The other day we were reporting that Redmond-based software giant Microsoft put to together a top 10 search queries of 2010, making public the most-searched topics on Bing during 2010. In case you missed it, here’s the top 10 again:
Kim Kardashian
Sandra Bullock
Tiger Woods
Lady Gaga
Barack Obama
Hairstyles
Kate Gosselin
Walmart
Justin Bieber
Free
Today we switch focus on Yahoo!, because Yahoo! has also made public the most-searched topics on Yahoo! during 2010. Here’s Yahoo!’s Top 10 Searches of 2010:
BP oil spill
World Cup
Miley Cyrus
Kim Kardashian
Lady Gaga
iPhone
Megan Fox
Justin Bieber
American Idol
Britney Spears
Yahoo! did not stop there. It provided a few other interesting statistics related to search queries in 2010.
Top 10 Mobile Searches on Yahoo! in 2010
NFL
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sandra Bullock
NBA
World Cup
Justin Bieber
American Idol
Winter Olympics
BP oil spill
“While the search topics aren’t vastly different on mobile than PC (five out of 10 were the same, but in different order), we do know that what varies is the type of content consumers want. People use their phones to search for quick, bite-size information on the most popular news of the day. It’s about getting just enough information to keep us informed on the latest trends while we are out and about,” commented Irv Henderson, VP of Product Management with Yahoo! Mobile.
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Top 10 Searched Questions on Yahoo! in 2010
How to tie a tie
How to lose weight
How to kiss
How to write a resume
What’s the world’s only immortal animal
Which city has the best tap water
Which natural disaster shortened earth’s days
What is love
What causes lightning
How to boil an egg
Top 10 Search Obsessions on Yahoo! in 2010
iPhone 4
Lindsay Lohan
iPad
Glee
Jersey Shore
Facebook
Bedbugs
Tea Party
Silly Bandz
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (series)
As Senior Editor and Web Trend Analyst with Yahoo!, Vera Chan explained, for the top 10 obsessions “we looked at both total search volume and the percentage change compared to 2009.”
For other interesting statistics about what Yahoo! users searched for in 2010, check out the Yahoo! Year in Review site. There you will find top 10 lists that record this year’s pop culture trends and guilty pleasures, as Yahoo! put it.
The other day we were reporting that Redmond-based software giant Microsoft put to together a