Facebook has revealed the biggest topics that have got its 1.3 billion users talking during 2014.

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 Harry 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 liking and posting - about the football tournament, making it the most ever talked about event on the social network.

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

Facebook's founder, 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 tragic death of Robin 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 disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines jet, the Super Bowl, the Ferguson protests and Sochi Winter Olympics.

In the UK, there were 3.3 million interactions mentioning the Scottish Referendum on polling day alone, with over 10 million interactions in the five week lead up to the vote.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was the UK's second largest topic – a phenomenon that saw 17 million videos shared globally.

The videos, showing people braving freezing buckets of water, were collectively viewed more than 10 billion times by more than 440 million people around the world.

Football also dominated the list, with the World Cup, Premier League title race and the Champions League Final all in the top 10.

Facebook has over 500 million football fans globally, while Manchester United – featured in the UK top 10 for moments and in the top 10 most checked in locations – has over 60 million fans.

The location in the UK that received the most check-ins on Facebook, was the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, followed by Madame Tussauds and the Tower of London, as people talked about the poppies display to mark 100 years since the beginning of the First World War.

Facebook also released data about gaming online. Across desktop and mobile, over 375 million people play games that are connected with Facebook every month

Bubble Witch 2 Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga and Cookie Jam were the three most popular titles, while Kim Kardashian: Hollywood snuck inside the top five.

Other lists include top athletes, entertainers, TV shows, films, songs for the US.

Beyonce was the most talked-about singer, Frozen the most discussed film and 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams was the most popular song on Facebook.

In Australia, Robin Williams topped the list followed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Malaysia Airlines.

India's general election was the hottest topic in that nation, Facebook said, with the Indian Premier League of cricket second. In Mexico, it was the World Cup, the arrest of drug cartel leader Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman and Pope Francis.

In Spain, the top item was the Primera Liga of football, political activist Pablo Iglesias and the World Cup.

Germany's most shared news was their country's triumph in the World Cup, followed by the Bundesliga football league and entertainer Helene Fischer.

For France, the World Cup topped the list followed by Prime Minister Fran?ois Hollande.

In Brazil, the biggest topic was the national election, followed by the World Cup, which it hosted, and its annual festive Carnival celebration.