Yahoo! India's top people search 2008 was dominated by Deepika Padukone as opposed to Google's India Zeitgeist 2008 where Katrina Kaif was the most searched person in India.

Yahoo! has recently announced the most popular searches, themes, and trends as part of its 2008 Year-ender Special on the basis of searches conducted by millions of users from India.

Yahoo! says India's entertainment industry and Bollywood icons definitely ruled in 2008, as they were included in almost all of the top categories. The hottest searches this year along with Deepika Padukone were Indian Railways and the Sixth Pay Commission. Following Deepika in the top people searches were Shilpa Shetty and Aishwarya Rai.


Below are the highlights from Yahoo! India Top 10 searches for 2008:

Users are increasingly searching for information on a mobile device, noticed Yahoo!. The launch of the iPhone, the Bhajji-Sreesanth Row, and the Bangalore Blasts were among the Top News Search for 2008. Searches in the sports category comprised Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, and the Indian Tour of Australia. Films took centrestage as well, with titles like Singh Is Kinng, Dasavatharam, and Kuselan being searched heavily by users.


The top 10 most searched words on Yahoo! India Mobile included Cricket, Asin, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, and Bihar Flood.