Google Zeitgeist: What India searched in 2012

As the year 2012 comes to an end, Google is out with their end-of-the-year lists focus on trending topics that had the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period in 2012 in India. The 'Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection' topped the search charts. This year's Google Zeitgeist includes the top trending searches for gadgets, people, events and Google+ hashtags in India.

Trending searches

The popular banking examination, IBPS topped India's trending searches list for 2012, followed by GATE engineering entrance exam.The other top searches were Sunny Leone, Ek tha Tiger, Rowdy Rathore.

1. IBPS
2. GATE Exams
3. Sunny Leone
4. Ek Tha Tiger
5. Rowdy Rathore
6. CBSE
7. Rajesh Khanna
8. Aakash Tablet
9. HDFC
10. Jabong

Trending People

When it comes to people, the newly turned actress Sunny Leone has captured the hearts of people to become the most searched person in India even crossing the likes of Rajesh Khanna and Poonam Pandey.

1. Sunny Leone
2. Rajesh Khanna
3. Poonam Pandey
4. Alia Bhatt
5. Nirmal Baba
6. Sherlyn Chopra
7. Yash Chopra
8. Saif Ali Khan
9. Diana Penty
10. Vilasrao Deshmukh

Most Searched Movies

Salman Khan-starrer Ek Tha Tiger has emerged as the most searched movie online in the country, while Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Rathore was second.

1. Ek Tha Tiger
2. Rowdy Rathore
3. Jannat 2
4. Housefull 2
5. Raaz 3
6. Jism 2
7. Barfi
8. Ishaqzaade
9. Agent Vinod
10. Vicky Donor

Most Searched News

The volatile stock market helped the Sensex to become the most searched news item, while the demise of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was second in the list. Anna Hazare‘s campaigns lost steam this year, ranking fourth, behind Hurricane Sandy in the US. Controversies surrounding Aseem Trivedi’s cartoons, Abhishek Manu Singhvi’s videos and crisis at Kingfisher Airlines also ranked high in the list.

1. Sensex
2. Vilasrao Deshmukh Death
3. Hurricane Sandy
4. Anna Hazare
5. Aseem Trivedi Cartoons
6. Abhishek Manu Singhvi
7. Kingfisher Airlines
8. Earthquake in Chennai
9. Pranab Mukharjee President
10. Rajesh Khanna Death