--- title: Why the World Was Obsessed with Kim Kardashian in 2015 description: Kim Kardashian recently earned the distinction of being the most-searched person in 26 different countries in 2015 canonical: https://time.com/4160495/kim-kardashian-google-searches-2015/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-23T23:03:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:28:05.495Z og:title: Here’s Why the World Was Obsessed with Kim Kardashian in 2015 og:description: She had a lot going on og:url: https://time.com/4160495/kim-kardashian-google-searches-2015/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here’s Why the World Was Obsessed with Kim Kardashian in 2015 twitter:description: She had a lot going on twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here’s Why the World Was Obsessed with Kim Kardashian in 2015  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 23, 2015 11:03 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 23, 2015 11:03 PM UTC Kim Kardashian recently earned the distinction of being the [most-searched person in 26 different countries in 2015](http://time.com/4157975/kim-kardashian-lionel-messi-most-googled-people/), tying for first place with soccer star Lionel Messi in a ranking Google provided to TIME. The 35-year-old reality star has had a banner year, making it no surprise that people around the world are interested in her. Take a look at Kim K’s five biggest moments from 2015 to see why everyone can’t stop typing her name in the search bar. **Read Next:** [See the Most Googled Person in Each Country in 2015](http://time.com/4157975/kim-kardashian-lionel-messi-most-googled-people/) ### The success of her mobile apps Capitalizing on a partnership with Glu Mobile, Kardashian has managed to turn her mobile game, _Kim Kardashian: Hollywood,_ into a multi-million dollar enterprise since it launched in June 2014\. She also released her own [personal official app](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kim-kardashian-west-official/id1000716588?mt=8) earlier this year and recently topped Apple’s charts with her [Kimoji](http://time.com/4159171/kim-kardashian-app-store/) paid iPhone app. ### The renewal of _Keeping Up with the Kardashians_ With Kim at the forefront, _Keeping Up with the Kardashians_ has successfully put the majority of the Kardashian/Jenner clan on the map since it came on the air in 2007\. The reality show was renewed for a whopping four more seasons in February and continues to make a strong ratings showing for cable network E!. ### The release of _Selfish_ Back in May, Kardashian published a 352-page book comprised entirely of selfies she has taken over the years. Now she has announced that she is planning on releasing a [special holiday edition](http://time.com/4107219/kim-kardashian-selfie-book-holiday-edition/) of the book that will basically just be the same exact book but with a new picture on the cover. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/557580696504397825) ### The growth of her media empire Although she was [surpassed by Taylor Swift](http://time.com/4026842/taylor-swift-instagram/) as the most followed person on Instagram, Kardashian commands a dominant social media presence. With over 38 million [Twitter](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) followers and over 55 million [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kimkardashian/) followers, her online influence frequently incites Internet buzz. ### The birth of Saint West Kardashian gave birth to her second child with husband Kanye West on Dec. 5\. The couple then created a media frenzy by waiting two days before finally announcing that they had named their new son [Saint West](http://time.com/4139291/saint-west-kim-kardashian-west-kanye/), a choice that [took the Internet by storm](http://time.com/4140714/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-teen-prophet/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4160495/kim-kardashian-google-searches-2015/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4160495/kim-kardashian-google-searches-2015/"},"headline":"Here’s Why the World Was Obsessed with Kim Kardashian in 2015","datePublished":"2015-12-23T23:03:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:05.495Z","description":"She had a lot going on","url":"https://time.com/4160495/kim-kardashian-google-searches-2015/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Google","celebrities","Kanye West","keeping up with the kardashians","Kim Kardashian"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4160495/kim-kardashian-google-searches-2015/","name":"Here’s Why the World Was Obsessed with Kim Kardashian in 2015"}}]}] ```