The Most Popular Places on Facebook in 2015

For all the up-and-coming destinations around the world that you’ll be seeing on “Best of 2016” travel lists this month, it’s worth looking back to see where people were actually talking about. Facebook does that with its Year in Review list, ranking the places people mentioned most in 2015.

And the winners? People apparently love theme parks more than ever, because Disney Properties was the most-Facebooked place in the world, followed by Universal Studios Properties. No. 3 on the list is Times Square in New York, and as we know it has its own share of costumed characters. This is the same top three as last year’s list.

Facebook says its list is based on posts made between January and December, and the user data was anonymized.

Two Paris places – the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre – made the top 10 list after none last year, and we can only wonder whether that’s related to the terror attacks it suffered in January and November.

1. Disney Properties

2. Universal Studios Properties

3. Times Square, New York

4. Eiffel Tower

5. Niagara Falls

6. Siam Paragon, Bangkok

7. Grand Canyon National Park

8. Yosemite National Park

9. The Louvre

10. Central Park

11. Beto Carrero World, Brazil

12. Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

13. Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

14.Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

15. Ibirapuera Park, Brazil

16. Hollywood Walk of Fame

17. Madison Square Park, New York

18. Santa Monica Pier

19. Camp Nou, Spain

20. Expo Milano 2015