Bieber Tops Bing’s List Of Most Popular Searches In 2011

First out of the gate this year in the annual rush to declare search winners is Bing, who earlier today unveiled the top searches of 2011 at BingTrends.com.

Bing.com also created an original video to recap the year in search, ending the clip with the Twitter hashtag #My2011.

Top Celebrity Searches

Justin Bieber proved he’s a  ladies’ man by edging out 9 female celebrities for the most searched person of the year:

1. Justin Bieber
2. Kim Kardashian
3. Jennifer Aniston
4. Lindsay Lohan
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Britney Spears
7. Katy Perry
8. Megan Fox
9. Lady Gaga
10. Miley Cyrus

Of the most searched for celebrities in 2011, Bing also noted that President Obama searches dropped him from #5 to #49 on the celebrity search list, as he heads into the 2012 election year.

News, Natural Disasters & Death

Among the biggest news stories for the year are a mixture of criminal courtroom trials, several notable deaths – with the demise of Bin Laden topping the list – and a number of massive natural disasters across the globe.

1. Casey Anthony trial
2. Osama Bin Laden death
3. Hurricane Irene
4. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
5. Amy Winehouse death
6. Joplin, Missouri tornado
7. Michael Jackson / Conrad Murray trial
8. 9/11 Ten Year Anniversary
9. Republican candidates – Herman Cain & Rick Perry
10. Haiti (earthquake) anniversary

Gadgets & Consumer Electronics

In 2011, searchers on Bing.com were buzzing more about the anticipated iPhone 5, than any other mobile phone, the iPhone 4s didn’t even crack the top 10 of most searched for electronics.

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

Late Night Stars Of Search

Despite the number of times Stephen Colbert has covered stories related to Bing or Google in 2011, his dedicated fans haven’t quite lifted him to the top of the query list.

Meanwhile, Twitter fanatic and all-around tech nerd @Jimmy Fallon is rising in popular searches among late night talk show hosts, but comedienne Chelsea Handler proved to be the hottest of them all.  Chelsea also ranked #6 in the overall TV show search category.

1. Chelsea Handler
2. David Letterman
3. Conan O’brien
4. Jon Stewart
5. Jay Leno
6. Jimmy Fallon
7. Jimmy Kimmel
8. Stephen Colbert
9. Craig Ferguson

Top Search Terms In Travel, Finance & Health

In Bing Travel, Las Vegas was the most searched destination in the world during 2011, but these were the hot spots around the rest of the globe:

• Asia = Singapore
• Africa = Alexandria, South Africa
• Australia/New Zealand = Sydney, Australia
• Caribbean = Cancun, Mexico
• Europe = Paris, France
• Middle East = Dubai, UAE
• South America = Lima, Peru