As a web users,Its natural that we want to know whats more popular on the web in a big country like India having 100+crore population.What indians search most often? Which actor,which sport is most popular on Indian web? Answering all the questions Google released its Zeitgeist.It will give you all the stats whats happened on Indian web for the year 2008. So here we go to find those stats…

 I. 2008 India Zeitgeist lists

A. Fast- Rising Searches in 2008

1. Youtube
2. orkut
3. Katrina Kaif
4. cricket
5. IRTTC
6. Facebook
7. Genelia d’souza
8. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
9. sixth pay commission
10.  IPL

• YouTube becomes the fastest rising search term in 2008.
• Katrina Kaif is the most searched person in India.
• Increased attention around the sixth pay commission.

B. Most Popular Searches in 2008

1. Orkut
2. Gmail
3. Yahoo
4. Google
5. Youtube
6. Yahoomail
7. Indian railways
8. Rediff
9. Cricket
10.  Katrina Kaif

• Social networking is the most popular way of connecting with people, even more than email.
• The Indian railways website sees huge traffic showing Indian users would rather go online than stand in long queues at railway stations.

C. Most Popular mobile Queries For 2008

1. Orkut
2. Yahoo
3. Waptrick
4. Gmail
5. Games
6. Katrina Kaif
7. Rediffmail
8. Yahoomail
9. Namitha
10.  Google

• Mobile optimized websites like Waptrick and mobile games are becoming very popular.
• Orkut and Gmail remain the most popular networking and communication properties for Indian users.
• Presence of three email services on this list shows increasing adoption of Internet on mobile. People are using their mobiles to email, to check cricket scores, Latest news and to know more about Bollywood celebrities!

II. Category Lists

Most Popular Bollywood Celebrities

1. Katrina Kaif
2. Aishwarya Rai
3. Salman Khan
4. Hrithik Roshan
5. Kareena Kapoor
6. Shahid Kapur
7. Deepika Padukone
8. Shahrukh Khan
9. Mallika Sherawat
10.  Genelia D’souza

• Actresses hold the spotlight this year. The interest around Katrina, Aishwarya and Salman is still going strong.
• Shahid makes his debut on our list, while Salman Khan maintains his ‘online’ popularity over King Khan.

Top 10 “How to” Do stuff

1. How to Reduce weight
2. How to kiss
3. How to earn money
4. How to get pregnant
5. How to learn English
6. How to gain weight
7. How to play guitar
8. How to create a website
9. How to impress a girl
10.  How to tie a tie

• The Internet seems to be the one stop shop for all your needs, with Beauty, Love and Money – in that order, ‘weighting’ on our minds!

Most Popular Sports stars

1. Sania Mirza
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. John Cena
5. Dhoni
6. David Beckham
7. Brett Lee
8. Khali
9. Kaka
10.  Roger Federer

• Tennis star Sania Mirza tops the list showing that cricket is not our only passion!

Most Popular Politicians

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Raj Thackeray
3. Sarah Palin
4. Sonia Gandhi
5. Barack Obama
6. Indira Gandhi
7. Rahul Gandhi
8. Abdul Kalam
9. Manmohan Singh
10.  Mayawati

• 3 Gandhis on this list, showing that ‘Gandhigiri’ rules Indian minds.
• American politics seems to have found its way east with Sarah Palin more ‘searched’ than Obama!

Most Popular Movies

1. Jodha Akbar
2. Dasavatharam
3. Singh Is King
4. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
5. Jannat
6. Tashan
7. Ganesha
8. Fashion
9. Rock On
10.  Race

• Bollywood is the king in India! It’s interesting to see that audience interest is going beyond song and dance sequences.
• Noteworthy is the # 2 slot retained by Tamil cinema.

Most Popular Holiday Destinations

1. Goa
2. Kerala
3. Kashmir
4. Dubai
5. Singapore
6. Australia
7. London
8. Shimla
9. Switzerland
10.  Manali

• Goa becomes everyone’s favorite destination.
• Like last year foreign destinations are just as popular this year.

Most Popular “days”

1. Independence Day
2. Valentine’s Day
3. Friendship Day
4. Teacher’s Day
5. Earth Day
6. Republic Day
7. Mothers Day
8. Women’s Day
9. Father’s Day
10.  World Environment Day

• National pride and love for India is still the strongest.
• India with all its festivals still finds time for all these days showing marketers that their work is paying off!

Most Popular Government websites

1. indianrail.gov.in
2. cbseresults.nic.in
3. incometaxindia.gov.in
4. mca.gov.in
5. incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
6. passport.nic.in
7. tn.gov.in
8. cbse.nic.in
9. sebi.gov.in
10.  indiapost.gov.in

• Welcome to the new face of the Indian Government! Indian users are looking for more information and access.

All over in brief:

• YouTube becomes the fastest rising search term in 2008
• Orkut and Gmail remain the most popular networking and communication properties for Indian users
• Katrina Kaif is the most searched person in India
• Cricket, always a favourite has become even more popular this year
• Indians are beating long queues at the Railway station by going online

Finally Cricket is strong in India,Kartina Kaif is hot,Railways improving,websites increasing in india and Always Google stays top in using.