That search was the search year that was

Named as Hollywood’s greatest starlet in July 2006, Keira Knightley is one of leading figures in Hotlist’s search review of the year (© PA)Follow the search trends of the last 12 months and find out which people and events got you searching month by month with our 2006 Hotlist search timeline.

Search Duels of 2006

Sir Paul McCartney’s protracted divorce with wife Heather Mills was one of the year’s most popular search duels (© AP Photo/Rene Macura)From celebrity break-ups and slanging matches to the famous couples that battle for your online affections, discover the best search duels of the past 12 months.

Most Search Sport Events of 2006

Italian skipper Fabio Cannavaro celebrates victory in the World Cup, one of Hotlist’s most-searched sports events of 2006 (© Nick Potts/PA)While 2006 was disappointing for fans of the UK’s major sports, the year’s biggest events got you searching in massive numbers. But which event is our number 1?

Top 100 Searches of 2006

Discover Hotlist’s Top 100 searches of 2006 (© Microsoft/AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)Which celebrities, film stars, sporting heroes and news stories made you click over the past 12 months? Hotlist's Top 100 searches of the year lists the people, events, TV shows, movies and websites that captured your imagination throughout 2006. The Top 100 searches chart has been compiled from most popular words and phrases entered by the millions of users of MSN and Live.com over the last 12 months.

Most searched news events of 2006

Steve Irwin's death was amongst the most-searched for news stories of 2006 (© AP Photo/Tammie Arroyo)From celebrity deaths and accidents to the war on terror and financial scandals, MSN's Matt Bradfield gives his take on the most-searched news stories of the year.

Top 10 most searched reality tv stars

Celebrity Big Brother star Jodie Marsh was Hotlist’s most-searched for reality TV star in 2006 (© Joel Ryan/PA)Love it or hate it, reality shows like Love Island, Big Brother and X Factor always get you searching. Hotlist presents the year's 10 most-searched for reality TV hopefuls.

MSN Hotlist Man of the year

Despite his World Cup struggles, David Beckham kept you searching throughout 2006. The former England captain is Hotlist’s Man of the Year (© AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)He led England to World Cup disappointment and was subsequently dumped by Steve McClaren from the national side. But your searches suggest that David Beckham is far from finished. Read about the ups and downs of Hotlist’s Man of the Year.

MSN Hotlist woman of the year

Bouncing back from the tabloid scandals of 2005, Kate Moss has enjoyed 12 months of unprecedented search success and is Hotlist’s Woman of the Year (© AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)After 12 months of incomparable bouncebackability, Kate Moss is Hotlist’s Woman of the Year. Follow the comeback queen’s journey from her tabloid scandal to 2006 search supremacy.

Search stars of 2007

Will David Hasselhoff become one of Hotlist’s most-searched for stars in 2007? (© Ian West/PA)Find out the up and coming Hotlist stars of TV, film, music and sport that we think will get you searching over the next 12 months.