Top YouTube Search Terms

Hitwise recently released the top 20 search terms on YouTube for December 2008. Let’s take a peek, shall we?

lil wayne
twilight
beyonce
single ladies
soulja boy
cris brown
fred
taylor swift
britney spears
love story
family guy
akon
hannah montana
jonas brothers
akon na na na
jesse mccartney how do you sleep
womanizer
beyonce single ladies
heartless
hot n cold

I’m noticing a bit of a trend. Looks like music searches dominated the top 20 in December of 2008 with Family Guy and the supposedly funny, high-pitched tween, Fred also making the list.

What does this mean for marketers? You need to start pushing for more product placement inside music videos , become a pop star, or create a dance craze if you want to break into the top 20 on YouTube. Thankfully there are other options.

Hitwise notes that there are other, more promising terms for advertisers further down the list like, “hypnosis”, “pokemon”, and “bodybuilding”. I’m not sure what they mean by promising, but I have a feeling my hypnotic, weight lifting pokemon music video has a shot at going viral !

Posted on 29 January 2009
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alex farguson Says:
April 8th, 2009 at 10:52 am
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brunton binoculars Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
vidiseo Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
A comment is not considered a good comment when it makes no f***ing sense.
musik Says:
August 1st, 2009 at 3:38 am
Thanks for sharing and introducing me this
richie @ tips for weight training Says:
October 5th, 2009 at 3:04 am
Thanks for the interesting post on search terms. I am pretty sure soulja boy or many of these other are not even on the top 50 at this point. It funny to see what videos people wanted to see just 10 months ago.
best dog breeds Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
YouTube logo on leaflets, business, cards and flyers , letting people know under witch search term they can find the video.Is it free, is it legal?Thank you!

alex farguson Says:
April 8th, 2009 at 10:52 am

I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

brunton binoculars Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

vidiseo Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

A comment is not considered a good comment when it makes no f***ing sense.

musik Says:
August 1st, 2009 at 3:38 am

Thanks for sharing and introducing me this

richie @ tips for weight training Says:
October 5th, 2009 at 3:04 am

Thanks for the interesting post on search terms. I am pretty sure soulja boy or many of these other are not even on the top 50 at this point. It funny to see what videos people wanted to see just 10 months ago.

best dog breeds Says:
November 16th, 2009 at 11:35 pm

YouTube logo on leaflets, business, cards and flyers , letting people know under witch search term they can find the video.Is it free, is it legal?Thank you!