Eiffel Tower recognized the world's best background for selfies

The Eiffel Tower is named the best background in the world for selfie shots, reports The Daily Mail. The corresponding rating was prepared by portal experts. AttractionTixdedicated to tourist attractions.

The top list was compiled by studying the statistics in social networks for self-made tourists. Experts have found that since the beginning of 2015, the Eiffel Tower has been mentioned in more than 10,7 thousands of Instagram posts. Thus, it is ahead of the Disney World in Florida, which ranks second in the ranking (almost 9,9 thousands of posts). The third position was taken by the Burj Khalifa Dubai skyscraper (8,86 thousand posts).

London’s Big Ben, New York’s Empire State Building, Barcelona’s Holy Family Cathedral, Disneyland Paris, the Roman Colosseum, Top of the Rock in New York and the London Bridge also hit the top 10 of the most popular.

“Selfies have become not only an acceptable, but also an everyday thing for tourists these days,” said Simon Applebaum from AttractionTix. The expert also focused on the fact that the third place in the ranking was placed on a relatively new landmark, ahead of objects with a century of history.

According to The Daily Mail, at the moment, about 219 million images on social networks have been marked with the hashtag #selfie on the network. Owners of portable devices with a built-in camera make about one million self-portraits a day, writes Lenta.ru.