Facebook Year in Review: Diwali, surgical strikes most talked about topics in India


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After Google, Twitter and YouTube, Facebook is also giving us a recap of what all moments and events were most talked about in 2016 in India. Facebook’s Year-end review for 2016 shares inisghts that we talked most about Diwali, Cricket, Uri attacks and surgical strikes this year.

Facebook has measured top 10 moments of the year by counting how frequently a topic was mentioned in Facebook posts made between January 1 and November 27, 2016. The social network revealed that India has approximately 166 million monthly active users with 159 million monthly active users on mobile. There are over 85 million daily active users on Facebook in India apart from the 81 million daily active users on Mobile.

Top 10 most talked about topics from India:

1. Diwali
2. Cricket
3. Uri attacks and surgical attacks
4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Movie)
5. Hardwell (India Tour)
6. Priyanka Chopra
7. Rio Olympics
8. Pokemon Go
9. Pathankot
10. iPhone 7 launch

Top 10 Live Videos on Facebook from India:

1. https://www.facebook.com/ajaz.qamer/videos/1769859169954467/
2.https://www.facebook.com/sonakshisinhaofficial/videos/10154155457904701/
3.https://www.facebook.com/AmitabhBachchan/videos/144023958934315/
4. https://www.facebook.com/IamSRK/videos/1660059270686996/
5. https://www.facebook.com/aajtak/videos/10154902993692580/
6. https://www.facebook.com/KajolDevgan/videos/1756974501230484/
7.https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodTabloidOfficial/videos/1183974758358529/
8. https://www.facebook.com/aajtak/videos/10154980331897580/
9. https://www.facebook.com/AAPkaArvind/videos/1129804343783728/
10.  https://www.facebook.com/AjayDevgn/videos/1067612059943103/

Facebook also shared some insights on Instagram that says Marine Drive, Mumbai was the most Instagrammed locations of 2016 in India, followed by Taj Mahal and Hauz Khas Village.

Most Instagrammed locations of 2016 from India:

Marine Drive, Mumbai
Taj Mahal
Hauz Khas Village, New Dehli
Juhu Beach, Mumbai
India Gate, New Dehli
Baga Beach, Goa
Connaught Place, New Dehli
Select CITYWALK, New Delhi
Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
Nandi Hills, Bangalore

Most Used Hashtags from India:

#love
#instagood
#fun
#india
#instagram
#picoftheday
#instapic
#instadaily
#instalike
#photooftheday

Most Instagrammed Days in India:

  • 10/30/16 – Diwali, Festival of Lights
  • 11/14/16 – Children’s Day
  • 10/11/16 – Dussehra, celebration of good over evil

Author: Sneha Bokil

Sneha Bokil is a tech enthusiast and is currently using OnePlus 3T but she still treasures her Nokia N70 (M). You can follow her on Twitter @snehabokil and on Google+