Siam Paragon the 'most popular on Instagram'

[Lite Beer]

Siam Paragon the 'most popular on Instagram'
The Sunday Nation:

Siam Paragon shopping mall is the location that was posted most on Instagram this year and Bangkok the second most popular city among users of the network around the world.

Bangkok's Siam Paragon shopping mall is the most popular location among Instagram users, and Bangkok the second most popular city this year, the network's blog announced.

A massive shopping complex that includes movie theatres and an aquarium, Siam Paragon was Instagram's top-spot, edging out last year's top photo spot Suvarnabhumi Airport, which dropped to number nine this year.

Siam Paragon was ranked second last year.

"Like last year, a popular location in Thailand tops the list," the network's blog reported.

Instagram is an online photo- and video-sharing service that enables users to take pictures and videos and share them on social networking services. It has more than 150 million users worldwide, with about 55 million photos being posted everyday.

Paris' icon and landmark, the Eiffel Tower, which was number eight last year, has dropped out of the top-10 list. None of the top places to share a snap is in Europe, according to the Instagram blog.

Times Square, known as the "crossroads of the world", was the second most Instagrammed place this year. Two other locations in New York City - Central Park and the High Line - are new to the most-popular list in 2013, along with Walt Disney World in Florida and the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas.

The 10 top locations for the network in 2013 were:

1. Siam Paragon shopping mall, Bangkok

2. Times Square, New York

3. Disneyland, California

4. Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas

5. Disney World, Florida

6. Staples Centre, Los Angeles

7. Central Park, New York

8. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

9. Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok

10. High Line, New York



The 10 "most-Instagrammed" cities in 2013 were:

1. New York City

2. Bangkok

3. Los Angeles

4. London

5. Sao Paulo

6. Moscow

7. Rio de Janeiro

8. San Diego

9. Las Vegas

10. San Francisco

-- The Nation 2013-12-15

[ricku]

That is quite sad.

[Bluespunk]

Siam paragon was before the Disney land and Central Park? Swampy was more popular than the Eiffel Tower (people leaving or arriving for their holidays?) Either a lot of Thais use Instagram or the world has truly lost the plot.

[arthurboy]

I work with people who take photographs of anything, all the time and for no other reason than to take photographs of anything, all the time and for no reason.

[JeremyBowskill]

Whats that smell?

[noitom]

Siam paragon was before the Disney land and Central Park? Swampy was more popular than the Eiffel Tower (people leaving or arriving for their holidays?) Either a lot of Thais use Instagram or the world has truly lost the plot.

The majority of Thais under 28 use instagram extensively all day and night. That's all they do is send pictures of each other "posing."

[NongKhaiKid]

I have a friend who sends messages via a mobile phone site but has to keep changing her iD because of the rather explicit, and unwanted, messages she gets from Thai men.

The social media can be good and has a role but ... !

[Bender]

no surprise at all, Thailand is certainly the country rank #1 where people do love/use social network.

Sometimes i see some thai with few thousands friends on facebook and at each message, some can get 10,000 likes!

On TV forum, we are small players (please press the green button on the right )

[arthurboy]

no surprise at all, Thailand is certainly the country rank #1 where people do love/use social network.

Sometimes i see some thai with few thousands friends on facebook and at each message, some can get 10,000 likes!

On TV forum, we are small players (please press the green button on the right )

Cheeky.

[brianP]

Before digital media, film sales to Japanese made the US GDP quota.

[magnusgriel]

a hub, at last.

[EricBerg]

a non-topic this

[bushwacker]

Another couple of useless lists. Thanks for bring it to my attention. I feel more informed now.

[bangon04]

a hub, at last.

of empty-headed kids taking endless nonsense photos of their vacuous lives which revolve around smartphones.

Lucky the phones are smart....

It seems from the headlines that Thais are really proud of this achievement. Maybe it can become a sport in the SEA games next time.

Edited December 16, 2013 by bangon04

[thailandbeachisland]

Do you know if they sell online ? Thank you.

[osiboy]

been there done that , could'nt afford the rip off price for the t-shirt tho, <deleted> are these ppl on ? , they {thais} obviously don't travel or it would'nt even register on any other countries list , its a shopping center <deleted> , nothing very thai in the place , you could be in any concrete jungle of the world , whats good about it ? maybe a paradise for thais and russians who are paying over double price for western designer goods , and overpriced thai food ,.... for me an expensive day if i say "yes" to any clothing the wife takes a liking to , ...shes with me in the UK atm and just back from the boxing day sales 2 jeans , 2 jumpers 3 shirts {for me } 1 jeans, trainers ,a jacket ,& leather boots for her, ted baker, timberland,next,paul smith,h&m etc, £135 ,....... easily over £400 in LOS for genuine goods ,.........its food only when i go LOS these days , sooo expensive , the mrs is in heaven , cant believe how cheap it is here , got my son nike trainers for xmas , £17 , thai price is 2,400 for same ! siam paragon my arse , Cardiff queen st wins hands down !