Samsung Galaxy S4 the most searched phone on Google in 2013

 As the year comes to a close, Google has released the data as part of its 13th annual Google Zeitgeist report. According to the data published by Google, the Samsung Galaxy S4 tops the list of the most-searched phones on Google in the year 2013, with the Nokia Lumia 520 and the Micromax Canvas 2 taking the second and third spot, respectively. (We have embedded below the list of top 10 most-searched phones on Google.)

The top 10 most-searched queries are based on the volume of searches while trending queries are based on the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period in 2013 compared with 2012.

The top 10 most-searched terms in 2013 worldwide beside Walker, Mandela, and Monteith are iPhone 5s, Harlem Shake, Boston Marathon, Royal Baby, Samsung Galaxy s4, PlayStation 4 and North Korea.

Samsung Galaxy S4 tops the list of the most-searched phones on Google in the year 2013, with the Nokia Lumia 520 and the Micromax Canvas 2 taking the second and third spot, respectively.

Miley Cyrus is the most-searched person on Google this past year in the US, followed by Kim Kardashian, Drake, Beyonce Knowles, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Kanye West, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift. Cyrus' controversial stage act also led "What is twerking?" to top the most searched phrase beginning with "What is...".

(With inputs from PTI)