We have all used
the fantastic site that is Wikipedia. Now any bar argument can be resolved with
a smart phone and this know it all website.
So what were the
most searched terms of last year from around the world. Well so are
unsurprising, whilst others can only be described as a little left of centre.
Facebook topped
the English edition while an entry for adult video actresses did best in Japan.
Hua Shan - a
Chinese mountain featuring "the world's deadliest hiking trail" -
topped the Dutch list.
By contrast,
cul-de-sacs were the German site's most clicked entry. Go figure??
The data was
published by a Swedish software engineer Johan Gunnarsson as part of the
Wikitrends project. His home land's most viewed article was a page dedicated to
Sweden itself.
Articles about
Iran, its capital city Tehran and the country's New Year celebrations topped
the Persian list, entries about sex, female circumcision and homosexuality also
made its top 10.
An overview of
Egypt topped the Arabic language version and was followed by a history of
Muhammad Ali Pasha - the Ottoman army commander who became the country's ruler
in 1805. He is viewed by many as the founder of the "modern" nation.
Sport featured
prominently in the Indonesian edition with football, volleyball and basketball
all coming within the top seven articles.
Italy appeared
more obsessed with US television. Grey's Anatomy came out on top, and Gossip
Girl and The Vampire Diaries followed shortly after.
The Russian
version was led by an article about the country followed by one about YouTube.
But entries for "porn site" and "unemployment" may provide
greater insight into local users' lives.
Unusual results
included the @ symbol making it into second place in the Spanish language
edition, a type of Japanese holly topping the French list, and The European
Regional Development Fund coming in third in Poland.
Canadian pop star
Justin Bieber managed to make both the Danish and Norwegian top 10s, but was
trumped by British boy band One Direction who appeared in the English, Spanish,
French, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish and Danish lists.
English language
most viewed
1. Facebook
2. Wiki
3. Deaths in 2012
4. One Direction
5. The Avengers
6. Fifty Shades of
Grey
7. 2012 phenomenon
8. The Dark Knight
Rises
9. Google
10. The Hunger
Games
Original artical on the BBC website.
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