A City In The Philippines Is Officially The Selfie Capital Of The World

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A selfie capital of the world has officially been named.

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After extensive analysis by TIME, Makati City, a part of the Manila metropolitan area that's generally known as the financial center of Manila, ended up on top.

To compile the rankings, TIME created a database of more than 400,000 Instagram photos that were tagged with the hashtag "#selfie" and included geographic coordinates. 459 worldwide cities were ranked according to how many selfies were taken there between Jan. 28 and Feb. 2 or between March 3 and 7.

Makati City and Pasig, another part of Manila, had 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people, according to TIME's analysis. New York City - including Manhattan, Queens, northern Brooklyn, and the southern part of the Bronx - came in second with 202 selfie-takers. Miami, Anaheim and Santa Ana, and Petaling Jaya in Malysia rounded out the top five.

Here are some selfies from the Makati City, the newly crowned selfie capital of the world.

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Here's the top 10 cities for selfies:

1. Makati City and Pasig, Philippines

2. New York City

3. Miami

4. Anaheim and Santa Ana, Calif.

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5. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

6. Tel Aviv, Israel

7. Manchester, England

8. Milan, Italy

9. Cebu City, Philippines

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10. George Town, Malaysia

Head on over to TIME for the top 100 »