Instagram’s eagerly awaited end of year data has landed, revealing some exciting new trends and a few surprises too, with travel clearly dominating the spectrum.
With more than seven million monthly active users in Australia alone, Instagram seemingly is the hottest place to share and make moments, with Australians, celebrities and even public figures using the platform to connect with the global community.
This year, Instagram’s Year in Review comes with a collection of interesting trends, with the following lists covering the most geo-tagged locations in Australia, the most Instagrammable dates in 2016, the top travel hashtags used (because you’re not really on holidays unless you’ve Instagrammed it), and top shared hotels.
Take a look back at Instagram’s Year in Review with the…
MOST GEO-TAGGED LOCATIONS IN AUSTRALIA
- Bondi Beach, New South Wales
- Surfers Paradise Beach, Queensland
- Sydney Harbour, New South Wales
- Sydney Harbour Bridge, New South Wales
- St Kilda Beach, Victoria
- National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria
- The Grounds of Alexandria
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Victoria
- Taronga Zoo, New South Wales
- Melbourne International Airport
MOST INSTAGRAMMED DAYS OF 2016
- Halloween – 10/31/16
- The 15th Anniversary of 9/11 – 9/11/16
- Euro Cup Final – 7/10/16
- United States Election – 11/6/16
- Olympics (Celebratory posts about Michael Phelps, Simone Biles and Usain Bolts’ big wins) – 8/14/15
- Father’s Day – 6/19/16
- Paris Fashion Week – 10/1/16
- Mother’s Day – 5/8/16
- New Year’s Day – 1/1/16
- Easter Sunday – 3/27/16
A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on
TOP TRAVEL HASHTAGS OF 2016
- #travel
- #sunset
- #travelgram
- #wanderlust
- #vacation
- #instatravel
- #adventure
- #view
- #travelphotography
- #roadtrip
MOST INSTAGRAMMED HOTELS IN THE WORLD
- MGM Grand Las Vegas
- W New York – Times Square
- The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Atlantis The Palm, Dubai
- Caesars Palace (Las Vegas)
- Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
- Fontainebleau Miami Beach
- Wynn Las Vegas
- Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel (Official)
- The Venetian Macao
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Lead image: Murad Osmann