The Biggest Tolkien Fans - According To Google Trends

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Google trends is quite an interesting thing. It reveals a lot about what people like to search for on Google - including Tolkien!

Which cities in the world do the most searches for Tolkien? Here's the top ten:

1. Warsaw, Poland

2. Santiago, Chile

3. Buenos Aires, Argentina

4. Milan, Italy

5. Brussels, Belgium

6. Madrid, Spain

7. Amsterdam, Netherlands

8. Chicago, IL, USA

9. Paris, France

10. Sydney, Australia

And in the UK?
1. Oxford, United Kingdom

2. Cambridge, United Kingdom

3. Leeds, United Kingdom

4. Birmingham, United Kingdom

5. Bletchley, United Kingdom

6. Nottingham, United Kingdom

7. Bristol, United Kingdom

8. Edinburgh, United Kingdom

9. Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

10. London, United Kingdom

Interestingly, the Welsh and Scots register more searches for "tolkien" than do the English.

Overall, Norwegians are the people most likely to search for "tolkien" on Google.

However, if you put "Lord of the rings" into the database, the top ten global searches list returns the following top ten:

1. Birmingham, United Kingdom

2. Sydney, Australia

3. Melbourne, Australia

4. Manchester, United Kingdom

5. Toronto, Canada

6. Amsterdam, Netherlands

7. London, United Kingdom

8. Brussels, Belgium

9. Chicago, IL, USA

10. Los Angeles, CA, USA

Which makes Brummies the biggest fans of Tolkien's greatest work!

If you fancy a go, you can set the parameters to search within your own country or region. Have fun!

http://www.google.co.uk/trends?q=lor...ate=all&sort=0