Katie Price is most searched for living celeb in 2009

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic 01-Dec-09, 11:15

LONDON - She may be mostly famous for being famous, but Katie Price was the most searched-for living celebrity in 2009 according to Yahoo! and the eighth most common search term overall.

Price, whose divorce from Peter Andre kept her in the headlines this year, beat Geordie reality show winner Cheryl Cole to be the living celebrity most searched for by Britons via Yahoo! in 2009.

The survey proved the old piece of showbiz wisdom about dying being a good career move. The most searched for celebrities overall were Michael Jackson, who passed away in June, followed by Jade Goody, who lost her battle with cancer in March.

The top 10 search terms also provide an insight in to what subjects were obsessing the nation this year, with recession-hit internet users making 'job centre' the third most searched for term with 'swine flu' coming in at number seven on the list.

Nonetheless, you can't stop a TV-obsessed nation from obsessing. The top two terms went to reality television shows, with 'Big Brother' the most searched for term overall, followed by 'X Factor', even though it only returned to TV in August.

Yahoo!'s Top 10 Overall Searches 2009

Big Brother
X Factor
Job centre
Michael Jackson
Jade Goody
Premier League
Swine Flu
Katie Price
Cheryl Cole
Train Times

(Source:Yahoo! Search Data)

Comments

Neil Bradley - 01/12/2009

People who search for this idiot should be taken outside and shot, firing squad style.

Mark Palmer - 01/12/2009

Is there a top 10 for what Daily Mail readers searched? I go for 1. House prices 2. Diana 3. Immigration 4. Paedofiles 5. Cute animals 6. Comfortable slacks 7. Pensions 8. Strictly Come Dancing 9. Alan Titchmarsh 10. Practical shoes.

Patrick Danaher at GyroHSR - 01/12/2009

\(You forgot asylum seekers). Now which PR agency thought up the headline "Katie Price is most searched for living celeb in 2009"....the Yahoo search numbers must have been so weak Jordan was the only angle. I think Google's story from yesterday has won this "PR" battle.

Mark Palmer - 01/12/2009

Asylum seekers is much better than immigration. I think "bloody asylum seekers" probably was the top term. Re Katie Price....I think Price was top term and they assumed Katie.