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

By the Way, What is selfie?

A selfie (/ˈselfiː/) is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. Selfies are often shared on social networking services such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They are usually flattering and made to appear casual. Most selfies are taken with a camera held at arm's length or pointed at a mirror, rather than by using a self-timer. A selfie stick can be used to position the camera farther away from the subject, allowing the camera to see more around them.

A selfie capital of the world has officially been named.

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.