The Top 2012 Searches From Bing Reveal No One Can Keep Up With the
Kardashians
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As we look back at
2012, Bing searches show it was a year of familiar faces, momentous
events and baby fever. While last year people were singing "Baby,
baby, baby" with Justin Bieber as
the most-searched person of 2011, 2012 was the year of the real
baby, as celebrity births were five of the top 10 celebrity events.
From new reality stars such as Honey Boo Boo to viral hits such as
"Gangnam Style" and airwave darlings such as Taylor Swift, Bing captured history through the
searches that mark the year's most fascinating people, sensations
and moments in time.
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Based on the aggregation of billions of search queries conducted
on Bing this year, here are the much-anticipated top search lists
for the most-searched people, news stories, athletes, musicians,
celebrity events, social networks and TV shows. The complete
report, including most-searched viral videos, movies, songs, TV
personalities and more, is available at
http://www.BingTrends.com.
Most-Searched Person of the Year
Kim Kardashian didn't
just keep up with other celebs such as Justin Bieber (2011's most-searched person) this
year, she took back the top spot. Kim K. was the most-searched
person of the year in 2012, regaining the spot she also held in
2010. Her relationship ups and downs, including a new relationship
with Kanye West, made Kim more
interesting than ever. While Justin
Bieber fell to the second spot, he still was the
most-searched male of the year and the most-searched musician,
thanks to the continued support of his many "Beliebers." Newcomers
to the list include Rihanna, who skyrocketed from No. 20 in 2011 to
No. 4 this year; Selena Gomez, who
jumped from No. 13 to No. 7; and Nicki Minaj, who just barely
cracked the top 10 at No. 9, up from No. 23 in 2011. Miley Cyrus made the biggest gain within the top
10 list, jumping from No. 10 to No. 3, likely due to her surprise
engagement.
Rank
|
2012
|
2011
|
1
|
Kim
Kardashian
|
Justin Bieber
|
2
|
Justin Bieber
|
Kim
Kardashian
|
3
|
Miley Cyrus
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
4
|
Rihanna
|
Lindsay Lohan
|
5
|
Lindsay Lohan
|
Jennifer Lopez
|
6
|
Katy
Perry
|
Britney Spears
|
7
|
Selena Gomez
|
Katy
Perry
|
8
|
Jennifer Aniston
|
Megan Fox
|
9
|
Nicki Minaj
|
Lady
Gaga
|
10
|
Taylor Swift
|
Miley Cyrus
|
Other Top Search Results
Top
News Stories
|
Top
Celebrity Events
|
1.
|
iPhone
5
|
1.
|
Beyonce's
baby
|
2.
|
2012
Election
|
2.
|
Jessica
Simpson's baby
|
3.
|
2012
Olympics
|
3.
|
Whitney
Houston's death
|
4.
|
Hurricane
Sandy
|
4.
|
Snooki's
baby
|
5.
|
Honey Boo
Boo
|
5.
|
Kourtney
Kardashian's baby
|
6.
|
"Gangnam
Style"
|
6.
|
Coachella
|
7.
|
Kony
2012
|
7.
|
Rodney
King overdose
|
8.
|
Academy
Awards
|
8.
|
Grammy
Awards
|
9.
|
Kindle
Fire HD
|
9.
|
Jennifer
Garner's baby
|
10.
|
Facebook
IPO
|
10.
|
Academy
Awards
|
|
|
|
|
Top
Athletes
|
Top TV
Shows
|
1.
|
Peyton
Manning
|
1.
|
"American
Idol"
|
2.
|
Tiger
Woods
|
2.
|
"Dancing
With the Stars"
|
3.
|
Tim
Tebow
|
3.
|
"The Young
and the Restless"
|
4.
|
Maria
Sharapova
|
4.
|
"The
Walking Dead"
|
5.
|
Kobe
Bryant
|
5.
|
"Family
Guy"
|
6.
|
Serena
Williams
|
6.
|
"Here
Comes Honey Boo Boo"
|
7.
|
Lamar
Odom
|
7.
|
"Glee"
|
8.
|
LeBron
James
|
8.
|
"Vampire
Diaries"
|
9.
|
Cristiano
Ronaldo
|
9.
|
"The
Bachelor"
|
10.
|
Terrell
Owens
|
10.
|
"Game of
Thrones"
|
|
|
|
|
Top
Musicians
|
Top
Social Networks
|
1.
|
Justin
Bieber
|
1.
|
Facebook
|
2.
|
Whitney
Houston
|
2.
|
Twitter
|
3.
|
Katy
Perry
|
3.
|
MySpace
|
4.
|
Selena
Gomez
|
4.
|
LinkedIn
|
5.
|
Rihanna
|
5.
|
Tumblr
|
6.
|
Nicki
Minaj
|
|
|
7.
|
Taylor
Swift
|
|
|
8.
|
Beyonce
|
|
|
9.
|
Chris
Brown
|
|
|
10.
|
Jennifer
Lopez
|
|
|
More details and additional categories of top 2012 searches from
Bing are available at http://www.BingTrends.com and via the Bing
Top Searches of 2012. For the latest on all things Bing, check out
http://www.bing.com/community, http://www.facebook.com/Bing and
twitter.com/Bing.
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your phone, Bing is designed not just to connect you to the
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