Here's What The World Was Most Curious About In 2012

Jennifer Lawrence Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesActress Jennifer Lawrence helped make The Hunger Games a Wikipedia sensation.

What did people want to learn about the most this year?

Wikipedia has gathered data on its most viewed articles of 2012. It has created different lists for each language, but the most popular articles by far are in English.

The data shows we care a lot about movies, teenage pop stars, and tech companies.

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