The Top 2011 Searches from Bing Show a Year of Breakthroughs and Heartbreaks

The Top 2011 Searches from Bing Show a Year of Breakthroughs and Heartbreaks

Justin Bieber is most searched person of 2011; Kim Kardashian's reality reign continues; royal wedding takes the cake in celebrity events; Casey Anthony trial topped news story searches; Xbox king of consumer electronics searches.

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Bing searches, 2011 was the year of musical superstars, continued celebrity fascination, concern for human tragedy and new royalty. From rising stars and weddings to intense trials and natural disasters, Bing has captured history through the searches that mark the year's most important people, places 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 10 lists for the most searched people, news stories, sports stars, musicians, celebrity events, consumer electronics and TV shows. The complete report is available at http://www.BingTrends.com.

Most-Searched Person of the Year

Bieber fever was contagious this year, making Justin Bieber the most-searched person on Bing in 2011, compared with his No. 6 ranking in 2010. Sandra Bullock, Jesse James, Michael Jackson, Tiger Woods, Barack Obama and Kate Gosselin fell off the list this year, while Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Megan Fox and Miley Cyrus were newcomers to the top 10. Biggest gains year-over-year belonged to Jennifer Lopez, who didn't crack the top 50 last year and rocketed to No. 5 in 2011; Katy Perry, who went from No. 26 in 2010 to No. 7 in 2011; and Selena Gomez, who jumped from No. 50 in 2010 to No. 11 this year.

Rank 2011 2010
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1 Justin Bieber Kim Kardashian
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2 Kim Kardashian Sandra Bullock
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3 Jennifer Aniston Lady Gaga
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4 Lindsay Lohan Tiger Woods
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5 Jennifer Lopez Barack Obama
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6 Britney Spears Justin Bieber
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7 Katy Perry Kate Gosselin
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8 Megan Fox Jesse James
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9 Lady Gaga Jennifer Aniston
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10 Miley Cyrus Michael Jackson
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Other Top Search Results

Top News Stories

1. Haiti anniversary
2. Republican primaries-Herman Cain, Rick Perry
3. 9/11 10th anniversary
4. Michael Jackson-Conrad Murray trial
5. Joplin Tornado
6. Amy Winehouse death
7. Japan earthquake and tsunami
8. Hurricane Irene
9. Osama Bin Laden death
10. Casey Anthony trial

Top Sports Stars

1. Carmelo Anthony
2. Hope Solo
3. Lamar Odom
4. LeBron James
5. Kobe Bryant
6. Caroline Wozniacki
7. Brett Favre
8. Serena Williams
9. Tiger Woods
10. Maria Sharapova

Top Musicians

1. Taylor Swift
2. Beyonce
3. Rihanna
4. Nicki Minaj
5. Selena Gomez
6. Lady Gaga
7. Britney Spears
8. Jennifer Lopez
9. Katy Perry
10. Justin Bieber

Top Celebrity Events

1. Russell Armstrong suicide
2. Lindsay Lohan arrested
3. Lady Gaga coming out in the egg
4. Kate Hudson baby bump
5. Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher scandal
6. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson dating
7. Beyonce baby bump
8. Kim Kardashian wedding
9. Final "Harry Potter"
10. Royal wedding

Top Consumer Electronics

1. Macbook Pro
2. Windows Phone 7
3. Nook
4. iPad 2
5. Wii
6. iPad
7. iPhone 5
8. PlayStation
9. Kindle
10. Xbox and Kinect

Top TV Shows

1. "Big Brother"
2. "Audrina"
3. "True Blood"
4. "The Young and the Restless"
5. "Chelsea Lately"
6. "Family Guy"
7. "Jersey Shore"
8. "Glee"
9. "Dancing With the Stars"
10. "American Idol"

More details and additional categories of top 2011 searches from Bing are available at http://www.BingTrends.com. For the latest on all things Bing, check out http://www.bing.com/community, http://www.facebook.com/Bing and twitter.com/Bing.

About Bing

At Bing, we believe that as the Internet evolves, so should search. Bing takes the world's information and services on the Web and makes them more useful by delivering an innovative and intuitive search experience, visually organizing results and bringing in social signals from your friends. The end result? A search engine that takes you from searching and finding to searching and doing. Try it for yourself at Bing.com.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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