Yahoo! Search Trends: Harry Potter

As the culmination of Harry Potter’s decade long struggle with Lord Voldermat hits theaters this week, online searches for “the wizarding world of harry potter” are spiking 4,506% this month on Yahoo!.

As part two of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” opens to global hysteria, people are heading online to prepare for the end and searches are up 256% on Yahoo! by those seeking “lists of harry potter movies in order,” while others want to create their own magic are searching for “harry potter costumes” and “harry potter wand.

Harry Potter Fanfiction just edges out searches for “twilight fanfiction” with the most searched “Potter” characters on Yahoo! up 812% and “Hogwarts” up 536% the past 30 days.

According to Yahoo!, Top 10 Searched Harry Potter Characters, past 30 days:

  1. Harry Potter
  2. Hermione Granger
  3. Luna Lovegood
  4. Draco Malfoy
  5. Ginny Weasley
  6. Lord Voldemort
  7. Hagrid’s Dragon
  8. Ron Weasley
  9. Bellatrix Lestrange
  10. Professor Severus Snape

The world has watched as the cast of Harry Potter has grown up and Emma Watson leads the way and is the top searched cast member and some of the most popular searches for her include: “emma watson turns 21,” “emma watson haircut,”emma watson style.” She is followed closely by Daniel Radcliffe and Robert Pattinson, who is more popular from his Twilight days than for his role as Cedric Diggory in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

According to Yahoo!, Most Popular “Potter” Actors, past 30 days:

  1. Emma Watson
  2. Daniel Radcliffe
  3. Robert Pattinson
  4. Rupert Grint
  5. Bonnie Wright
  6. Evanna Lynch
  7. Helena Bonham Carter
  8. Ralph Fiennes
  9. Alan Rickman
  10. Jamie Campbell Bower (appearing in “Twilight”)
  11. Gary Oldman
  12. Matthew Lewis

Building up to the finale, fans have been getting their Potter titles in order — but search popularity indicates some titles are more favored than others!

According to Yahoo!, Most Popular “Harry Potter” titles, past 30 days:

  1. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (2007/2010 and 2011)
  2. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2005/2009)
  3. “Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone” (1997/2001)
  4. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2000, M 2005)
  5. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (1998/2002)
  6. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2003/2007)
  7. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (1999/2004)

Top Searched Harry Potter Questions on Yahoo! this week:

·         Who plays voldemort?

·         Does harry potter die?

·         How to make a harry potter wand?

·         Who dies in harry potter?

·         Where to find Harry potter horcrux list?

·         Is Emma Watson single?

·         Does Hermione marry Ron?

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Comment by Jason A
2011-07-14 10:10:18

Voldermat? argh lol

 
Comment by Carmen
2011-07-14 13:49:55

Sometimes I feel like I am the only one in the whole universe that missed the Harry Potter craze. I just don’t get it.

 
Comment by fantolasearchengine
2011-07-14 21:19:24

Well i don’t know why Daniel Radcliffe is in second search even he is on first place with Harry Potter?

 
2011-07-16 19:12:19

Harry Potter?where we can see the data?

 
Comment by nike shoes
2011-07-16 22:18:18

Harry Potter
Looking forward to

 
Comment by soccer boots
2011-07-16 22:25:20

Harry Potter good

 
Comment by BTOL
2011-07-18 19:30:38

I love you full Potter !!

 
Comment by BTOL
2011-07-18 19:32:48

i love you full Potter

 
2011-07-18 22:24:42

OMG !! thats amazingly superb.. must say awesome write up and i dont have words to explain it.. You know what i have also made a blog on recently release chapter of this series yea i am talking about harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 movie..

 
2011-07-19 23:11:12

Search terms and trends reflects how this is from 1997 a new culture for an entire generation “Harry Potter” generation, and reflects also the demographics for this search

 
Comment by pravallika
2011-07-21 21:46:01

ILU Harry.

 
Comment by Neil Simmons
2011-07-25 00:55:54

Interesting that Emma Watson was more popular than Daniel Radcliffe.

 
Comment by sing
2011-07-28 22:15:47

A good one movie.

 
Comment by Dave Cook
2011-08-01 02:47:53

I watched it last night, brilliant.

 
Comment by Sue Clark
2011-08-02 06:38:25

A great end to a great saga.

 
Comment by Rach
2011-08-03 18:40:55

how do u not get the Harry Potter craze? HP is awesome!
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Comment by Rach
2011-08-03 18:41:45

Me tooo! im sooo psyched. it will be awesome!

 
Comment by hp fan
2011-08-03 18:43:07

i know, right?!?! did u read the books?

 
Comment by hp fan
2011-08-03 18:43:43

u did? i wanna c tht blog! it will b awesome!

 
Comment by hp fan
2011-08-03 18:45:18

how many people have read the series? i have. it was awesome! if u have, comment yes. if not, comment no. u don’t have to comment at all. tht would just b sooo coool if u did

 
Comment by Matthew Carmichael
2011-08-04 17:53:27

Harry Potter?where we can see the data?

 
Comment by Daniela Ameruoso
2011-08-05 01:21:03

Thanks so much for the impressive and amazing guide.

 
Comment by arie
2011-08-06 23:39:15

amazing film…i love u harry…

 
Comment by sex shop
2011-08-15 01:01:29

i love amazing film…i love u harry…

 
Comment by moncler
2011-08-15 20:57:56

Hi I really find useful your website. thanks.

 
Comment by SolarEssex
2011-09-01 23:58:14

I wonder what JK Rowling will do now? She’s got so much money that she doesn’t need to do anything!

 
Comment by Solar-e
2011-09-04 21:24:15

I’ll miss Harry Potter.

 
2011-09-07 00:09:13

u did? i wanna c tht blog!

 
Comment by Belstaff Jackets
2011-09-07 23:59:18

Hi I really find useful your website. thanks.

 
Comment by Belstaff Jackets
2011-09-08 00:01:07

what? u did?

 
Comment by mafia outfit
2011-09-22 06:29:46

After a almost a decade of magic, I don’t think this generation will easily forget Harry Potter

 
Comment by smurfs outfit
2011-09-22 06:31:16

I was only 12 years old when this film started and I grew up with Harry. I’ll definitely miss this film

 
Comment by PanelPeople
2011-09-26 08:31:20

I wonder what Daniel Radcliffe will do now? Let’s face it, he’s not exactly the best actor in the world!

 
Comment by CostumeMashUps
2011-09-27 13:20:48

Apparently Harry Potter continues to be popular even after the last movie has left the big screen. Polls show HP costumes will be in vogue again this year.

 
2011-09-28 09:41:06

Amazing that Luna Lovegood is third on the list of searched characters… Proves that secondary characters can be fairly interesting. As a matter of fact, they often make the story. Evanna Lynch got great reviews for playing that part too.

 
Comment by Glousolar
2011-10-03 03:35:19

The repeats will keep me going for years!!

 
Comment by Horace
2011-10-19 02:06:48

Maybe there will be a new Harry Potter movie, at University!!

 
Comment by Asics Schuhe
2011-10-26 00:22:24

The repeats will keep me going for years!!

 
Comment by Asics Schuhe
2011-10-26 00:23:02

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I wonder what Daniel Radcliffe will do now? Let’s face it, he’s not exactly the best actor in the world!
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