Kim Kardashian takes the Instagram crown for 2014
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The wedding was already unforgettable for its sheer lavishness, but now a picture taken during Kim Kardashian's nuptials with Kanye West has made history as the most liked of all time on Instagram.
The image of the couple kissing, posted by the reality TV star bride after her Florence ceremony, has been given the thumbs up by 2.4 million users.
Ms Kardashian and her rapper husband married at 16th-century Fort Belvedere in May.
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According to Instagram, the most liked image during 2014 was Kim Kardashian's wedding post in May (pictured) that received more than 2.4 million likes. It is also the most liked image ever posted on the four-year-old app.
Instagram has revealed the image of their embrace attracted the most likes this year and also the most since the picture-sharing app was launched more than four years ago.
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The second most liked Instagram post of the year was a selfie posted by Justin Bieber with on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez.
It received 1.9 million in the three months since it was uploaded.
In third place was a picture posted by Ariana Grande of her and Miley Cyrus backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in August. This image received 1.84 million likes.
The second most liked Instagram post of the year was a selfie posted by Justin Bieber and on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez (left). It received 1.9 million in the three months since it was uploaded.
In third place was Ariana Grande's image backstage at August's MTV Video Music Awards (right). It received 1.84 million likes
The social network's year in review also showed that Tower Bridge and the Tower of London were the top 'geotagged' locations in the UK, while in the US Disneyland and the Dodger Stadium in LA topped the list.
Many of the images of the Tower included shots of the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation that saw thousands of poppies fill the moat at the iconic landmark.
Geotagging allows users to share their location with their followers.
Disneyland in California was the most geotagged location around the world.Another Californian location was in second place, with the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, followed by Times Square in New York.
Meanwhile, Disneyland in Anaheim (pictured left) was the most geotagged location around the world. Another Californian location was in second place, with the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, followed by Times Square, New York (pictured right) in third
Other popular venues in the UK were shopping giant Harrods, Big Ben and the British Museum, in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.
Meanwhile, Disneyland in California was the most geotagged location around the world.
Another Californian location was in second place, with the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, followed by Times Square in New York.
On the US list, Disneyland and Dodger Stadium were top, followed by Times Square, Madison Square Garden and Yankee stadium.
The Golden Gate Bridge, Santa Monica Pier and Universal Studios also scored highly.
In keeping with the romantic theme of the most popular photo of the year, the most used hashtag was #love.
The social network's year in review also showed that Tower Bridge (pictured) and the Tower of London were the top 'geotagged' locations in the UK. Geotagging allows users to share their location with their followers
Many of the images of the Tower of London included shots of the Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red installation that saw thousands of poppies fill the moat at the iconic landmark (pictured)
And the most liked museums on Instagram were the Louvre in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Instagram, which was bought by Facebook in 2012.
It has more than 200 million members who share 65 million photos every day.
'Instagram is fast becoming a place to house the worlds visual history, with the community capturing and sharing some of their most important moments on the platform,' said the firm.
MOST POPULAR LOCATIONS ON INSTAGRAM IN 2014
The most liked museums on Instagram were the Louvre in Paris (pictured), the Museum of Modern Art in New York and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Top locations in the UK
1. Tower Bridge
2. Tower of London
3. Harrods
4. Big Ben
5. British Museum
6. The Official London Eye
7. Camden Town
8. Hyde Park
9. Victoria and Albert Museum
10. Natural History Museum, London
Top locations in the US
1. Disneyland, Anaheim, California
2. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
3. Times Square, New York
4. Madison Square Garden, New York
5. Yankee Stadium, New York
6. AT&T Park, San Francisco California
7. Golden Gate Bridge
8. Santa Monica Pier
9. Universal Studios Hollywood
10. Fenway Park
Top museums in the world
1. Musée du Louvre
2. MoMA The Museum of Modern Art
3, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
4. LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5. Hermitage Museum
6. Centre Pompidou
7. British Museum
8. Victoria and Albert Museum
9. Tate Modern
10. Art Institute of Chicago
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