Google Zeitgeist 2010 Japanese Ranking

Following to Yahoo! Japan 2010 ranking, Google’s Zeitgeist 2010 has been disclosed on all of their languages including Japanese.

The most searched

1. YouTube
2. Yahoo
3. Facebook
4. Mixi (Asiajin)
5. Hotmail
6. Amazon
7. Rakuten (Asiajin)
8. Twitter
9. MSN
10. Gmail

Different from Yahoo! Japan’s ranking, Facebook is ranked at third position. Facebook was ranked at 39th on Yahoo! Japan’s. Instead of Japanese originated 2-channel, Nico Nico Douga, Ameblo and Goo are on Y!J, Google’s ranking has Hotmail, MSN and Gmail. That may be because Japanese Google users are more English-friendly.

Fastest Rising

1. iPad
2. Xperia – Android by Sony & Erricson for NTT Docomo
3. Rakuten Bank – Online bank by Rakuten
4. Gegege no Nyoubou – TV drama
5. AKB48 Election – a popular girls pop unit event
6. Justin Bieber
7. Nico Nico Seiga – Nico Nico Douga(Dwango’s popular video sharing service)’s variation for image sharing with comments
8. Shojo Jidai – popular girls pop unit from Korea
9. Kara – popular girls pop unit from Korea
10. Heart Catch Pricure – 21th century Sailormoon

Web/Technology ranking

All links to Asiajin articles.

1. iPad
2. Xperia
3. Nico Nico Seiga
4. Twitter
5. Ustream
6. Ameba Pigu
7. Facebook
8. Evernote
9. Smartphone
10. Zozotown

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