Britney Spears and wrestling beat Obama in search charts

Despite dominating the headlines by becoming the first black US president, Barack Obama trailed Britney Spears and World Wrestling when it came to US internet searches this year.

Antony Savvas

Published: 02 Dec 2008 11:41

Despite dominating the headlines by becoming the first black US president, Barack Obama trailed Britney Spears and World Wrestling when it came to US internet searches this year.

According to search engine figures released by Yahoo, the widespread interest in the US election was not enough to overtake the setbacks and comebacks of Britney.

US top search engine terms:

Britney Spears

World Wrestling Entertainment

Barack Obama

Miley Cyrus

RuneScape

Jessica Alba

Naruto

Lindsay Lohan

Angelina Jolie

American Idol

Source: Yahoo.com

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