Microsoft’s Bing has released the list of Top Global search trends for this year 2013 at bingtrends.com.
And, Bing’s blog post gives some interesting highlights of this trend data.
Most Searched Person of the Year
- Beyoncé continues her reign as the queen of pop— she’s the most-searched person on Bing in 2013! Beyoncé bumped Kim Kardashian off of the top spot this year, who came in as the second most searched person of the year.
- Women ruled 2013, the top five most searched people of the year were all women, and only two men made it into the top ten- Justin Bieber (6th) and Barack Obama (10th)
Top 10 comparison for 2012 and 2013:
| Rank | 2013 | 2012 |
| 1 | Beyoncé Knowles | Kim Kardashian |
| 2 | Kim Kardashian | Justin Bieber |
| 3 | Rihanna | Miley Cyrus |
| 4 | Taylor Swift | Rihanna |
| 5 | Madonna | Lindsay Lohan |
| 6 | Justin Bieber | Katy Perry |
| 7 | Nicki Minaj | Selena Gomez |
| 8 | Amanda Bynes | Jennifer Aniston |
| 9 | Miley Cyrus | Nicki Minaj |
| 10 | Barack Obama | Taylor Swift |
Most Searched Social Media Sites
- What’s on our mind, Facebook? Oh, just that our friends still “like” you the most. Facebook came in as the most searched social media platform for the second year in a row.
- Pinterest is not only a new comer to the top ten list of social media, it rocketed to the number two spot! From wedding ideas, to recipes and more, people couldn’t seem to get enough of Pinterest in 2013.
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| 8 | Vimeo |
| 9 | Vine |
| 10 | Google+ |
