The US Presidential Election was the most popular topic among Global Facebook users this year, discussed more than Pokémon Go, Brexit and the Olympics.
Facebook also revealed the list of the most-watched live videos in 2016, which shed further light on the social network’s widely-reported problem with hoaxes and fake news.
The world’s most popular live video was Candace Payne’s “Chewbacca Mom”, which had 162 million views, almost double the next most-popular video, of musician Ted Yoder playing Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” on the hammered dulcimer.
The most talked about global topics in Facebook’s 2016 Year in Review:
1. US Presidential Election
2. Brazilian Politics
3. Pokemon Go
4. Black Lives Matter
5. Rodrigo Duterte & Philippine Presidential Election
6. Olympics
7. Brexit
8. Super Bowl
9. David Bowie
10. Muhammad Ali
For the first time, Facebook also shared a list of the top ten global Live videos:
1. Candace Payne, Chewbacca Mom
2. Ted Yoder, Soundscapes
3. Buzzfeed, Countdown to the next presidential election
4. Atlanta Buzz, People are lining up to hug police officers in Dallas
5. NBC News, Election results
6. Under the Hood, Video of a truck completely carved out of wood
7. Viral Thread, Population count from US to CA
8. CNN, Election results on Empire State building
9. Dena Blizzard, Pokemon Go for moms “Chardonnay Go”
10. Super Deluxe, Election map