Beyonce Is The Most Searched For Celebrity Of 2013: What Else Did America Search For?

Beyonce was named the most searched for celebrity of the year by Microsoft search engine Bing, battling off competition from Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus and Kate Middleton to be bestowed with the honour. 2013 may not have seen Beyonce release a new album, but it was her year from the start, thanks to her performance at the January inauguration of President Barack Obama as he began his second term as president.

Beyonce stormed to the top of the poll

A collaboration with Pepsi, which also saw the release of her single 'Grown Woman,' and a performance at the Super Bowl Half-Time Show watched by millions put her stock even higher, with her ongoing 'The Mrs. Carter Show' world tour keeping her name on peoples lips, and in their search engines, for much of the year, much to the chagrin of 2012's most searched for celebrity, Kim Kardashian.

She may have given bith to her first child, North West, and been on the receiving end of one of the most elaborate proposals of all time, but Kim K just wasn't popular enough to regain her spot as the most popular celebrity among Bing users this year. Of course, Bing isn't just used for finding out about celebrities and their various deeds and misdeeds, as the results for the most searched for terms go on to state.

Maybe Kim is more popular with Yahoo users?

Next page: the top non-celebrity searches

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Ok, the top non-celebrity search is essentially a celebrity search, with 'Royal Baby Born' being the most popular news search of the year. The top spot doesn't reflect on the seriousness of the rest of the list however, as genuine news stories made up most of the top ten.

America couldn't get enough royal baby news, apparently

The 'Boston Marathon Bombing' was the second most searched for news item this year, with the 'Cleveland Kidnapping' coming just behind in third. Four and five on the list are both connected, with 'George Zimmerman Trial' coming before 'Gun Rights.' Further down the list, 'Syria' managed to keep some people's attention, as did 'Oil Prices' and the sexting exploits of Anthony Weiner on Bing. On Ask.com, people were more inclined to search for the Haiyan typhoon in the Philippines, the Navy Yard shooting, Oscar Pistorius' court case and the appointment of Pope Francis.

The full results from both Bing and Ask are available at DigitalTrends.com, with lists charting the top searched for memes, sports stars, food and more.

Pope Francis is so far proving to be a popular Pontif