Pope Francis Wins Facebook! Tops Worldwide list of FB topics
Vatican City, 11 December 2013: Pope Francis has taken the world by storm with his
bold statements, welcoming attitude, and humble acts of kindness since his papacy
began in March 2013 -- and everyone is talking about him online.
Pope Francis
tops the list of what Facebook's 1.2 billion users are talking about worldwide, and
this isn't the first Internet stats list that he's won.
A July survey by Twiplomacy
named him the most influential world leader on Twitter, as his @Pontifex account gets
an average of 8,200 retweets for every English tweet.
Global Language Monitor's
survey also determined that the Pontiff is the most-talked about person of the year
online.
The Pope appears to be well aware of the power of the internet and
hopes to encourage followers to leverage the web, especially younger believers saying:
“To proclaim Christ in the digital era is a special field for the work of the young.”
Facebook's
list of worldwide trending topics: Pope Francis, Election, Royal Baby, Typhoon, Margaret
Thatcher, Harlem Shake, Miley Cyrus, Boston Marathon, Tour de France, Nelson Mandela.Source:
Huffington Post