Yandex has published an annual list of the most popular words from search queries. Every day, users ask in Yandex over 250 million different queries. Therefore, the most common queries, without a doubt, reflect the interests and hobbies of the Internet public.

In the current selection collected the most popular words of 2013 according to Yandex.

Words were also separately noted, the frequency of requests for which decreased significantly compared to 2012. ICQ, Nokia, Ericsson, as well as the names of the “coupon” sites Grupon, Kupikupon, Biglion and “Couponator” were included in the anti-rating.

7. Slow cooker

The multifunctional kitchen assistant actively claims the title of the main household appliance of 2013. Most often, the word “multicooker” is combined in user searches with the names of the brands Panasonic, Polaris and Redmond, as well as with the words “recipes” and “reviews”.

6. Playcast

Playcast service offers users a variety of music cards. By combining music, poetry and image into a single whole, you can create a unique congratulation for family and friends.

5. Viber

The messenger for Android, iOS and other operating systems allows you to not only exchange free text messages, but also make free calls, send videos, photos and sound files.

4. WhatsApp

This messenger in the search engine only slightly outstripped Viber in popularity. The exact number of users of the application is unknown, but according to unofficial data it is at least 100 million people.

3. Avatan

The online photo editor is surprisingly easy to use and understandable even for beginners. In Avatan you can edit a single photo, or you can upload several photos and create thematic collages.

2. Instagram

This mobile social network was the first to focus on posting photos. And it became super popular among fans to share pictures from their own lives. By the way, the Russian name of the social network this year finally won the English language in terms of the number of requests on Yandex.

1. Minecraft

In this popular game of cubes, you can build anything the player wants. Among search queries, it was Minecraft, moreover, in Cyrillic transliteration it was declared the most popular in 2013. It is noteworthy that the game was written within one week by a programmer from Sweden Marcus Persson.

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