Yahoo! Search Trends: Harry Potter
- Posted July 14th, 2011 at 9:53 am by Yahoo! Search
- Categories: Fun, Search, Search Trends
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:
- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- Luna Lovegood
- Draco Malfoy
- Ginny Weasley
- Lord Voldemort
- Hagrid’s Dragon
- Ron Weasley
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- 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:
- Emma Watson
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Robert Pattinson
- Rupert Grint
- Bonnie Wright
- Evanna Lynch
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Ralph Fiennes
- Alan Rickman
- Jamie Campbell Bower (appearing in “Twilight”)
- Gary Oldman
- 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:
- “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (2007/2010 and 2011)
- “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2005/2009)
- “Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone” (1997/2001)
- “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2000, M 2005)
- “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (1998/2002)
- “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2003/2007)
- “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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Voldermat? argh lol
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.
Well i don’t know why Daniel Radcliffe is in second search even he is on first place with Harry Potter?
Harry Potter?where we can see the data?
Harry Potter
Looking forward to
Harry Potter good
I love you full Potter !!
i love you full Potter
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..
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
ILU Harry.
Interesting that Emma Watson was more popular than Daniel Radcliffe.
A good one movie.
I watched it last night, brilliant.
A great end to a great saga.
how do u not get the Harry Potter craze? HP is awesome!
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Me tooo! im sooo psyched. it will be awesome!
i know, right?!?! did u read the books?
u did? i wanna c tht blog! it will b awesome!
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
Harry Potter?where we can see the data?
Thanks so much for the impressive and amazing guide.
amazing film…i love u harry…
i love amazing film…i love u harry…
Hi I really find useful your website. thanks.
I wonder what JK Rowling will do now? She’s got so much money that she doesn’t need to do anything!
I’ll miss Harry Potter.
u did? i wanna c tht blog!
Hi I really find useful your website. thanks.
what? u did?
After a almost a decade of magic, I don’t think this generation will easily forget Harry Potter
I was only 12 years old when this film started and I grew up with Harry. I’ll definitely miss this film
I wonder what Daniel Radcliffe will do now? Let’s face it, he’s not exactly the best actor in the world!
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.
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.
The repeats will keep me going for years!!
Maybe there will be a new Harry Potter movie, at University!!
The repeats will keep me going for years!!
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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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