Big data analysis: Worldwide trending topics in 2016
Updated 10:30, 28-Jun-2018
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China Global Television Network (CGTN) has compiled a list of the most-discussed topics in 2016 from domestic and international social media platforms of major global media networks, using big data to analyze the stories that gained the most attention and interaction. 
As we head into 2017, we reflect on this year’s 16 of the most discussed stories online – from Fidel Castro’s death in Cuba, the refugee crisis in Europe, to the South China Sea.
Click on CGTN’s Year in Review video, as we take you through the highs and lows of an eventful 2016.
For more on our Year in Review series, check our Report section on the app. 
(Data analysis source: Nebula Big Data Technology Co., Ltd.)
(Video produced by Zhang Dayu)