London is the selfie capital of the world
London has been proclaimed as the selfie capital of the world, according to research carried out by personal mapping service Suggestme.com
The company found that of 6.3 million self-portrait photos taken and posted onto Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, 14.05 per cent of those came from within the UK capital.
London was the most popular location for the medium, with landmarks such as Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace featuring prominently.
New York and Amsterdam finished a close second and third respectively thanks to visitor hotspots such as Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, while Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Sydney, Istanbul, and Athens rounded off the top 10.
While London may have come out on top overall, Rome’s Colosseum was the number one place for a selfie, with the Eiffel Tower in second and Big Ben coming in third place.
Top 10 most popular cities to take a selfie in
1. London (14.05 per cent)
2. New York (11.62 per cent)3. Amsterdam (9.82 per cent)
4. Barcelona (9.35 per cent)5. Paris (9.82 per cent)
6. Berlin (7.15 per cent)7. Rome (6.60 per cent)
8. Istanbul (4.98 per cent)9. Sydney (4.26 per cent)
10. Athens (4.25 per cent)
Civic Partnership Manager
Fitness Instructor
Duty Manager
Swim Teacher
Team Leader
Duty/Operations Manager
Swimming Teacher (Saturdays)
Recreation Assistant
Commercial Fitness Manager
Sport Centre Team Leader
Team Leader BSV
Lifeguard/Recreation Assistant
Casual Swim Teacher
Team Leader
Lifeguard/Recreation Assistant
Duty Manager
Duty Manager Golf and Athletics
Centre Manager (Leisure)
Swimming Teacher
Swimming Teacher
Company profile
Featured Supplier
Property & Tenders
Company: Knight Frank
Company: Belvoir Castle
Company: AVISON YOUNG
Company: London Borough of Bexley
Company: Forestry England