Yahoo was first out of the box with their top searches rankings (in various categories) for 2006 last week. Btw, this is the first year that AOL has included several video search categories in their year-end review including Top 10 Viral Videos in the Entertainment section.
+ Top 10 Video Searches (#1 iPod, #2 50 Cents, #3 BMW)
+ Top 10 People Searches (#1 Paris Hilton, #2 Chris Brown, #3 Oprah Winfrey)
Other Categories include:
+ Top Show Hosts (#1 Oprah Winfrey)
+ Top Politicians (#1 George Bush)
+ Top Celebrity Couples (#1 Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt)
+ Top News Topics (#1 Gas Prices)
+ Top Movies (#1 Pirates of the Caribbean)
+ Top Video (#1 American Idol)
+ Top Video Viral (#1 Chicken Soup)
+ Top Video News (#1 Hurricanes)
+ Top Video Movies (#1 Harry Potter)
+ Top Toys (#1 iPod)
+ Top Gadgets (#1 iPod)
+ Top Fashion Brands (#1 Coach)
Also included are the top search queries for the months January 2006 - November 2006.
If you would like to compare this year's results with lists from 2005 and 2004, here are a couple of links:
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