Bing Releases Top Searches For 2011

(Newsroom America) -- 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.

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

1 Justin Bieber 2010: Kim Kardashian

2

Kim Kardashian 2010: Sandra Bullock

3

Jennifer Aniston 2010: Lady Gaga

4 Lindsay Lohan 2010: Tiger Woods

5 Jennifer Lopez 2010: Barack Obama

6 Britney Spears 2010: Justin Bieber

7 Katy Perry 2010: Kate Gosselin

8 Megan Fox 2010: Jesse James

9 Lady Gaga 2010: Jennifer Aniston

10 Miley Cyrus 2010: Michael Jackson

Other Top Search Results

Top News Stories

Casey Anthony trial Osama Bin Laden death Hurricane Irene Japan earthquake and tsunami Amy Winehouse death Joplin Tornado Michael Jackson–Conrad Murray trial 9/11 10th anniversary Republican primaries–Herman Cain, Rick Perry Haiti anniversary

Top Sports Stars

Maria Sharapova Tiger Woods Serena Williams Brett Favre Caroline Wozniacki Kobe Bryant LeBron James Lamar Odom Hope Solo Carmelo Anthony

Top Musicians

Justin Bieber Katy Perry Jennifer Lopez Britney Spears Lady Gaga Selena Gomez Nicki Minaj Rihanna Beyonce Taylor Swift

Top Celebrity Events

Royal wedding Final "Harry Potter" Kim Kardashian wedding Beyonce baby bump Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson dating Demi Moore–Ashton Kutcher scandal Kate Hudson baby bump Lady Gaga coming out in the egg Lindsay Lohan arrested Russell Armstrong suicide

Top Consumer Electronics

Xbox and Kinect Kindle PlayStation iPhone 5 iPad Wii iPad 2 Nook Windows Phone 7 Macbook Pro

Top TV Shows

"American Idol" "Dancing With the Stars" "Glee" "Jersey Shore" "Family Guy" "Chelsea Lately" "The Young and the Restless" "True Blood" "Audrina" "Big Brother"