It’s not often that Tehran is considered a more popular tourist destination that Rome. But that’s the verdict according to Facebook users. The Iranian capital came in 32nd place in a list of 50 of the world’s top cities. By contrast, Rome came in 35th place. New York City is the most popular city in the world according to Facebook 'likes' with 15, 363, 714 . Each destination on the list has been ranked according to how many ‘likes’ it has received on the social networking site’s city guides pages. Facebook has created a profile page for each city around the world which it has linked to the country’s Wikipedia page. It also includes information shared by other Facebook users offering tourist tips and recommendations, news stories and popular posts from around the Internet related to each city. Paris comes in second place with 9,144,939 likes in a list compiled by travel company Fastbooking.com . London was placed in third position in the list of top 50 cities with 8, 546, 175 Facebook likes . The top ten features four North American cities, two South American cities and four European cities. Los Angeles came in forth place with 7, 176, 469 Facebook likes . The list, which has been compiled by travel company Fastbooking.com, places New York City in first place, with 15, 363, 714 ‘likes’. Paris comes in second place with 9,144,939 likes, while London was placed in third position with 8, 546, 175 likes. The top ten features four North American cities, two South American cities and four European cities. The rest of the top ten was made up by Los Angeles with more than seven million likes, Sao Paulo with just under five million, Las Vegas and Istanbul with more than three million, Rio de Janeiro with just under three million, Barcelona with 2.6m and Atlanta in Georgia, USA, with 2.3m likes. Facebook has created a profile page for each city around the world which it has linked to the city's Wikipedia page. Sao Paulo's Facebook page was liked 4, 915, 960 putting it in fifth place . Seoul in South Korea was Asia's most popular city, while Mumbai in India was next in 16th place . Perhaps surprisingly, Tehran in Iran came in 32nd place in the list, higher than Milan, Rome and Munich . Seoul in South Korea was ranked as the most popular city in Asia, while the next highest was Mumbai in India which came in 16th place. They were followed by Bangkok in Thailand in 19th place and Bandung in Indonesia in 21st place with 1.2m likes. London was the only UK city in the top 50, while the USA featured eight cities in the list, including Miami, Chicago, San Fransico and Houston in Texas. Berlin featured at the bottom of the list with 687, 726 likes, just behind Manila in the Philippines with 702,000 likes. 1 New York City                            15, 363, 714 . 2 Paris                                             9, 144, 939 . 3 London                                         8. 546, 175 . 4 Los Angeles                                 7, 176, 469 . 5 Sao Paulo                                    4, 915, 960 . 6 Las Vegas                                    3, 286, 174 . 7 Istanbul                                        3, 221, 451 . 8 Rio de Janeiro                              2, 913, 718 . 9 Barcelona                                     2, 614, 534 . 10 Atlanta                                        2, 343, 999 . 11 Seoul                                          2, 148, 993 . 12 Jakarta                                       2, 105, 105 . 13 Cairo                                          2, 082, 317 . 14 Miami                                         1, 973, 452 . 15 Madrid                                        1, 930, 495 . 16 Mumbai                                      1, 803, 387 . 17 Chicago                                      1, 628, 960 . 18 Mexico City                                1, 474, 332 . 19 Bangkok                                     1, 444, 552 . 20 San Francisco                            1, 422, 610 . 21 Bandung                                     1, 237, 728 . 22 Amsterdam                                 1, 158, 580 . 23 Bogota                                        1, 141, 537 . 24 Buenos Aires                              1, 222, 502 . 25 Karachi                                         1, 076, 058 . 26 Sydney                                        1, 060, 778 . 27 Lahore                                          1. 036, 037 . 28 Kuala Lumpur                               1, 032, 349 . 29 Toronto                                             998, 174 . 30 Houston                                            994, 386 . 31 Melbourne                                        991, 159 . 32 Tehran                                              961, 598 . 33 Milan                                                 942, 586 . 34 Dacca                                               890, 575 . 35 Rome                                                865, 035 . 36 Marseille                                           853, 999 . 37 Bangalore                                         837, 435 . 38 Riyadh                                              789, 695 . 39 Casablanca                                      786, 783 . 40 Lima                                                 784, 524 . 41 Hyderabad                                       782, 147 . 42 Munich                                             775, 708 . 43 Kolkata                                             761, 078 . 44 Santiago                                           754, 767 . 45 Singapore                                         754, 543 . 46 Medellin                                            747, 091 . 47 Tunis                                                731, 783 . 48 Chennai                                            709, 767 . 49 Manila                                               702, 366 . 50 Berlin                                                687, 726 . Source: Fastbooking.com . Facebook currently features more than 1.32 billion users. Many cities have now created their own official Facebook pages in a bid to try and promote tourist attractions and offer visitors information about what to see and do. However, many have not proved as popular as Facebook’s own online guides to each city, which has seen users from around the world posting photographs and sharing YouTube clips with information relating to each destination.
