Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones and Donald Trump top this year's most popular topics on Facebook
- Rankings reveal the most talked-about events and people on Facebook
- Star Wars and Game of Thrones lead the entertainment categories
- Ed Sheeran beat Taylor Swift to the title of this year's top entertainer
- Most talked about athletes were Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao
The US won't elect a president until next year, but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic globally on Facebook this year.
The race for the Democratic and Republican party nominations eclipsed an outpouring of emotions over deadly attacks, strife, social issues and natural disasters.
Anticipation for the upcoming Star Wars film made The Force Awakens the most talked-about movie of the year, while Game of Thrones topped the TV chart and Floyd Mayweather Jnr. was the most talked-about athlete.
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The US won't elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The site said the controversial views of Donald Trump (pictured) triggered the record-breaking discussion
The results are taken from Facebook's 2015 Year in Review.
The site said the controversial views of Donald Trump triggered the record-breaking discussion, but revealed that in terms of politicians, Barack Obama still topped the mentions.
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In the UK, politics similarly dominated, with the UK General Election in May and the Labour Leadership Election in August coming in first and second.
The rankings offer a glimpse into the cultural mindset by analysing how frequently specific high-profile events, politicians, entertainers, athletes, movies and TV shows were mentioned in the posts of Facebook's 1.5 billion users.
The anticipation for the revival of the 'Star Wars' franchise with The Force Awakens (pictured) loomed over theatres like the Death Star for most of the year, even though the film won't be released until next week. It was the most talked-about film of the year, followed by Furious 7 and Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt
'This year, the most talked about global topics reflected the serious challenges people are facing all over the world - and how our global community is connecting and coming together in ways we have never seen before,' said Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer.
In the entertainment world, British singer Ed Sheeran doesn't have as many followers as Taylor Swift and other singers on Twitter but the voice behind the Grammy-nominated song 'Thinking Out Loud' topped Facebook's charts this year.
All five of the top spots were held by singers, including Kanye West, Nicky Jam and Wiz Khalifa.
The anticipation for the revival of the 'Star Wars' franchise also loomed over theatres like the Death Star for most of the year, even though the film won't be released until next week.
Fascination over who might replace him next year wasn't enough to overshadow the current US president Barack Obama (pictured) as he wrapped up in his penultimate year in office. He topped the list of most talked-about politicians this year on Facebook
In the entertainment world, British singer Ed Sheeran (pictured left) doesn't have as many followers as Taylor Swift (pictured right) and other singers on Twitter but the voice behind the Grammy-nominated song 'Thinking Out Loud' topped Facebook's charts this year
This was followed by Furious 7 and Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt.
In the world of sport, boxers Floyd Mayweather Jnr. and Manny Pacquiao topped the list of popular athletes on Facebook this year.
The long-awaited May duel between two of the past decade's best boxers captivated sports fans.
It was billed as The Fight of the Century and took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
In TV, the HBO series 'Game of Thrones' enthralled audiences during its fifth season and won a record 12 times, including the prize for best drama, at the Emmy awards in September. It topped Facebook's list of popular TV shows. Star Gwendoline Christie who plays Brienne of Tarth in the show is pictured
In the world of sport, boxers Floyd Mayweather Jnr (left) and Manny Pacquiao (right) topped the list of the most popular athletes on Facebook this year. The long-awaited duel in May between two of the past decade's best boxers captivated sports fans. Mayweather won the bout
Mayweather won the contest by a unanimous decision.
The top games of the year included Fifa 2015, Fallout 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, while in TV, the HBO series 'Game of Thrones' enthralled audiences during its fifth season and won a record 12 times, including the prize for best drama, at the Emmy awards in September.
More people in the UK checked into Warner Bros Studios than anywhere else in the country, followed by Madame Tussauds and The O2.
Globally, the top place people checked into were Disney and Universal Studios them parks. New York's Times Square and the Eiffel Tower in Paris were in the third and fourth place.
Disney theme parks were the most checked-in to places globally, with Warner Bros. Studio Tour coming top in the UK. A stock image of Disney Castle in Hong Kong is shown above
Time Square in New York (shown left at night) and the Eiffel Tower, Paris (right) came within the top five places that people checked-in to on Facebook
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