Which People, Events, And Places Topped Facebook’s Year In Review For 2013?

It’s year in review time at Facebook, and Pope Francis donned the crown as the most-talked-about person or event globally, while Super Bowl XLVII took home the U.S. trophy, according to data released by the social network Monday.

It’s year in review time at Facebook, and Pope Francis donned the crown as the most-talked-about person or event globally, while Super Bowl XLVII took home the U.S. trophy, according to data released by the social network Monday.

Facebook is also once again allowing users to create their own personal summaries of 2014 by clicking links that appear on their Timelines, which direct them to https://www.facebook.com/yearinreview/(USERNAME).

The social network also shared a host of lists about “the people, moments, and places that mattered most on Facebook in 2013.”

Most Talked About in 2013, World

  1. Pope Francis
  2. Election (Facebook noted that this referred to the term, and not to any specific election)
  3. Royal Baby
  4. Typhoon
  5. Margaret Thatcher
  6. Harlem Shake
  7. Miley Cyrus
  8. Boston Marathon
  9. Tour de France
  10. Nelson Mandela

Most Talked About in 2013, U.S.

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