Method and system for providing topic view in electronic device

A method for providing a topic view using an electronic device, the method comprising:

• displaying content on a display of the electronic device;
• detecting, by the electronic device, a gesture input performed by a user on the content displayed on the display of the electronic device prior to the gesture input, wherein the gesture input is a touch input;
• and
• based on the detecting the gesture input on the content displayed on the display prior to the gesture input, identifying, by the electronic device, a topic of the content displayed on the display of the electronic device prior to the gesture input;
• obtaining, by the electronic device, a degree of similarity between the identified topic of the content displayed on the display of the electronic device prior to the gesture input and at least one topic of at least one webpage that has been browsed on at least one external electronic device that corresponds to at least one contact item stored in the electronic device;
• and
• displaying, on the display of the electronic device, a topic view based on the degree of similarity,
• wherein the topic view comprises at least one indicator indicating at least one of (i) the at least one contact item or (ii) the at least one topic of the at least one webpage that has been browsed on the at least one external electronic device.