American come-back popstar Britney Spears has topped Yahoo!’s list for 2008’s most popular search terms, according to the search engine’s Year in Search review.
Spears, who last night appeared on ITV1’s X Factor delivering the shows highest audience viewing numbers at 12.6 million, was searched for more times on Yahoo! than US President elect Barrack Obama.
Other names on the top ten overall searches included Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) in the forth spot, Jessica Alba (6), Lindsay Lohan (8) and Angelina Jolie (9).
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was the second most searched for term on Yahoo!’s search engine and games publisher Naruto came in at number seven.
Heather Cabot, web life editor at Yahoo!, said, "Every day, people turn to the web to learn more about the world around them. Their searches reveal which news events, personalities and issues made an impact in 2008.
"This year people were captivated by the historic U.S. Presidential election and Olympic triumphs. They also closely followed every facet of the economic downturn and enjoyed a little escapism by devouring celebrity gossip and delving into online video games."
The Yahoo! 2008 Year in Review not only presents the top ten searches, but overall themes and popular trends that bubbled to the surface, including the economy, politicians, news stories, Olympians, rising celebrities, influential women, and notable deaths.
Also included in this year's review are additional top tens in select areas throughout Yahoo! such as Yahoo! Food, Shine, Tech, Green, Shopping, Travel, Games, Movies, Music, Local, Upcoming, Hot Jobs, most Buzzed-Up stories and clicked-on stories from Yahoo! For the full lists go to yearinreview.yahoo.com