Duh, Iggy and Beyoncé Won this Year's Internet Popularity Contest
LatestIt’s the end of year, which means the social networks are rolling out their annual year-end recaps telling us who and what “won the Internet” in 2014. If you were sitting around Googling diamond-encrusted butt plug this year (per Mark Shrayber), then sorry you do not have your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in America. If you were Googling Iggy Azalea or Weird Al, then ding-ding! You’re a drone.
According to Twitter’s 2014 stats, Ellen DeGeneres’ epic Oscars selfie featuring Bradley Cooper, Meryl Streep, Lupita Nyong’o and others earned the most retweets (over 3.3 million). On Google, the most searched celebrities in the world, aka “Trending People,” is topped by Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian:
Jennifer Lawrence
Kim Kardashian
Julie Gayet
Tracy Morgan
Renee Zellweger
Jared Leto
Lorde
Matthew McConaughey
Amal Alamuddin
Donald Sterling
Google’s most searched musicians (just in America):
Iggy Azalea
Lorde
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
Solange Knowles
Nicki Minaj
Weird Al
Sia
Daft Punk
Taylor Swift
Trending searches overall on Google, globally: