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Rick Martin · · 2 min read

What are the Most Popular Places for Facebook Check-ins? [INFOGRAPHIC]

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The Tokyo Dome was Tokyo's most popular check-in location on Facebook

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has just released some interesting information about the most popular check-in locations around the world on the social network. It finds that the most popular places tend to be common tourist attractions, as well as big sporting venues, or popular shopping areas.

If you check out the infographic below by Facebook, you’ll see the major check-in spots around the world. You can see both Seoul and Tokyo near the bottom, with theme park Lotte World and the baseball stadium the Tokyo Dome being those cities biggest attractions, respectively.

For Singapore, the top check in location was Universal Studios amusement park, while for India it was the Sikh house of worship, the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.

Facebook first rolled out its check-in feature back in 2010, and was initially met with some privacy concerns. I’m curious to hear if our readers are active users of this function, or if you’re more annoyed by it. Personally, I’m always a little taken by surprise when a friend discloses my location. I think I need to tweak my privacy settings some more…

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Rick Martin

Rick Martin lives in Tokyo where he writes about technology in Japan, China, and around Asia. After writing full-time for TechInAsia from 2011 to January 2013, he moved on to pastures new at The Bridge. He can be reached via his website, 1Rick.com