Bristol is second most Googled UK city
Bristol was the second most Googled city in the UK this year, new figures show.
In Google's latest figures showing what we search for, Bristol was second only to London in the top ten most searched for cities on Google Maps.
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Google compiles its annual "Zeitgeist" lists measuring the fastest growing search terms throughout the year, rather than largest volume of searches.
These lists all relate to Google searches by UK internet users.
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Most searched cities in Google Maps (UK):
1. London
2. Bristol
3. Manchester
4. Edinburgh
5. Brighton
6. Surrey
7. Leeds
8. Oxford
9. Cambridge
10. Birmingham
The top trending UK search terms of 2012 were Euro 2012, Olympic tickets, Whitney Houston, Kate Middleton and April Jones.
On the list of top trending British people, Olympian Tom Daley comes sixth after Kate Middleton, Gary Barlow, Tulisa, Jessica Ennis and Prince Harry.
Other top 10 search terms of the year included Gangnam Style, Psy, iPad 3, Usain Bolt, Skyfall and BBC children's TV show Mike the Knight.
Google has, according to comScore, a more than 90 per cent share of the search market in the UK.
It's Zeitgesit list does not include any adult search terms.
Google says the volume of search terms has doubled year on year.
Emily Koch - Emily is a journalist living in Bristol, where she works as a digital publisher for Northcliffe Digital. She writes for ThisisBristol and was previously a senior reporter on The Post.
Comments
by J12345678
Wednesday, December 12 2012, 2:24AM
“Well it gives the LibDems something to do with the spare time”
by FromMendip
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 7:36PM
“"Having grown up in Surrey I can tell them it is defintely not a city but a county!"
Bristol is a city AND a county (it has its own lord lieutenant) so maybe it scores double.”
by simontbc
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 12:45PM
“Having grown up in Surrey I can tell them it is defintely not a city but a county!!”
by CityMan
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 12:45PM
“I think this is down to me using Google Maps to go everywhere ha”
by PhiliDV
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 10:46AM
“Isn't it just all the immigrants checking the place out before they arrive?”
by redvee2002
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 10:09AM
“How can we be sure the searchers weren't looking for Bristols ( .Y. ), not Bristol.”