Facebook's 2016 Year in Review reveals SA's top moments

Here is the global list:

1. US Elections
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. Muhammed Ali

The top five moments discussed on Facebook in South Africa:

1. South African municipal elections 2016
2. Olympics
3. US Elections
4. Zuma
5. Fees Must Fall

For the first time, Facebook has also shared a list of the 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

Methodology

The top 10 moments of this year's Year in Review were measured by how frequently a topic was mentioned in Facebook posts made between 1 January and 27 November 2016. To put this list together, mentions were analysed in an aggregated, anonymised way, and then ranked to create a snapshot of the year on Facebook. The top 10 Live videos were measured by total cumulative views.

See the full release here.