As the year draws to a close, Microsoft's search engine, Bing, has revealed the year's top search trends in India and other countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom.
According to Bing, the most searched personality in 2013 was Hindi film actor Salman Khan, followed by actors Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif, and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who recently retired from first class cricket. In the US, the searched personality in 2013, was singer Beyonce, followed by Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Madonna.
Miley Cyrus's highly-publicised twerking stunt made her the top-searched person in Australia and Canada.
Lungi Dance from Chennai Express was the most searched song of the year, taking a lead over Party on My Mind from Race 2, Challa from Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Ambarsariya from Fukrey and Batmeez Dil from the movie soundtrack of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. In the US, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop was the most searched song, followed by Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines, Rihanna's Stay, Imagine Dragons' Radioactive and Jason Derulo's The Other Side.
The most searched movie title in India was Race 2, followed by Chennai Express, Aashiqui 2, Grand Masti, and Fukrey.
Topping the list of the most searched sportsmen was cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, succeeded by Virat Kohli, Milkha Singh (probably due to the biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag), and cricketers Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh.
The most searched travel destination was Bangalore, followed by Mumbai, Goa, Kolkata and Chennai.
Shreya Ghoshal was the most searched musical artist, taking a lead over Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, Kishore Kumar and Kumar Sanu.
The most searched social property on Bing was Facebook, followed by Twitter, Skype, Myspace and WhatsApp.