Gotham’s got the most glam on the ‘gram.

While NYC might not have a picture-perfect reputation — owing to the high cost of living , low chance of finding love and other not-so-shining features (we’re looking at you, rat population ) — it has just been crowned the “most Instagrammable” city in the US, per new data.

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The boroughs rank as America’s No. 1 “urban photo backdrop,” besting big, beautiful hubs like Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas and San Francisco, according to a report via Rivers Wall Art , an art and design imprint.

Before bestowing the top accolade upon New York City, researchers analyzed over 895 million Instagram posts featuring location-specific hashtags for 25 of the most populated cities nationwide.

The hashtags examined included

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