Whether with #nofilter or saturated to the extreme, a snapshot of a sunset is guaranteed to garner Instagram likes.
Modernize, a home renovation company, analyzed more than 2.5 million Instagram posts tagged #sunrise or #sunset to discover where dusk and dawn inspired the most photographs.
The list is not weighted for population, which explains the appearance of many top world cities, but there were still a few surprises in the top 20 cities for Instagramming the sun.
20. Cape Town, South Africa
A photo posted by Christo Lotter (@christo_lotter_pro_photography) on Jan 19, 2016 at 1:42am PST
19. Miami, Florida
A photo posted by German Cañon ©️️ (@germancanonphotographer) on Jan 19, 2016 at 5:05am PST
18. Toronto, Canada
A photo posted by Swanda (@_swanda) on Jan 19, 2016 at 6:18am PST
17. Venice, Italy
#phmorisdallini #burano #colori #colors #venice #venezia #sunset #tramonto @ig.veneto @paesaggiditalia A photo posted by Moris Dallini (@phmorisdallini) on Jan 19, 2016 at 5:18am PST
16. Kiev, Ukraine
A photo posted by Olga Solnceva (@olga_solnceva) on Jan 17, 2016 at 10:39am PST
15. Rome, Italy
#rome #roma #tevere #romabella #river #bridge #trastevere #sun #sunset #city #romecity #citylife #pic #igphotography #photooftheday #enjoy #life #romeitaly A photo posted by Dali (@kriylas) on Jan 19, 2016 at 6:00am PST
14. Chicago, Illinois
Sol no entiendes lo que pasa aquí esta es la noche y de la noche son las cosas del amor el corazón a media luz siempre se entregará - Maldita Vecindad A photo posted by Axel (@visualfixated) on Jan 18, 2016 at 5:12pm PST
13. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
#cityscape #city #canon #dubai #uae #mydubai #sunset #buldings #khalidjamal #photograpy #photometre #landscape #ig_bliss #igworldclub #ig_exquisite #5D #500px #hot_shotz #downtown A photo posted by Khalid Abdullah Photography (@khalid_jamal_photography) on Jan 19, 2016 at 6:45am PST
12. Istanbul, Turkey
Bazen insan tüm güzellikleri bir arada ister ya orası burası işte. #istanbul ✔️ Photo by @bu_khaled check his awesome feed out. #love #sunset #picture #vscocam #kbü #wonderful_places #instagram #beautifuldestinations #likeforlikes #vsco #follow #tbt #throwbackthursday #nala_rinaldo #objektifimden #safranbolu #instalike #worldshotz #dotzsoh #bugününkaresi #likeforlike #instapicture #Turkey_Home #vscomood #followme #travel #summer #picoftheday A photo posted by Emre Çağlayan (@wonderful_square) on Jan 19, 2016 at 6:35am PST
11. Milan, Italy
#milano#milan#duomo#sunset#sundayafternoon#moon#igersmilano#lombardia#unilife#top_lombardia_photo A photo posted by @lcris96 on Jan 19, 2016 at 2:59am PST
10. Santa Monica, California
#nature #sunkissed #sunset #skyscape #skyporn #Pacificpark #pacificocean #endofroute66 #santamonicapier #santamonica #losangeles A photo posted by Nova Foliaki (@supernover) on Jan 19, 2016 at 3:00am PST
9. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Summer sunset in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #sunset #errejota #pordosol #summer A photo posted by Leandro Bouth (@lab_1981) on Jan 19, 2016 at 3:17am PST
8. Honolulu, Hawaii
Waikiki sunset like no other @halekulanihotel #housewithoutakey #maitai #honolulu #hawaiisunset #ovationvacations #virtuoso #jlsapproved A photo posted by Judy Stein (@judylstein) on Jan 18, 2016 at 8:29pm PST
7. London, United Kingdom
#london #bigben #sunset #photo #photoshoot #photography #photographer #longexposure #colorful #beautiful #londonmark #sky ##westminster A photo posted by Viktor Stefanov (@vichek) on Jan 15, 2016 at 2:24pm PST
6. San Diego, California
A photo posted by Brian "BriGuy" Wood (@bw00d16) on Jan 14, 2016 at 12:05pm PST
5. Denpasar, Indonesia
"Menuju Senja" Disini sunsetnya jam 7mlm #jimbaran #denpasar #bali A photo posted by budi lamala (@budielamala23) on Jan 13, 2016 at 7:54am PST
4. New York City, New York
A photo posted by Severine Manuel (@severinemanuel) on Jan 14, 2016 at 2:29pm PST
3. San Francisco, California
I was desperate to get outside before the next set of rain storms hit the Bay Area. My daughter @zoesk8z and I had a fun time dodging waves and getting our feet wet at Rodeo last night. #Marin #MarinHeadlands #RodeoBeach #sunset #california #sanfrancisco #igersnorthbay A photo posted by David Safanda (@davidsafanda) on Jan 14, 2016 at 8:56am PST
2. Paris, France
A photo posted by (@misscaileyanne) on Oct 18, 2014 at 10:02am PDT
1. Los Angeles, California
A photo posted by Ivan Oropeza (@_ivanoropeza) on Jan 14, 2016 at 12:00pm PST