The world’s tallest building is one of the top global tourist attractions for taking selfies, according to a new study. Burj Khalifa ranks third after Eiffel Tower in Paris and Disneyland, Florida, and ahead of Empire State Building in New York City and London’s Big Ben. UK-based attraction booking site Attractiontix analysed 219 million Instagram posts between October 2010 and January 2015 to come up with the list.

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