
6.    Zambia
7.    Jamaica
8.    Fiji
9.    Uganda
10.    Zimbabwe

Keyword: Fun

I had expected the results. USA at the top and India is nowhere.

1.    United States
2.    Slovakia
3.    France
4.    Belgium
5.    Fiji
6.    Canada
7.    Australia
8.    New Zealand
9.    Trinidad and Tobago
10.    Pakistan

Keyword: Yoga

Yoga is loved by the world; especially by the well-to-do part of it. India ranks fourth.

1.    Canada
2.    United States
3.    Australia
4.    India
5.    Singapore
6.    Ireland
7.    Mauritius
8.    New Zealand
9.    Nepal
10.    Germany

Keyword: Literature

Philippines leads a host of African countries. India is nowhere to be seen.

1.    Philippines
2.    Fiji
3.    Nigeria
4.    Uganda
5.    Botswana
6.    Ghana
7.    Tanzania
8.    Kenya
9.    Zimbabwe
10.    Jamaica