As the year comes to a close, many are reflecting on the most buzzworthy headlines of 2021.

Of course, COVID-19 continued to be a trending topic, with vaccines rolling out and new variants discovered.

The inauguration kicked off the year, as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into office.

Wooden cubes with the number ‘2021’ on newspaper

Then, there was the time Gamestop saw its stock price significantly increase,thanks to Reddit.

What was the news people could not get enough of these past 12 months, though?

Which stories were followed the most?

Capitol insurrection

Simone Biles chose her mental health over gymnastics

Another big event of the year was the Olympics.

After the trip, Laundrie came home, without Petito, and then he went on the run.

When Petito’s remains were found, thecause of death was ruled as strangulation.

Jeff Bezos giving a speech before launching the New Shephard

Throughout 2021, more and more details of her conservatorship came to light.

On November 12, it came to an official end (viaThe A.V.

Simone Biles

memorial dedicated to Gabby Petito

Britney Spears