Beaches are no doubt the most convenient places to brag about our fancy sea and sun vacation with a nicely filtered Instagram image even though those very beaches are not necessarily the best and most striking in the world. Anyways, the hashtag scores are important, says UK-based reservation site TravelSupermarket who has just released a list of the most Instagrammed beaches based on hashtag numbers. Here are the 25 top beaches in the world with hashtags and scores attached:
1. Whitehaven Beach, Australia / #whitehavenbeach 129,585
2. Lanikai Beach, Hawaii / #lanakaibeach 117,525
3. Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda / #horseshoebay 90,404
4. Cayo Coco Beach, Cuba / #cayococo 84,494
5. Bavaro Beach, Dominic / #bavarobeach 83,183
6. Boulders Beach, South Africa / #bouldersbeach 72,503
7. Bournemouth Beach, UK / #bournemouthbeach 72,503
8. Pink Sands Beach, Bahamas / #harbourisland 71,0837
9. Ao Nang Beach, Thailand / #aonangbeach 60,812
10. Playa Paraiso Beach, Mexico / #playaparaiso 60,381
11. Dreamland Beach, Bali / #dreamlandbeach 57, 432
12. Grace Bay Beach, Turks and Caicos / #gracebay 44,585
13. Eagle Beach, Aruba / #eaglebeach 43,438
14. Varadero Beach, Cuba / #varaderobeach 39,884
15. Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland / #reynisfjara 39,801
16. Shoal Bay Beach, Antigua / #shoalbay 38,202
17. Flamenco Beach, Culebra / #flamencobeach 35,414
18. Navagio Beach, Greece / #navagiobeach 34,986
19. Waipio Valley Beach, Hawaii / #waipiovalley 32,620
20. Fig Tree Bay Beach, Cyprus / #figtreebay 29,505
21. Playa Norte, Mexico / #playanorte 25,995
22. Ile Aux Cerfs, Mauritius / #ileauxcerfs 20,758
23. Maya Bay Beach, Thailand / #mayabaybeach 20,078
24. Trunk Bay Beach, US Virgin Islands / #trunkbay 19,867
25. Manly Beach, Australia / #manlybeachaustralia 18,500
Main image: Pexels/Fabian Wiktor