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Table 2 The three countries hosting most of the visitors for each touristic site

From: Touristic site attractiveness seen through Twitter

Site

Top 1

Top 2

Top 3

Alhambra (Spain)

Spain 71.14%

US 6.06%

UK 2.61%

Angkor Wat (Cambodia)

Malaysia 19.64%

Philippines 17.4%

US 9.59%

Corcovado (Brazil)

Brazil 81.13%

US 4.92%

Chile 3.08%

Eiffel Tower (France)

France 26.75%

US 16.62%

UK 8.92%

Forbidden City (China)

China 26.48%

US 14.46%

Malaysia 10.95%

Giza (Egypt)

Egypt 30.65%

US 9.8%

Kuwait 5.85%

Golden Pavilion (Japan)

Japan 60.74%

Thailand 11.72%

US 4.84%

Grand Canyon (US)

US 75.79%

UK 2.87%

Spain 2.16%

Hagia Sophia (Turkey)

Turkey 71.26%

US 5.48%

Malaysia 1.67%

Iguazu Falls (Arg-Brazil-Para)

Argentina 48.26%

Brazil 26.61%

Paraguay 8.63%

Kukulcan (Mexico)

Mexico 73.78%

US 10.07%

Spain 2.83%

London Tower (UK)

UK 65.61%

US 10.24%

Spain 2.77%

Machu Pichu

Peru 20.43%

US 19.95%

Chile 10.43%

Mount Fuji (Japan)

Japan 84.01%

Thailand 5.83%

Malaysia 2.66%

Niagara Falls (Canada-US)

US 60.5%

Canada 16.31%

Turkey 3.25%

Pisa Tower (Italy)

Italy 20.85%

US 13.56%

Turkey 10.95%

Sant Basil (Russia)

Russia 66.71%

US 5.06%

Turkey 3.77%

Taj Mahal (India)

India 27.97%

US 15.59%

UK 7.61%

Times Square (US)

US 74.32%

Brazil 3.26%

UK 2.31%

Zocalo (Mexico)

Mexico 92.22%

US 3.1%

Colombia 0.77%

  1. The countries are ranked by percentage of visitors.