Bing.ca released their 2012 end-of-year search results Tuesday and, according to the Internet search engine, it was a year of Bieber, heartbreak and babies.
Justin Bieber -- the international pop superstar who hails from Stratford, Ont. -- claimed the title spot of most-searched celebrity. The 18-year-old ousted reality TV star Kim Kardashian from the top spot.
Kardashian, who stars in the series 鈥淜eeping Up with the Kardashians,鈥� slipped from 2011鈥檚 first place to third place this year.
Other celebrities who made the Top 10 list include the newly-engaged Miley Cyrus (#2), Bieber鈥檚 girlfriend Selena Gomez (#4), and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton (#5).
Also on the list was 鈥淭wilight鈥� star Kristen Stewart, whose on-again off-again relationship with co-star Robert Pattison continues to draw both the adoration and ire of fans.
According to Bing.ca, the two were the second most-searched celebrity couple, coming just behind the newly-divorced Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
Cruise and Holmes, or 鈥淭omKat鈥� as they are commonly called, divorced in July after six years of marriage. Bieber and Gomez, who do not yet have a combined nickname, came in third place.
On the list of the most-searched musicians, Whitney Houston came in at number one. Houston, who topped the charts in the 80s and early 90s, accidentally drowned in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room last February.
Bieber, who released his third album 鈥淏elieve鈥� in June, was the second most-searched musician.
In terms of top celebrity events, baby news continued to make headlines. The baby bumps of Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Garner and Kourtney Kardashian all made the Top 5 most-searched celebrity events, according to Bing.ca.
In terms of the most-searched videos, Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen鈥檚 video for her single 鈥淐all Me Maybe鈥� reigned supreme. The video on YouTube has garnered more than 340 million views. Jepsen鈥檚 catchy pop tune beat out South Korean rapper Psy鈥檚 鈥淕angnam Style,鈥� which also made the list.
Meanwhile, the 鈥淕angnam Style鈥� video recently became the most-watched video on YouTube and has inspired countless imitations.
Top Searched Celebrities on Bing.ca
- Justin Bieber
- Miley Cyrus
- Kim Kardashian
- Selena Gomez
- Kate Middleton
- Jennifer Aniston
- Taylor Swift
- Kristen Stewart
- Katy Perry
- Lady Gaga
