London named world's most popular city break (obviously) - check out the full list - My London

This feels like justice

We Londoners know how great our city is, and though we may grumble about tourists, we secretly love having them here. Let's be honest, it's flattering.

And what's more, now we have proof. A study conducted by Titan Travel has named the capital the best spot in the entire world for a city break. Eat your heart out, New York. Au revoir, Paris.

Yes, those cities are great too. But analysis of social trends across the likes of TikTok and Instagram has seen London crowned the very best.

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With a score of 9.52 out of 10, London is just ahead of the City of Light with 9.32. Barcelona, Nice and Istanbul make up the rest of the top five.

While it comes ninth in the overall list, Dubai wins the TikTok stakes, with over 137.7 billion views on the app. Meanwhile, Barcelona, Lisbon and Frankfurt are seeing the greatest surge in tourist interest, while India, Japan and Italy are rated as the world's most picturesque destinations. Fair enough, really.

You can check out the full list of the best city breaks in the world below:

1 London

2 Paris

3 Barcelona

4 Nice

5 Istanbul

6 Madrid

7 New York

8 Miami

9 Dubai

10 Berlin

So there you have it. London is the best city break.

It might not all be fun and games, though. London has 'officially' been declared the loneliest city in the UK, according to new research by a co-living rental brand. With the highest number of one-person households, London and specifically Westminster top the loneliest city charts, while Liverpool, Riverside and Birmingham, Ladywood rank second and third in the findings from Gravity Co’s study.

MyLondon spoke to Londoners to get there opinion - with some saying it can even be hard to pin down family because of the hectic way of life.

"People are stretched for time here," Tottenham-born Alma said, "If you have friends in deep South London, seeing those people is difficult.

"There’s a hustle culture in London, people need to make money, survive and see family. Immediate family and school friends are the support system that exists, it’s hard to make friends."

But Philadelphian Dana reckons you need to push through Londoners' hard outer shell, remarking: "If you say good morning to someone in London they say what are you talking about, but if you push above and beyond that, there’s community."

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