What numbers people search for most on the web

Times, dates, birthdays, phone numbers, identification numbers, codes, amounts of money, or rankings—the list could go on and on. Numbers are present in countless situations in everyday life and accompany us throughout our entire lives. Many numbers have religious significance—the Trinity, for example, or the number 50 (Greek: Pentecoste, from which our Pentecost festival on the 50th day after Easter derives). The Great Flood lasted 40 days—as did the quarantine (from *quarante*) for soldiers during the plague epidemics.

«The title »Jetzt schlägt’s 13” already suggests that 13 is considered an unlucky number by many cultures, and Friday the 13th is particularly feared. In Italy, however, 13 is also considered a lucky number. And the bar mitzvah, the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony for boys, takes place worldwide on their 13th birthday.

The number 7 has a very special significance: There are seven days in a week; seven years of plenty are followed by seven years of famine, during which one can read the book sealed with seven seals. Or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The ancient world knew of the Seven Wonders of the World, and mathematicians know that 7 is the only number less than 10 that cannot be expressed as either a product or a factor.

Moses had a seven-branched candelabrum made in the desert for the Temple in Jerusalem—and even today, the «menorah» remains one of Judaism’s most important religious symbols, though it can also be found in many Christian churches. These are just a few examples of the countless meanings associated with numbers.

Keyword Statistics and Monthly Demand Trends

The search engine ArgYou tracked which numbers from 1 to 10 were searched for most frequently on the web and social media. Within seconds, it became clear: over the past 30 days, the number 1 was the most searched-for number worldwide. The rankings for July 2018: