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I was taking a look at Google Trends today, which is basically a way of seeing what people have been searching for on Google. It also allows you to see search keyword popularity by region, and compare different search terms over time. Anyway, it turns out that the Philippines lead the world in searches for "high five".

I also did a quick comparison of the different ways of spelling "High Five"; i.e. high five; high 5; hi five; hi 5. See the results here. It was pretty level pegging until mid-2004 when "hi 5" took off big-time and is now the search term of choice! "High Five" is the media's choice appearing in more news stories than the other variations. There's also a noticeable difference in search terms between different US cities. In Columbus its all about the "high five", whereas in Rochester they're loving the "high 5". Chicago and New York aren't fussy with people from these cities searching fairly evenly with all four variations.

Google trends seems quite interesting and is probably useful if you're running a online business. I wonder if they'll release a Google Maps style API for trends?. Anyway, here are some high five related trends I had a look at. Let me know if you find any interesting Google trends

• "High Ten"(popular with Mormons)


• "Top Gun" vs. "Scrubs".