Beyonce Tops Kim Kardashian As The Most-Searched Celebrity of 2013

Bing has released its annual report of the most-searched celebrities for the year, and the results may surprise you. Beyoncé Knowles beat out Kim Kardashian to become the top-searched person of 2013. Rihanna was a close third, while Madonna and Taylor Swift rounded out the top five. Female musicians mostly dominated the results; the only men who made the list were Justin Bieber and President Barack Obama, at Nos. 6 and 10, respectively. See complete list after the cut....

Top Searched Celebrities of 2013

1. Beyoncé

2. Kim Kardashian

3. Rihanna

4. Taylor Swift

5. Madonna

6. Justin Bieber

7. Nicki Minaj

8. Amanda Bynes

9. Miley Cyrus

10. Barack Obama

In the battle for the hearts and ears of 2013, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's ode to frugality, "Thrift Shop," won out against Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" as the most-searched song of the year.

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