List published of the world's top 50 cities according to Facebook 'likes'
Facebook's New York City page has more than 15 million likes .
London was ranked in third position with 8, 546, 175 likes .
Top ten has four North American cities and four European cities .
It’s not often that Tehran is considered a more popular tourist destination that Rome. But that’s the verdict according to Facebook users. The Iranian capital came in 32nd place in a list of 50 of the world’s top cities. By contrast, Rome came in 35th place. New York City is the most popular city in the world according to Facebook 'likes' with 15, 363, 714 . Each destination on the list has been ranked according to how many ‘likes’ it has received on the social networking site’s city guides pages. Facebook has created a profile page for each city around the world which it has linked to the country’s Wikipedia page. It also includes information shared by other Facebook users offering tourist tips and recommendations, news stories and popular posts from around the Internet related to each city. Paris comes in second place with 9,144,939 likes in a list compiled by travel company Fastbooking.com . London was placed in third position in the list of top 50 cities with 8, 546, 175 Facebook likes . The top ten features four North American cities, two South American cities and four European cities. Los Angeles came in forth place with 7, 176, 469 Facebook likes . The list, which has been compiled by travel company Fastbooking.com, places New York City in first place, with 15, 363, 714 ‘likes’. Paris comes in second place with 9,144,939 likes, while London was placed in third position with 8, 546, 175 likes. The top ten features four North American cities, two South American cities and four European cities. The rest of the top ten was made up by Los Angeles with more than seven million likes, Sao Paulo with just under five million, Las Vegas and Istanbul with more than three million, Rio de Janeiro with just under three million, Barcelona with 2.6m and Atlanta in Georgia, USA, with 2.3m likes. Facebook has created a profile page for each city around the world which it has linked to the city's Wikipedia page. Sao Paulo's Facebook page was liked 4, 915, 960 putting it in fifth place . Seoul in South Korea was Asia's most popular city, while Mumbai in India was next in 16th place . Perhaps surprisingly, Tehran in Iran came in 32nd place in the list, higher than Milan, Rome and Munich . Seoul in South Korea was ranked as the most popular city in Asia, while the next highest was Mumbai in India which came in 16th place. They were followed by Bangkok in Thailand in 19th place and Bandung in Indonesia in 21st place with 1.2m likes. London was the only UK city in the top 50, while the USA featured eight cities in the list, including Miami, Chicago, San Fransico and Houston in Texas. Berlin featured at the bottom of the list with 687, 726 likes, just behind Manila in the Philippines with 702,000 likes. 1 New York City 15, 363, 714 . 2 Paris 9, 144, 939 . 3 London 8. 546, 175 . 4 Los Angeles                                 7, 176, 469 . 5 Sao Paulo 4, 915, 960 . 6 Las Vegas 3, 286, 174 . 7 Istanbul 3, 221, 451 . 8 Rio de Janeiro                              2, 913, 718 . 9 Barcelona 2, 614, 534 . 10 Atlanta 2, 343, 999 . 11 Seoul 2, 148, 993 . 12 Jakarta 2, 105, 105 . 13 Cairo 2, 082, 317 . 14 Miami 1, 973, 452 . 15 Madrid 1, 930, 495 . 16 Mumbai 1, 803, 387 . 17 Chicago 1, 628, 960 . 18 Mexico City                                1, 474, 332 . 19 Bangkok                                     1, 444, 552 . 20 San Francisco 1, 422, 610 . 21 Bandung 1, 237, 728 . 22 Amsterdam 1, 158, 580 . 23 Bogota 1, 141, 537 . 24 Buenos Aires 1, 222, 502 . 25 Karachi 1, 076, 058 . 26 Sydney 1, 060, 778 . 27 Lahore 1. 036, 037 . 28 Kuala Lumpur 1, 032, 349 . 29 Toronto 998, 174 . 30 Houston 994, 386 . 31 Melbourne 991, 159 . 32 Tehran 961, 598 . 33 Milan 942, 586 . 34 Dacca 890, 575 . 35 Rome 865, 035 . 36 Marseille 853, 999 . 37 Bangalore 837, 435 . 38 Riyadh 789, 695 . 39 Casablanca 786, 783 . 40 Lima 784, 524 . 41 Hyderabad 782, 147 . 42 Munich 775, 708 . 43 Kolkata 761, 078 . 44 Santiago 754, 767 . 45 Singapore 754, 543 . 46 Medellin 747, 091 . 47 Tunis 731, 783 . 48 Chennai 709, 767 . 49 Manila 702, 366 . 50 Berlin 687, 726 . Source: Fastbooking.com . Facebook currently features more than 1.32 billion users. Many cities have now created their own official Facebook pages in a bid to try and promote tourist attractions and offer visitors information about what to see and do. However, many have not proved as popular as Facebook’s own online guides to each city, which has seen users from around the world posting photographs and sharing YouTube clips with information relating to each destination.
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