The popular social media monster, Facebook, has collected data to see "how frequently a topic was mentioned in posts made between January 1 and December 1, 2015." Here's what they found:

The Most talked About Topics in America:

  1. U.S. Presidential Election
  2. Marriage Equality
  3. Charleston Shooting & Flag Debate
  4. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
  5. Baltimore Protests
  6. Planned Parenthood
  7. Super Bowl
  8. Nov. 13 Attacks in Paris
  9. Fight Against ISIS
  10. Nepal Earthquakes

The Most talked About Topics Globally:

  1. U.S. Presidential Election
  2. Nov. 13 Attacks in Paris
  3. Syrian Civil War & Refugee Crisis
  4. Nepal Earthquakes
  5. Greek Debt Crisis
  6. Marriage Equality
  7. Fight Against ISIS
  8. Charlie Hebdo Attack
  9. Baltimore Protests
  10. Charleston Shooting & Flag Debate

The Most Talked About Athletes:

  1. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
  2. Manny Pacquiao
  3. Ronda Rousey
  4. Lionel Messi
  5. Cristiano Ronaldo
  6. Tom Brady
  7. Stephen Curry
  8. LeBron James
  9. Serena Williams
  10. Carlos Tevez

The Most Talked About Movies:

  1. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
  2. "Furious 7"
  3. "Jurassic World"
  4. "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
  5. "American Sniper"
  6. "Straight Outta Compton"
  7. "Fifty Shades of Grey"
  8. "Mad Max: Fury Road"
  9. "Magic Mike XXL"
  10. "Pitch Perfect 2"

 

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