The Top 10 Instagram Locations Of 2013

Instagram unveiled its private messaging feature called “Direct” last week, and to help wrap up 2013 is the most Instagrammed locations.

According to Instagram, 60 percent of users are posting photos or videos outside of the U.S., and Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shopping mall was the number one location for the second year in a row.

Here are the top 10 Instagrammed locations of 2013:

• Siam Paragon (สยามพารากอน) shopping mall, Bangkok, Thailand
• Times Square, New York
• Disneyland, California
• Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas
• Disney World Florida
• Staples Center, Los Angeles
• Central Park, New York
• Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ, Bangkok, Thailand
• The High Line, New York

The Eiffel Tower slid off the top 10 this year, and was replaced by the Bellagio Fountains, Walt Disney World and two locations in New York City.

Here are the top 10 Instagrammed cities of 2013:

• New York City, NY, USA
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Los Angeles, CA, USA
• London, UK
• São Paulo, Brazil
• Moscow, Russia
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• San Diego, CA, USA
• Las Vegas, NV, USA
• San Francisco, CA, USA

Over the weekend, and in support of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Instagram highlighted photos of New Zealand AKA “Middle Earth.”

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