It’s the time of year when people start looking back over the past 12 months to remember what happened and how it captured the imagination of the population. And to kick things off, here’s Bing’s search history for 2013.
There is stacks of data to pore over and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it doesn’t all reflect wonderfully well on the state of humanity. You can check out the whole lot yourself, but here are the big three: news, people and, of course, memes.
Top Ten News Stories
Royal Baby Born
Boston Marathon Bombing
Cleveland Kidnapping
George Zimmerman Trial
Gun Rights
Tesla
Syria
Anthony Weiner
Oil Prices
Fiscal Cliff
Slightly depressing that more people care about a posh baby than the impact of the Boston Marathon bombing and other major world events. But, hey, the little fella was kind of cute.
Top Ten People
Beyoncé Knowles
Kim Kardashian
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Madonna
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
Amanda Bynes
Miley Cyrus
Barack Obama
Eight women, two men. You go, girlfriends.
Top Ten Memes
Harlem Shake
Grumpy Cat
Chuck Norris
Epic Fail
Bad Luck Brian
Sloths
Cheez Burger
Surprised Patrick
U Mad Bro
Ermahgerd
The Harlem Shake! Remember that? How early 2013.
You can go read the full report of Bing’s most popular searches over on Microsoft’s blog, but it will make you worry about the future of humanity. So proceed with caution. [Bing]
