[1]According to Canadian Bing [2] searches, 2011 was the year of continued celebrity fascination, concern for human tragedy and new royalty. From rising stars and weddings to divorces and natural disasters, Bing has captured history through the searches that mark the year’s most important people and moments in time.
To coincide with the release of the U.S. search results for Bing [3], here are the top Canadian search queries 
[4]conducted on Bing, resulting in Canada’s top 10 lists for the most searched people, news stories, celebrity events, and consumer electronics.
Most-Searched Person of the Year
While Bieber Fever moved south this year taking the U.S.’s top spot, Canadians were enamoured with U.S. export and reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who topped the list as the person most searched by Canadians on Bing in 2011. Bieber’s popularity remains strong here in Canada – the young superstar secured ninth place in Canadian searches as the only Canadian in the top 10 list for both countries. While all things royal made a strong showing in 2011 across celebrity events and news stories, it was Pippa Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister, who cracked the Canadian top ten, coming in at number four on the most-searched person list. Her royal sister just missed the cut, coming in at number 12. Other Canadian celebrities of note included Shania Twain and Jack Layton who both made the top 50.
Most Searched People
| Rank | Canada | U.S. |
| 1 | Kim Kardashian | Justin Bieber |
| 2 | Lindsay Lohan | Kim Kardashian |
| 3 | Britney Spears | Jennifer Aniston |
| 4 | Pippa Middleton | Lindsay Lohan |
| 5 | Jennifer Aniston | Jennifer Lopez |
| 6 | Lady Gaga | Britney Spears |
| 7 | Megan Fox | Katy Perry |
| 8 | Jennifer Lopez | Megan Fox |
| 9 | Justin Bieber | Lady Gaga |
| 10 | Kanye West | Miley Cyrus |
According to Bing, Canadians were preoccupied with weddings, divorces and babies in 2011. Starting the trend of extravagant weddings the top 10 celebrity events kicks off with the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. Right behind was the celebrity version – Kim Kardashian’s fairy-tale wedding. Just outside of the top 10 was also Kim Kardashian’s divorce to her husband of 72 days. Keeping with the domestic theme, the top three couples based on Canadian Bing searches all have a little Canadian content – the future King of Canada, William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge topped the list. Canadian hockey star Mike Fisher and country music artist Carrie Underwood, and Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber and actress/singer Selena Gomez followed in second and third place respectively.
Top News Stories
| Rank | Canada | U.S. |
| 1 | William and Kate’s Royal Wedding | Casey Anthony trial |
| 2 | Japan earthquake and tsunami | Osama Bin Laden death |
| 3 | Osama Bin Laden death | Hurricane Irene |
| 4 | Hurricane Irene | Japan earthquake and tsunami |
| 5 | Wade Belak death | Amy Winehouse death |
| 6 | Vancouver Riots | Joplin Tornado |
| 7 | Deaths of hockey players Rick Rypien & Derek Boogaard | Michael Jackson-Conrad Murray trial |
| 8 | Haiti Anniversary | 9/11 10th anniversary |
| 9 | Stanley Cup Final | Republican primaries-Herman Cain, Rick Perry |
| 10 | 9/11 10th anniversary | Haiti anniversary |
Top Celebrity Events
| Rank | Canada | U.S. |
| 1 | Royal wedding | Royal wedding |
| 2 | Kim Kardashian wedding | Final “Harry Potter” |
| 3 | Toronto International Film Festival | Kim Kardashian wedding |
| 4 | Beyoncé baby bump | Beyoncé baby bump |
| 5 | Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s divorce | Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson dating |
| 6 | Royal visit to Canada | Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher scandal |
| 7 | Mariah Carey pregnancy | Kate Hudson baby bump |
| 8 | Amy Winehouse death | Lady Gaga coming out in the egg |
| 9 | Victoria Beckham pregnancy | Lindsay Lohan arrested |
| 10 | Giuliana Rancic cancer diagnosis | Russell Armstrong suicide |
Top Consumer Electronics
| Rank | Canada | U.S. |
| 1 | iPhone 5 | Xbox and Kinect |
| 2 | Xbox and Kinect | Kindle |
| 3 | iPad | PlayStation |
| 4 | PS3 | iPhone 5 |
| 5 | Wii | iPad |
| 6 | iPhone 4s | Wii |
| 7 | PlayStation | iPad 2 |
| 8 | Windows Phone 7 | Nook |
| 9 | 3D TV | Windows Phone 7 |
| 10 | MacBook Pro | MacBook Pro |