Facebook Year in Review 2016 Reveals India and Global Trends

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 8 December 2016 22:05 IST

Highlights

The company also revealed top trends on Instagram
Users can edit their Year in Review videos before sharing them
iPhone 7 and Pokemon Go were among the top topics in India

Facebook has shared its year-end review for 2016, showcasing the "moments, events, and trends" that bathed in the most limelight this year, both for India and the globe. With its ongoing shift towards video, the social network has also revealed the top Live videos of 2016. Separately, the Facebook-owned Instagram also got its 2016 list.

Alongside, as it does every year, the company also unveiled a new way users can take a stroll down their Facebook memory lanes, with a personalised 'Your Year in Review' video. As before, users will be able to edit the video before sharing it with their family and friends. You can access it by visiting facebook.com/yearinreview2016 when logged into your profile. The link will become accessible for all users in phases over the next month.

Getting back to India and global trends for Facebook's 2016 Year in Review, the social network says it measured top 10 moments of the year by counting how frequently a topic was mentioned in Facebook posts made between January 1 and November 27, 2016. Mentions were analysed in an “aggregated, anonymised way”, and then ranked. It added that the top 10 Live videos were measured by total cumulative views.

In its press statement, the company reiterated its Q3 2016 India usage statistics, released late last month - 166 million monthly active users, 159 million mobile active users, 85 million daily active users, and 81 million mobile daily active users in India.

Starting with India, Facebook said tech products like hit augmented reality game Pokemon Go and Apple's iPhone 7 smartphone made it to the top 10 list of most discussed topics on the social network in the country this year. Across the globe however, only Pokemon made it to the top 10 list.

Global Top Moments on Facebook

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

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

Most Instagrammed locations of 2016 from India:
1. Marine Drive, Mumbai
2. Taj Mahal
3. Hauz Khas Village, New Dehli
4. Juhu Beach, Mumbai
5. India Gate, New Dehli
6. Baga Beach, Goa
7. Connaught Place, New Dehli
8. Select CITYWALK, New Delhi
9. Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
10. Nandi Hills, Bangalore

Most Used Hashtags from India:
1. #love
2. #instagood
3. #fun
4. #india
5. #instagram
6. #picoftheday
7. #instapic
8. #instadaily
9. #instalike
10. #photooftheday

Most Instagrammed Days in India:
10/30/16 – Diwali, Festival of Lights
11/14/16 – Children’s Day
10/11/16 – Dussehra, celebration of good over evil

Facebook Year in Review 2016 Reveals India and Global Trends

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