New York City was just named the second most romantic city in the world

Here’s a hot take: New York City is the number one most romantic city in the U.S. and the second-most romantic in the world, at least according to a new study by swimwear experts at Pour Moi .

Let’s break down the numbers behind this new distinction.

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Experts analyzed three data streams across over 550 cities around the globe to come up with the survey. Among them: the number of times reviewers on their site described the locations as “romantic,” the number of “things to do for couples” in each city and the amount of Instagram posts with the hashtag #datenight+city. They then pulled the data into an index to create a “romantic score” out of 100.

Globally, London is the world's most romantic city (color us surprised), as it scored 79.11 out of 100, followed by New York City (at 66.65) and then Miami (at 54.64). It seems our high score was mostly due to the “impressive number of lovebirds posting their Big Apple date nights on social media.”

Pour Moi also mentions TV shows like Sex and the City and Gossip Girl, which have served as love-adjacent inspo for people, when looking through results. 

Here’s a list of the top 10 most romantic cities in the world

1. London, United Kingdom (79.11 out of 100)

2. New York City, New York, USA (66.65 out of 100)

3. Miami, Florida, USA (54.64 out of 100)

4. Toronto, Canada (54.17 out of 100)

5. Rome, Italy (53.38 out of 100)

6. Brisbane, Australia (42.93 out of 100)

7. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (40.39 out of 100)

8. Dubai, United Arab Emirates (39.62 out of 100)

9. Paris, France (33.21 out of 100)

10. Melbourne, Australia (32.42 out of 100)