Top 10 Most Googled People in Australia for 2011

Australians are searching for wide and various things through Google. This could be the best way to describe the 2011 "most googled" list of Australia released by the giant search engine.

Topping the "What is" list is "love" which prompted Johnny Luu, spokesperson for Google to remark that "We (Australians) are either a very romantic or a very jaded bunch". In terms of the "most searched" list, Apple's iPhone 5 placed number 1 while the political situations in Arab Apring and Libyan uprising ranked as number 2. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter were also placed in the ranking. Luu also added that "What the top overall search list shows is Australians are as obsessed with social networking as ever, with Facebook and YouTube being the top overall searches." In terms of travel locations, Byron Bay, Hamilton Island, and Blue Mountains claimed the top spots.

As for the top 10 fastest-rising people, Michelle Bridges was the only Australian in the list.

Top 10 Fastest-rising people

1. Adele

2. Rebecca Black

3. Amy Winehouse

4. Steve Jobs

5. Marco Simoncelli

6. Nicki Minaj

7. Selena Gomez

8. Jackie Chan

9. Chris Brown

10. Michelle Bridges

Top Celebrities

1. Kim Kardashian

2. Scarlett Johansson

3. Emma Watson

4. Kylie

5. Jackie Chan

6. Megan Fox

7. Britney Spears

8. Jennifer Aniston

9. Lindsay Lohan

10. Ellen

In terms of celebrity-death searches, Steve Jobs was placed at number 5 and what was surprising in the list was that there were celebrities included in the ranking despite the fact that are very much alive. Here is the complete list:

Top Celebrity Death Searches

1. Amy Winehouse

2. Ryan Dunn

3. Osama bin Laden

4. Princess Diana

5. Steve Jobs

6. Zyzz

7. Marco Simoncelli

8. Hugh Hefner

9. Elizabeth Taylor

10. Jackie Chan

For shopping brands, eBay is leading the ranking followed by Harvey Norman. This is consistent with the results yielded from last year. As for the fastest rising searches for shopping brands, ASOS is leading the race despite not being the list last year. Costco who was also not in the list last year made a surprising debut at number 2. Here is the complete list:

Top Searches for Shopping Brands, 2011:

1. eBay

2. Harvey Norman

3. Woolworths

4. Kmart

5. Coles

6. Target

7. Trading Post

8. JB Hi Fi

9. Good Guys

10. Big W

Fastest Rising Searches for Shopping Brands, 2011