One of the things I love most about the end of a year is seeing what this most measurable medium, called the internet, can deliver us in terms of data. I love to learn what people Googled, what they Instagrammed, what they Tweeted, and what they Facebooked over a calendar year.

GOOGLE

Google released the video below, which is a visual depiction of the most searched terms in 2013.



The top trending searches, globally, on Google, were:

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Paul Walker
3. iPhone 5s
4. Cory Monteith
5. Harlem Shake
6. Boston Marathon
7. Royal Baby
8. Samsung Galaxy S4
9. PlayStation 4
10. North Korea

INSTAGRAM

The picture below, posted by Justin Bieber, was the first to attract over 1 million likes.

Instagram's most popular hashtag was #love, while New York was its most geo-tagged city in the world.



TWITTER

Below is another video - this time a summary of what was Twitter tick in 2013.



FACEBOOK

Facebook decided to feature its 2013 trends using the incredible talents of the cast of Anchorman 2.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO.


Finally, to top it off, below is an incredibly detailed illustration from artist Mario Zucca, and was featured on Fast Company as a summary of 2013.



I hope you all enjoy the holidays, and here's to a great 2014!