Kim Kardashian topped the 2012 list of the most-searched person on Bing

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ENTERTAINMENT

By James Nye

Web search engine said on Tuesday, with Canadian teen pop star Justin Bieber coming in second.

Kardashian, the reality television personality from 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians,' grabbed the No. 1 spot back from Bieber after she topped Bing's annual list in 2010 and Bieber came in first last year.

The 32-year-old first found fame in 2007 due to an Internet sex tape and this year she has led a top-ten most searched for, that Bieber aside, is entirely made up of women.

Bieber, 18, came in second after a successful year capped off by sweeping the American Music Awards with his third studio album, 'Believe,' which was released in June.

Others who made it in top 10 for the first time included singers Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, while Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Megan Fox and Lady Gaga dropped out of the top 10.

Pop culture figures easily trumped politics, even in an election year, with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney coming in 43rd and President Barack Obama landing at 46th on the list.

Among the most popular news stories, the release of Apple's iPhone 5 came in at No. 1, followed by the U.S. election, the Olympics and superstorm Sandy.

Bing Top Ten People Searches for 2012

·         1     Kim Kardashian

·         2     Justin Bieber

·         3     Miley Cyrus

·         4     Rihanna

·         5     Lindsay Lohan

·         6     Katy Perry

·         7     Selena Gomez    

·         8     Jennifer Aniston

·         9     Nicki Minaj

·         10   Taylor Swift

Bing Top Ten People Searches for 2011

·         1     Justin Bieber

·         2     Kim Kardashian

·         3     Jennifer Aniston

·         4     Lindsay Lohan

·         5     Jennifer Lopez

·         6     Britney Spears

·         7     Katy Perry

·         8     Megan Fox

·         9     Lady Gaga

·         10   Miley Cyrus

Bing Top Ten News Searches of 2012

·         1  iPhone 5

·         2 2012 Elections

·         3 2012 Olympics

·         4 Hurricane Sandy

·         5 Honey Boo Boo Reality Show

·         6 Gangnam Style Dance

·         7 KONY 2012

·         8 Academy Awards

·         9 Kindle Fire HD

·         10 Facebook IPO

Bing Top Ten Movie Searches for 2012

·         1 The Avengers

·         2 Dark Knight Rises

·         3 Titanic

·         4 Magic Mike

·         5 Prometheus

·         6 Breaking Dawn Part 2

·         7 Flight

·         8 Bachelorette

·         9 Snow White and the Huntsman

·         10 Dark Shadows