The most famous Facebook persons and discussed topics of 2015 are…

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was the most talked about entertainer this year, at least in the world of Facebook.

The social media site said Wednesday that Sheeran, best known for his ballad "Thinking Out Loud," generated more chatter than any other entertainer among Facebook's 1.5 billion users, edging out pop superstar Taylor Swift.

Following them were Kanye West, the omnipresent rapper who has declared his aspirations to run for president, and then, in a sign of Facebook's Spanish-language presence, the reggaeton artist Nicky Jam.

The fifth most-talked about artist on Facebook was the rapper Wiz Khalifa.

He topped a separate list from YouTube, which ranked his "See You Again" as the top music video of the year.

"See You Again," a ballad which features singer Charlie Puth and appears in the action film "Furious 7," became the second fastest video ever to hit one billion views, YouTube said.

Also high on the year-end list was British singer Adele's song "Hello," the first track on her blockbuster album "25," even though it came out less than six weeks ago.

"Hello" was the fastest video to reach 100 million views. It had more than 650 million views by Wednesday.
 
US election dominates 2015 Facebook chat

The US presidential race, dominated by firebrand Republican contender Donald Trump and former first lady Hillary Clinton, was the most discussed topic on Facebook this year, the site announced Wednesday.

The Democratic and Republican parties may not have nominated their candidates yet and America is still a year from electing the next leader of the free world, but it's got the world's 1.5 billion Facebook users abuzz.

Billionaire former reality TV star Trump leads the Republican polls but has sparked international condemnation for insulting Mexicans, tussling with critics and demanding a ban on Muslims entering the United States.

Clinton, the former first lady, senator and secretary of state who heads polls for the Democrats, is also one of the most visible US politicians on the international stage.

Facebook said the list was based on how frequently a topic was mentioned in posts on the social networking site by its 1.5 billion active users across the world between January and December 2015.

The second most discussed topic was the November attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people, and third the war in Syria and the refugee crisis.

The Nepal earthquake, which killed nearly 8,900 people in the impoverished Himalayan nation in April, came fourth.

President Barack Obama was the most talked about politician, Trump second -- an astonishing feat for a man who has never held public office -- and Clinton fourth behind Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff.

Narendra Modi, prime minister of India -- the world's largest democracy -- came ninth just ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.