Yahoo’s most searched tech in 2015: iPhone 6 and Windows 10

Although it’s only the beginning of December, it’s that time of year when we all must begin reflecting on what happened during the past year. Not one to be left out of the loop, Yahoo has released its annual “Top” lists, but this time featuring insights from across all its platforms, including its search, Flickr, Tumblr, and its most recent acquisition, Polyvore.

The most searched technology-based term is the iPhone, which came up second for overall searches, while Minecraft placed fifth. However, when you narrow the results down by segment, the iPhone 6 was the most-searched tech this year, followed by Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system. Interestingly, the iPhone 7 came in third, which is probably because people weren’t expecting the newest model to be named “iPhone 6s.”

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Yahoo explained that with the glitches and frustrations around Windows 8, the curiosity and promise of Windows 10 propelled that search term to number two on the list.

The rest of the most-searched tech gadget list is mostly made up of the usual suspects: Samsung Galaxy S6, the Apple Watch, iPhone 5, iPad Air 2, Microsoft Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Amazon Kindle (no mention of drones).

Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a special nod in this year’s set of lists. A photo of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida became the “top photo” on Flickr in 2015. No other tech-related photograph placed.

But besides tech, what were the top overall searches for 2015 according to Yahoo? The number one query was Bobbi Kristina Brown, the late daughter of singer and actress Whitney Houston. The Jenner and Kardashian clan nearly monopolized this list, with Caitlyn Jenner placing third, her daughter Kendall coming in fourth, and Kim Kardashian placing seventh. Thanks to her halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl (along with a memorable dance performance by a particular “shark”), Katy Perry placed eighth.

Seeing itself as a barometer of buzz on the Internet, thanks to its ownership of Tumblr, Yahoo also relayed the “most obsessed” moments of the year. The top one was, of course, Katy Perry and the Left Shark from the Super Bowl halftime show. Coming in second, even with just a few weeks of buzz since the start of the winter season, is Starbucks’ holiday cup fiasco. Man buns were also a hot topic of debate on the Internet. And the debate to practically end all debates — What color was that dress? — placed fourth on the buzz list this year.

There were other list sets provided by Yahoo, which you can read on its website. But if you’re a tech person, you’ll enjoy this last one, which is centered around bacon: what exactly were the top bacon recipe searches on Yahoo in 2015? The first result was how to make brussels sprouts with bacon, while the next two were, respectively: bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers and German potato salad with bacon.

All of these searches are based on Yahoo’s numerous online properties, but it’ll be interesting to see how the results stack up against Google’s, if the company opts to release its annual search lists later this month — and what will be the most talked about videos on YouTube?