The Most Instagramed Office Buildings in the World Ranked
The Empire State building, a 102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets, with its antenna spire, is visible from a far off. Photo: Annetnavi/Pexels.
We might not be spending much time in them as before but there is still no reason why we can’t admire the architectural design and beauty of certain offices around the world.
Interested in office space, Tech blog AddictiveTips sought to find out the most Instagramed offices in the world. It commissioned a study that researched hashtags on Instagram to determine just that.
Data for the study was collated from Instagram on Tuesday 9th February 2021, and all hashtag figures for office buildings are correct as of then.
- The Empire State Building in New York emerged as the most Instagramed office building in the world, with 4,072,784 hashtags
- The Shard (1,613,818), Taipei 101 (784,933) and One World Trade Center (598,957) are among the other office buildings with more than 500,000 Instagram hashtags
- In Europe, other notable office buildings such as the MesseTurm in Frankfurt (18,448) and Torre Iberdrola in Bilbao (13,359) feature in the top 20
Most Instagram-able Office Buildings
AddictiveTips found that the Empire State Building in New York (United States) is the most Instagramed office space in the world, with an astonishing 4,072,784 hashtags.
Located in Midtown Manhattan, the Empire State skyscraper has 102 floors and stands at 443 meters tall. It is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style and is thought of as an American cultural icon.
In second place is The Shard in London (United Kingdom) with 1,613,818 hashtags. Open since the beginning of 2013, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom at 310 meters.
A view of London around The Shard. Photo: Strocchis/Flickr
The Taipei 101 in Taipei City (Taiwan) is in third position. Distinctive for its Asian influenced aesthetics, the eye-catching 508-meter-tall office skyscraper has 784,933 Instagram hashtags.
One World Trade Center (598,957), Willis Tower (410,883) and Chrysler Building (305,212) are among the other office buildings with more than 300,000 hashtags – all of which located in the United States.
In Europe, outside of the United Kingdom, the Messeturm building in Frankfurt (Germany) ranks 15th with 18,448 hashtags. The 257-meter-tall building opened in 1990 and has 55 floors.
At the other end in Spain, the Torre Iberdrola in Bilbao is in 19th place with 13,359 hashtags and the Torre Picasso in Madrid is in 20th spot with 9,173 hashtags.
The most Instagramed office building in the world
Rank
Office Building
Location
No. of Instagram Hashtags (#)
1.
Empire State Building
New York, United States
4,072,784
2.
The Shard
London, United Kingdom
1,613,818
3.
Taipei 101
Taipei City, Taiwan
784,933
4.
One World Trade Center
New York, United States
598,957
5.
Willis Tower
Chicago, United States
410,883
6.
Chrysler Building
New York, United States
305,212
7.
Petronas Twin Tower 2
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
161,308
8.
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai, China
97,456
9.
The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe)
London, United Kingdom
80,373
10.
Rockefeller Plaza
New York, United States
64,093
11.
Transamerica Pyramid
California, United States
56,935
12.
Heron Tower
London, United Kingdom
51,442
13.
The Merchandise Mart
Chicago, United States
49,678
14.
Salesforce Tower
California, United States
40,875
15.
MesseTurm
Frankfurt, Germany
18,448
16.
Comcast Center
Pennsylvania, United States
17,575
17.
MetLife Building
New York, United States
15,690
18.
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai, China
14,951
19.
Torre Iberdrola
Bilbao, Spain
13,359
20.
Torre Picasso
Madrid Spain
9,173
Overall, office buildings from the United States dominate the list, with 10 out of the 20 most Instagramed office buildings in the world located in the United States.
However, as you can see from the list, there is no shortage of spectacular office buildings from other places around the world, too.
