Top 20 Most Photographed Locations in the World

Leighton Emmons

Sun May 09 2021

Top 20 Most Photographed Locations in the World

Since Apple, Samsung, and Huawei collectively refused our request to send us data on the number of photos their users took everywhere they went in the world…unsurprisingly…we’ve collated data surrounding the world’s most visited cities as a measure of determing where the most photographs are taken each year.

We’ve built this list under the presumption that travelling to a destination implies taking photographs, so naturally we would expect that the most visited locations also happen to be the most photographed. There is really no definitive way to effectively measure this statistic otherwise…that we know of, so we’ve done our best with what we have and know.

20. Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Mecca, Saudi Arabia Mecca, Saudi Arabia

19. Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan

18. Pattaya, Thailand

Pattaya, Thailand Pattaya, Thailand

17. Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan

16. Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy Rome, Italy

15. Phuket, Thailand

Phuket, Thailand Phuket, Thailand

14. Mumbai, India

Mumbai, India Mumbai, India

13. Shezhen, China

Shezhen, China Shezhen, China

12. Antalaya, Turkey

Antalaya, Turkey Antalaya, Turkey

11. Delhi, India

Delhi, India Delhi, India

10. Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

9. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

8. New York City, United States

New York City, United States New York City, United States

7. Dubai, UAE

6. Paris, France

Paris, France Paris, France

5. Singapore

Singapore Singapore

4. Macau, Macau

Macau, Macau Macau, Macau

3. London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

2. Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand

1. Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong


Written by Leighton Emmons.

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