Bing has released its annual list of the most popular searches on its service, compiled from literally millions of queries over the past year. It's always interesting to see what the world was searching for, and Bing has put this information in a variety of categories ranging from People to News to Destinations. You can see the complete listing here; in this article, we'll run down just a sampling of the data available.
Most searched for person in 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

Top Musician Searches

1. Justin Bieber
2. Whitney Houston
3. Katy Perry
4. Selena Gomez
5. Rihanna
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Taylor Swift
8. Beyonce
9. Chris Brown
10. Jennifer Lopez

Most searched for songs

1. PSY- Gangnam Style
2. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
3. Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
4. Gotye – Somebody that I used to know
5. Fun.- We Are Young
6. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
7. Drake – The Motto #YOLO
8. Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
9. The Wanted- Glad You Came
10. Katy Perry- Part Of Me

Most searched for Olympian athletes

1. Serena Williams
2. Lolo Jones
3. LeBron James
4. Michael Phelps
5. McKayla Maroney
6. Hope Solo
7. Misty May-Treanor
8. Gabby Douglas
9. Usain Bolt
10. Ryan Lochte

Most searched for athletes

1. Peyton Manning
2. Tiger Woods
3. Tim Tebow
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Kobe Bryan
6. Serena Williams
7. Lamar Odom
8. LeBron James
9. Cristiano Ronaldo
10. Terrell Owens

Social media site searches

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Myspace
4. Linkedin
5. Tumblr
6. Instagram
7. Reddit
8. StumbleUpon

1. Digg
2. Klout

Most searched for news stories

1. iPhone 5
2. 2012 Elections
3. 2012 Olympians
4. Hurricane Sandy
5. Honey Boo Boo
6. Gangnam Style dance
7. KONY 2012
8. Academy Awards
9. Kindle Fire HD
10. Facebook IPO

What do you think of these top searches? For more year-end lists, read Facebook's Top Trends of 2012, or The Most Popular Google Searches of 2012.