Google Top Searches 2007

Newsmakers

Google News Most Popular Searches (global)

1. american idol
2. youtube
3. britney spears
4. 2007 cricket world cup
5. chris benoit
6. iphone
7. anna nicole smith
8. paris hilton
9. iran
10. vanessa hudgens

Presidential Campaign (most searched-for)

1. ron paul
2. fred thompson
3. hillary clinton
4. barack obama
5. john edwards
6. mitt romney
7. john mccain
8. joe biden
9. bill richardson
10. rudy giuliani

Lawsuits

1. borat lawsuit
2. vonage lawsuit
3. iphone lawsuit
4. facebook lawsuit
5. jamie gold lawsuit
6. pants lawsuit
7. mcdonalds lawsuit
8. paxil lawsuit
9. riaa lawsuit
10. dell lawsuit

RIP (or rumors of)

1. anna nicole smith
2. travis barker*
3. vince mcmahon*
4. chris benoit
5. fidel castro*
6. michael jackson*
7. ryan sheckler*
8. bob barker*
9. criss angel*
10. kurt vonnegut

*Mark Twain wasn't the only one whose death was premature; often the rumor of demise fuels a large volume of searches.