Trying to figure out which festival to attend? Let Instagram guide you.
On The Go Tours set out to figure out which festivals are the most popular across the globe by calculating which ones are the most Instagrammed over all. Pretty smart, if you ask us.
We can proudly report that the United States is home to seven of the ten most popular festivals in the world, followed by Europe, which holds on tight to three remaining spots on that list. Moral of the story: We are the coolest kids around the block when it comes to festivals. Hurrah to us!
Here is the top ten list, with respective Instagram counts:
1. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, USA. (#Coachella was used 3,151,275 times)
2. Comic Con International in San Diego, California, USA. (#ComicCon was used 2,489,167 times)
3. Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. (#Oktoberfest was used 1,917,603 times)
4. Mardi Gras in Louisiana, USA. (#MardiGras was used 1,648,064 times)
5. Lollapalooza in Illinois, USA. (#Lollapalooza used 833,429 times)
6. Burning Man in Nevada, USA. (#BurningMan was used 744,310 times)
7. Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, USA. (#ElectricDaisyCarnival was used 580,192 times)
8. Bonnaroo in Tennessee, USA. (#Bonnaroo was used 483,243 times)
9. Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. (#CannesFilmFestival was used 285,426 times)
10. Keukenhof in Lisse, Netherlands. (#Keukenhof was used 262,226 times)
And, in case you're curious about the other events on the list that didn't crack the top ten, check out the interactive map below: