The world’s ten loudest cities have been revealed, taking into account traffic, nightlife or sheer density of people, but surprisingly London does not come first.

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New research from Preply, an online language course provider, has revealed the loudest urban areas around the world, in areas where it seems the city never sleeps.

Major cities worldwide were analysed based on a variety of factors including traffic, noise pollution levels and population density. The research also reveals the noisiest cities within Europe specifically, as well as the world’s quiet. 

With only 54 pubs and bars advertised online, Frankfurt is crowned the quietest city in the world. 

The following ten cities should be taken into consideration by those who enjoy peace and quiet on holiday and cherish their beauty sleep.

With 70 attraction reviews mentioning the words “noisy” and “loud”, the South Korean capital of Seoul took tenth place in the list of the noisiest cities in the world. 

It has a population density of 17,000 per square kilometre, with a further 7.6 million visitors per year. It was awarded a noise pollution level of 49.48 and a pub and bar score of 408. The average time spent in traffic was 43 minutes.