Bing’s Top Searches in 2014: Searched Celebrities, News, Athletes & Singers

Listing its top searches for more than 15 different categories, eight of Bing's top ten celebrity searches were female.

If you were searching for a celebrity on Bing this year, there’s a good chance you were looking for Kim Kardashian.

Using data from Bing Trends, the site released its most popular searches of 2014, listing everything from top celebrity, athlete and news story searches to the Top Ten ice bucket challenges, and vacation destination searches.

Women dominated Bing’s list of most searched celebrities, taking eight of the top ten spots. Kim Kardashian ranked No. 1, while her little sister broke into the top ten this year at No. 8.

Top 10 Most Searched Celebrities

Kim Kardashian

Beyoncé

Miley Cyrus

Katy Perry

Justin Bieber

Joan River

Jennifer Lopez

Kendall Jenner

Kaley Cuoco

Robin Williams

It was a big year for sporting events, with the World Cup, Super Bowl and Winter Olympics all making it into the top five for most searched news stories.

Top 10 Most Searched News Stories

World Cup

Super Bowl

Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

Winter Olympics

The Rise ISIS

Ray Rice Controversy

Shooting in Ferguson, Missouri

Ebola Outbreak

Brittany Maynard Death with Dignity Debate

Ukraine Conflict

The top ten most searched athletes included only two females, and one ex-Kardashian with Lamar Odom ranking No. 3. Of the top ten most popular athlete searches on Bing, nearly half were football players.

Top 10 Most Searched Athletes

LeBron James

Michael Jordan

Lamar Odom

Danica Patrick

Tim Tebow

Peyton Manning

Colin Kaepernick

Serena Williams

Derek Jeter

Tom Brady

While Kim Kardashian knocked Beyoncé down a rank from last year’s most searched celebrity list, Queen Bey reigned No. 1 in the most searched musician category for 2014.

Top 10 Most Searched Musicians

Beyoncé

Miley Cyrus

Katy Perry

Britney Spears

Justin Bieber

Jennifer Lopez

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

Nicki Minaj

Carrie Underwood

Other top searches included Eva Mendes and Ryan Gossling’s daughter Esmeralda for most searched celebrity births, President Obama for most searched political movers and shakers, and Costa Rica as the most searched vacation destination.