A new ranking by global travel site Big 7 Travel has revealed the most Instagrammable places for people to visit in 2023, but only one Canadian location, Banff, is among them. .
Out of the 50 “most Instagramable places in the world” compiled on the list, the town of Alberta and its beautiful wilderness comes in at number 40.
According to the platform, rankings are determined based on the number of hashtags on Instagram and TikTok per destination.
Banff scored 767,107,578 hashtags on Instagram and TikTok combined for “beautiful natural beauty”, especially “the iconic Banff National Park and Lake Louise”.
Italy’s Milan comes in at number 1 on the list as the most Instagrammed destination in the world with over 22 million hashtags on Instagram and 97 billion on TikTok. Milan is noted by list-makers for its “iconic landmarks and trendy neighborhoods” and the Duomo di Milano, a 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Here are the 10 most Instagrammed places in the world in 2023, according to Big 7 Travel:
1- Millan, Italy, Instagram: 22,058,065, TikTok: 97,000,000,000 VND
2- London, UK, Instagram: 154,408,703, TikTok: 54,200,000,000 VND
3- Paris, France, Instagram: 134,627,924, TikTok: 47,900,000,000 VND
4- Istanbul, Turkiye, Instagram: 120,501,355, TikTok: 44,100,000,000 VND
5- New York, USA, Instagram: 118,054,808, TikTok: 39,600,000,000 VND
6- Nepal, Instagram: 8,242,282, TikTok: 31,500,000,000 VND
7- Chicago, USA, Instagram: 52.676,401, TikTok: 25,100,000,000 VND
8- Bali, Indonesia, Instagram: 67.469,684, TikTok: 24,000,000,000 VND
9- Sri Lanka, Instagram: 13,524,733, TikTok: 16,400,000,000 VND
10- Sydney, Australia, Instagram: 35,638,423, TikTok: 15,100,000,000 VND
Further down the list are three more destinations in the United States that rank among the most Instagrammable in the world.
Seattle ranks 17th with 22.8 million hashtags on Instagram and 5.2 billion on TikTok. New Orleans ranks 23rd with 12 million hashtags on Instagram and three billion on TikTok, and Oahu, Hawaii ranks 28th with 7.5 million hashtags on Instagram and 2.1 billion views on TikTok .
You can find the full list of the 50 ranked destinations here.
Reporting for this story was paid for through the Meta-funded Afghan Journalists Project in Residence.
