The World Cup was the most popular global topic on the social network, while the Scottish referendum racked up the most mentions in posts by UK users.

 

Facebook data also revealed that when it comes to the most check-in Facebook locations, the Warner Brothers Studio Tour in London came out on top, as people shared their experiences from 'The Making of Harry¹ Potter' tour.

 

The social network's 'Year in Review' data looks at the moments, places and people that got us talking in the last year.

 

The 2014 World Cup topped the global list of things that mattered most across 200 countries.

 

Over 350 million people had three billion interactions on Facebook - described as such as commenting liking² and posting - about the football tournament, making it the most ever talked about event on the social network.

 

The Ebola epidemic³ in West Africa was the second most discussed event, followed by the Brazilian elections, highlighting Facebook's serious side.

 

Facebook's founder⁴, Mark Zuckerberg, donated $25 million (£16 million) to help treat Ebola, while 48 million people in Brazil had 674 interactions about the election, making it the most talked about of this year.

 

People around the globe took to the social network to talk about the tragic⁵ death of Robin⁶ Williams on August 11, including Kevin Spacey, Taylor Swift and Whoopi Goldberg.

 

Making up the rest of the top 10 global topics, were: the Ice Bucket Challenge, the conflict in Gaza, the mysterious disappearance⁷ of the Malaysia Airlines jet, the Super Bowl, the Ferguson protests and Sochi Winter Olympics.

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