Apple iPhone 6
IN PHOTO: Apple's iPhone 6 are displayed during a news conference by Customs and Excise Department and the police in Hong Kong September 21, 2014. Reuters/Bobby Yip

Each year, billions of people use the internet through their desktops and mobile devices to search for information on different topics and categories that one can think of under the sun. As the year ends, it would be interesting to know what topics, events, gadgets and/or celebrities have been well talked about across the world wide web. Bing, which happens to be one of the most widely used search engines in the world, has released its most popular searches for 2014.

The year 2014 was indeed full of celebrity stargazing, sport spectacles, bloom of high-end designers and not to forget, the brand names that found its own spots as the most searched in the tech category. Based on the complete list of Bing Search Trends, let's take a closer look on the names that truly stood-out as 2014's hottest apps, most popular video games, even the most searched Xbox games and most of all let's find out which devices came out as most popular.

This year has been quite big for smartphones and other mobile devices. The list provided by Bing will definitely say much on how these devices performed in the market. Topping the list is the iPhone 6, which is obviously the most popular and most talked about gadget for this year. The Xbox One follows in second while Fitbit ranks in third. Completing the list are: the iPad, Surface Pro 3, Kindle Fire, Windows Phone, Galaxy S4, Chromecast and Google Glass. According to Mashable, it is quite surprising that the Galaxy S5 didn't make it to the list.

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram turned out to be this year's hottest apps. Facebook still proves that it is the world's biggest and most popular social media site after landing on the number 1 spot in the most searched app category for 2014. Twitter remains to be in second and Instagram surprisingly follows in third. Other apps in the top ten are listed in random order: "Skype", "Vine", "Snapchat", "Candy Crush Saga", "WhatsApp", "Angry Birds" and "Farmville".

In the most searched video games category, "Destiny", an online first-person shooter video game was hailed number 1 followed by "Lone Survivor" and "Halo: Master Chief Collection" came in third. Completing the list for video game fanatics are as follows: "Terraria", "Titanfall", "Watch Dogs", "WWE 2K15", "Smite", "Mario Kart 8" and "Grand Theft Auto V".

"Minecraft", "The Walking Dead: Season 2" and "Plants vs. Zombies" are this year's most searched Xbox games in Bing. Other popular Xbox games include: "Destiny", "Grand Theft Auto V", "Evolve", "Halo: Master Chief Collection", "Titanfall", "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" and "Battlefield 4".

In other lists, Kim Kardashian tops the most searched personality ousting Beyonce in the number spot. "Frozen" as most popular movie and "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV shows category.