Plymouth Olympic diver Tom Daley among most Googled people of 2012
Plymouth Olympic diver Tom Daley was one of the most searched for people in 2012, according to statistics released by Google today.
Each year Google releases a series of Zeitgeist lists - which measure the fastest growing search terms.
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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, Tom Daley comes sixth after Kate Middleton, Gary Barlow, Tulisa, Jessica Ennis and Prince Harry.
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And on the Google Zeitgeist list of top trending British Olympians, Tom Daley comes second after Andy Murray and ahead of Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah.
Tom has also today been named as the Heat Magazine Sexiest man of 2012 in a reader's poll.
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.
Tom Daley was one of the stars of the Olympic Games claiming a bronze medal in the individual 10m platform dive - and dedicating the win to his father Rob.
Tom, who trains at the Life Centre in Plymouth and attends Plymouth College, went on to win golds in the junior world diving championships before before named The Herald Sports Personality of the Year.
Comments
by Watcher11269
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 7:53PM
“Obviously another slow news day-I'd imagine there'll be another non 'news' story on our new police commissioner too (no doubt letting us know -again!- that he was in the Royal Navy!!!)-ho hum!”
by bilbobaggins
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 5:23PM
“And this is news for what reason? other than just filling up an already newspaper full of rubbish”
by harrydylan
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 3:47PM
“Has he swum through an oil slick or something? He looks like David Dickinson's love child!”
by CharlieDodd
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 3:12PM
“Tom's next career move should be into showbiz, he could be the next Bond, Dr. Who or Jonathan Ross..:)”
by DoNotBook
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 2:59PM
“I was googling myself the other day in the newroom.
Champ Kind told me to stop, but then 'Whammy!!' it happened.
You stay classy.”
by josdave
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 2:11PM
“Tom who?”
by PL1Plym
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 12:34PM
“How many pictures? I think someone at the Herald/Thisisplymouth has a thing for young men in teir swimming trunks”
by sidewinder
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 12:27PM
“zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz”
by harrydylan
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 9:47AM
“So what? Yawn!”
by jabbathebutt
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 9:29AM
“With nearly all searches coming from the Herald office no doubt .”