The highly-anticipated ITV survival reality series – I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! – has been stirring up discussions on the net as fans eagerly await the show’s return this month.
Hence, following the massive hype surrounding the reality series and the ongoing refurbishment of the historic Gwrych Castle for the series, Stokemont.com was intrigued to unveil the most Insta-worthy castles around the world by looking at the number of hashtags featuring 52 sites — scrupulously selected after analysing various sites as among the world’s most beautiful castles.
The Results:
Château de Versailles in France topped the list to be the world’s most Instagrammable castle with a sum of 778,961 hashtags on Instagram.
Inspiration for the Disney Castle – Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, has made it into the top 3 alongside Prague Castle.
French, German and Scottish castles dominate the top 20 list with their picturesque castles being a perfect backdrop for Instagram shoots.
38 out of the total 52 castles analysed reside in Europe (73%).
op 20 World’s Most Instagrammed Castles
| Rank | Castle | Country | No. of Hashtags |
| #1 | Château de Versailles | France | 778,961 |
| #2 | Neuschwanstein Castle | Germany | 731,976 |
| #3 | Prague Castle | Czech Republic | 691,007 |
| #4 | Edinburgh Castle | Scotland | 604,000 |
| #5 | Mont-Saint-Michel | France | 559,338 |
| #6 | Windsor Castle | England | 411,554 |
| #7 | Osaka Castle | Japan | 409,266 |
| #8 | Alhambra | Spain | 272,976 |
| #9 | Buda Castle | Hungary | 271,044 |
| #10 | Red Fort | India | 246,192 |
| #11 | Pena Palace | Portugal | 187,235 |
| #12 | Eltz Castle | Germany | 186,935 |
| #13 | Himeji Castle | Japan | 186,790 |
| #14 | Heidelberg Castle | Germany | 136,167 |
| #15 | Château de Chambord | France | 108,288 |
| #16 | Chillon Castle | Switzerland | 105,798 |
| #17 | Eilean Donan | Scotland | 103,200 |
| #18 | Bran Castle | Romania | 96,004 |
| #19 | Castel Del Monte | Italy | 89,507 |
| #20 | Stirling Castle | Scotland | 79,013 |
For the complete list of the 52 castles analysed, please click here.
Stealing the top spot is Château de Versailles, conquering the list with a total of 778,961 Instagram hashtags as endless streams of tourists visit this suburb located on the outskirts of Paris, merely to catch a glimpse of the baroque splendour.
In second place, with an estimated 1.5 million of tourists stopping over every year to view its iconic limewhite ramparts and blue turrets, is the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany which has amassed 731,976 hashtags on Instagram. Nestled in the Balvarian alps, this fairytale-like edifice built out of a whim back in the 19th century, has inspired the architectural structure of the renowned Disney castle today – as well as appearing in Disney classics like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.
Next up on the list in third is Prague Castle. Bagging a total of 691,007 hashtags on Instagram, this medieval castle has been crowned the world’s largest ancient castle according to the Guinness World Records, as it houses a constellation of cultural establishments and historic buildings, giving visitors a lot to snap when visiting.
Not far behind in forth is Edinburgh Castle – steadily perched upon a mighty rock overlooking the city – the fortress has accumulated over 600,000 hashtags by tourists who just couldn’t resist to take this grandiosity to Instagram.
Among the top 20, French, German and Scottish castles were found to dominate the list – with three castles each – as the most Instagrammed castles around the world.
*Please find a One Drive link here containing images of some of the castles referenced in the research. We ask if you do publish, credit to the photographer and Shutterstock is given.
Methodology:
Stokemont.com was intrigued to find out which castles around the world are considered the most Insta-worthy, drawing in tourist numbers.
Having trawled through a range of online publications and sites such as CNN Travel, Touropia, Ranker etc. 52 castles most commonly cited as the world’s most beautiful, were taken into account.
Stokemont.com then scraped Instagram to determine the number of hashtags each castle on the list has garnered, inputting multiple search variations from “xx castle”, “castle xx”, “palace xx”, “xx castle view” etc. as well as considering translations of castle names to achieve the utmost accuracy.
All castles on the list were then ranked based on their hashtag counts – from highest to lowest – to finally reveal the top 20 castles that have been Instagrammed the most.
All data was rightfully collected on 28/10/2021.
*Please note that Instagram hashtags are live data and are subject to change
