Facebook recently announced the top 2016 trending topics in 10 globally and in Taiwan. Unsurprisingly, the US presidential election was the biggest trending topic. In addition to Facebook live-streaming the pre-election debate for the first time, allowing the public to engage in direct online discussions, NBC's live broadcast via Facebook also set a record of 3000 million viewers.
Secondly, the most popular content on Facebook globally includes Brazilian political issues, Pokémon, the Black Lives Matter movement, the 16th President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine presidential election, the Rio Olympics, Brexit, the 50th Super Bowl, legendary singer David Bowie, and the news of Muhammad Ali's death.
The top five hot topics in Taiwan in 2016 were the presidential election, the Taoyuan car fire, the Panama Papers, the Kaohsiung earthquake, and the China Airlines strike.
As live streaming has become increasingly popular this year, Facebook has shared the top 10 most popular live streaming videos worldwide for the first time. They are as follows:
Candace Payne - American Aunt Chewbacca Mask
Who can resist laughing after seeing the American aunt wearing the Chewbacca mask? What's more, this mask was not bought for her son, but for herself! Within 24 hours after the live broadcast, the video was viewed 7000 million times, and after 300 million shares, it was widely forwarded, with a total of 1.64 million views.
Ted Yoder - Yangqin
Ted Yoder's performance of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" on the dulcimer dulcimer garnered widespread admiration, not only for his masterful performance but also for the unique instrument itself. The four-minute livestream, filmed in Ted Yoder's backyard, garnered 4 million views, 8400 million interactions, and 260 million shares.
Buzzfeed - Countdown to the 2020 US Presidential Election
The live countdown to the 2020 US presidential election became a humorous diversion after this year's election, with a total of more than 5000 million viewers.
Atlanta Buz - Five Dallas police officers killed in the line of duty; citizens launch "Hug the Police" campaign to show their support
After the ambush of police officers in Dallas, citizens lined up on the streets to launch the "Hug for Police" campaign, expressing their support for the police through action. Love and gratitude were truly expressed at this moment, with 3800 million views and over 100 million interactions on the Facebook community.
NBC News - Election Results
On the night of the US presidential election, 3600 million people watched the live broadcast of the vote count and watched to see who would win the crucial 270 votes.
Under the Hood Show - All-Wood Truck
The "Under The Hood Show" featured a short 40-second live video showcasing a 1979 Ford truck made entirely of wood, a stunning work of art that attracted 2500 million views.
Viral Thread: Post-election population changes in the US and Canada
After the US presidential election, people watched the changes in the population of the United States and Canada, which generated 2500 views.
CNN - Empire State Building Live Ticket Sales
CNN projected the progress of the US election vote count onto the Empire State Building, with 2400 million viewers watching the iconic building simultaneously in several key states.
Dena Blizzard ─ "White Wine" Go
Dena Blizzard, a mom, parodied the mobile game Pokémon Go, transforming the game's original pursuit of Pokémon into something more satisfying: glasses of real white wine hidden in her neighborhood. Dena's "Free White Wine Adventure" video has amassed 2300 million views online.
Super Deluxe ─ Live ticketing on the map
The live broadcast of the voting results on the map presented the real-time results of the US presidential election in a humorous way, attracting more than 2300 million views.
In addition to reviewing hot topics of concern around the world, Facebook recently launched a personal year-in-review video feature, which allows users to create short videos of about one minute that can be edited and shared through special moments shared or tagged this year.
