THANKSGIVING: What Are U.S. Facebook Users Thankful for?

The Facebook Data Science Team marked Thanksgiving by analyzing anonymized, aggregate data from English-speaking users in the U.S. to determine what they were most thankful for, and friends, family and health topped the list.

ThanksgivingDinner650The Facebook Data Science Team marked Thanksgiving by analyzing anonymized, aggregate data from English-speaking users in the U.S. to determine what they were most thankful for, and friends, family and health topped the list.

Winter Mason, Funda Kivran-Swaine, Moira Burke and Lada Adamic presented the results in a note on the Facebook Data Science page.

Over the past few months, many people have been challenging one another to share on Facebook the things for which they are most grateful. So, for example, one friend might challenge another to “write three things you are thankful for over the next five days.”

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