The most discussed event of 2021 in OK was vaccination against coronavirus 
vaccination against coronavirus, elections to the State Duma and forest fires in Russia. This is stated in a press release from the social network, received by the editorial office of “Lenta.ru”.
Summing up the results of the year, the OK noted that “the greatest reaction of users was caused by the news about the introduction of restrictive measures in Moscow, as well as the complicated the situation with COVID-19 “in ten regions of Russia. “Peaks in terms of the number of references were on June 22 and November 5, respectively. At the same time, the network actively discussed “periods of non-working days” in May and November, “mandatory vaccination” and a new omicron strain, “the message says.
Maxim Galkin became the most popular TV presenter among users of the social network. second and third places were taken by Olga Buzova and Larisa Guzeeva. The most mentioned musician was the rapper Dava, the most popular athlete is the former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The OK also remembered famous people who died in 2021. The deaths of actors Vasily Lanovoy, Vladimir Menshov and Andrey Myagkov were most actively discussed on the social network.
The study was conducted on the basis of an analysis of publications and comments of OK users in the public domain. To assess the mentioning of events, phenomena and people, the total number of mentions of the event for the whole year and bursts of activities on a specific topic, as well as the resonance of events in time, were taken into account. The data was collected for the period from January 1 to December 5, according to the release.