Bing reveals India’s most-searched topics in 2014

New Delhi, India, December 04, 2014: Bing has revealed top search trends for 2014, the search engine’s annual look-back at what information people are searching for the most on the Internet. Not surprisingly, movies, music, sports, celebrities, politics, and news emerge as the most popular searches among Indian netizens. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most sought-after political leader, ahead of Jayalalithaa, Smriti Irani, and even Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister. Despite retiring, Sourav Ganguly continues his reign at the top as the most popular sportsperson on the Net while Sunny Leone tops the celebrity list, fighting off challenge from Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone. 

Read the complete Bing Search Trends

World peace seems top-of-mind for online audiences, with more Indians actively tracking ISIS online than the 2014 general elections, Mangalgyaan Mars Orbiter Mission, the Pro-Kabaddi League, etc. Sunny Leone starrer Ragini MMS 2, 2014’s top opening weekend grosser, topped the Internet charts. 

Looking at what Indian searched most on Bing in 2014

Movies	Music	Sports	Celebrities	Political Leaders	News Topics
Holiday	Drama Queen	Sourav Ganguly	Sunny Leone	Narendra Modi	ISIS
Kick	Bang Bang	Sachin Tendulkar	Katrina Kaif	Jayalalitha	Elections 2014
Jai Ho	Ice cream	Mary Kom	Deepika Padukone	Smriti Irani	Asian games
Yaariyan	Suno Na Sangemarmar	Virat Kohli	Priyanka Chopra	Jawaharlal Nehru	Mangalyaan
Ek Villain	Sunny Sunny	Saina Nehwal	Salman Khan	Indira Gandhi	Xi Jinping India visit
Highway	ABCD	Yuvraj Singh	Kareena Kapoor	Sonia Gandhi	Pro Kabaddi League
Gunday	Hangover	MS Dhoni	Preity Zinta	Arun Jaitley	Indian Super League
Main Tera Hero	Caller Tune	Leander Paes	Alia Bhatt	Rajiv Gandhi	One Life is Not Enough
Singham Returns	Sawan Aaya Hai	Sunil Gavaskar	Hrithik Roshan	Manmohan Singh	National Sports Day
Queen	Daawat E Ishq	Shikhar Dhawan	Parineeti Chopra	Sushma Swaraj	Akash Missile launch