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This is a fun graph too: http://www.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2C+myspace&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 http://www.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2C+myspace&ct

This is a fun graph too: http://www.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2C+myspace&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 http://www.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2C+myspace&ctab=...

encoderer 15y ago
In a few minutes of searching, I wasn't able to find a single search term that was more popular that Facebook. I mean, there has to be something. Doesn't there?
- yahelc 15y ago
  Closest I can find is YouTube, which was overtaken by Facebook in late 2008. http://trends.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2Cyoutube&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 http://trends.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2Cyoutube&cta... EDIT: "the" was ahead of Facebook as almost-mid 2009.
- mlinsey 15y ago
  Doubtful. The last time I was privy to accurate data on the top search terms at a major search engine was almost five years ago, but at that time the most searched-for terms were all names of popular websites. Lots of people use search boxes as URL bars. With Facebook the most popular site in the world, it doesn't surprise me that it would be the top search query.
  - a3_nm 15y ago
    In terms of traffic, Google is the most popular site in the world, not Facebook. http://www.alexa.com/topsites http://www.alexa.com/topsites
- d0ne 15y ago
  This probably has to do with the fact that 'facebook' is the same in every language. Meaning that other popular items that may receive higher search volume are split among many different actual queries. The closest I could find to 'facebook' was 'youtube' which falls into the same category and comes in at just under half.
citricsquid 15y ago
I think this is an important thing to consider when people compare the demise of Myspace with what Facebook will face in the future. Myspace was never even a fraction of what Facebook is today, Facebook has achieved "global brand" status because it came along at the perfect time, just as the internet was growing in popularity and becoming "accepted" as something to use Facebook was there, growing and providing something for internet-uninclined people to use, unlike Myspace which was arguably "ahead of the curve" and didn't cater to the average Facebook user. This graph is excellent evidence.
- chopsueyar 15y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace#International_sites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace#International_sites

This is a fun graph too: http://www.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2C+myspace&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 http://www.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2C+myspace&ctab=...

encoderer 15y ago

In a few minutes of searching, I wasn't able to find a single search term that was more popular that Facebook. I mean, there has to be something. Doesn't there?

yahelc 15y ago
Closest I can find is YouTube, which was overtaken by Facebook in late 2008. http://trends.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2Cyoutube&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 http://trends.google.com/trends?q=facebook%2Cyoutube&cta... EDIT: "the" was ahead of Facebook as almost-mid 2009.
mlinsey 15y ago
Doubtful. The last time I was privy to accurate data on the top search terms at a major search engine was almost five years ago, but at that time the most searched-for terms were all names of popular websites. Lots of people use search boxes as URL bars. With Facebook the most popular site in the world, it doesn't surprise me that it would be the top search query.
- a3_nm 15y ago
  In terms of traffic, Google is the most popular site in the world, not Facebook. http://www.alexa.com/topsites http://www.alexa.com/topsites
d0ne 15y ago
This probably has to do with the fact that 'facebook' is the same in every language. Meaning that other popular items that may receive higher search volume are split among many different actual queries. The closest I could find to 'facebook' was 'youtube' which falls into the same category and comes in at just under half.

citricsquid 15y ago

I think this is an important thing to consider when people compare the demise of Myspace with what Facebook will face in the future. Myspace was never even a fraction of what Facebook is today, Facebook has achieved "global brand" status because it came along at the perfect time, just as the internet was growing in popularity and becoming "accepted" as something to use Facebook was there, growing and providing something for internet-uninclined people to use, unlike Myspace which was arguably "ahead of the curve" and didn't cater to the average Facebook user. This graph is excellent evidence.

chopsueyar 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace#International_sites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace#International_sites