LOS ANGELES (December 1, 2016) – Evite, the leading digital service for bringing people together, today announced the Top Party Cities of 2016. This second annual list recognizes the cities that rank highest when it comes to planning the most parties, events, and get togethers throughout the year.
Evite analyzed its proprietary data from parties across the U.S. and Canada over the past 12 months. For events in which a location was specified, the Top 20 Party Cities based on the number of events planned are summarized below and via infographic:
| Evite Top Party Cities 2016 | # of Events |
| 1. Houston | 70,864 |
| 2. Chicago | 64,157 |
| 3. Austin | 61,502 |
| 4. San Diego | 54,632 |
| 5. Los Angeles | 49,364 |
| 6. Atlanta | 47,493 |
| 7. New York | 47,115 |
| 8. San Jose | 45,135 |
| 9. Seattle | 41,976 |
| 10. Washington, D.C. | 41,782 |
| 11. Dallas | 40,920 |
| 12. San Francisco | 39,893 |
| 13. Portland | 35,188 |
| 14. Denver | 34,080 |
| 15. Charlotte | 31,711 |
| 16. Toronto | 30,012 |
| 17. Arlington | 28,223 |
| 18. Raleigh | 26,647 |
| 19. Phoenix | 24,488 |
| 20. West Hollywood | 23,032 |
“We would like to congratulate Evite’s Top Party Cities of 2016,” said Victor Cho, Chief Executive Officer of Evite. “These cities are leading the way when it comes to bringing people together face-to-face and strengthening connections with friends and family. We are confident they will keep on partying throughout the holiday season and beyond!”
Evite strives to make getting together effortless and more memorable. The company recently announced the latest evolution in its industry-leading digital invitation experience: a free Private Sharing Feed that enables users to share photos, memories and conversations before, during and after the event. In the last year, Evite has also added free thank-you notes, instant gifting, one-click donations and fundraising, and much more.
About Evite
Evite (www.evite.com) is the leading digital service for bringing people together. With a wide array of free, easy-to-use invitation designs and inspirational party-planning tools, the company has sent over 2 billion event invitations in its history, enabling approximately 3 billion unique face-to-face connections. Evite makes getting together effortless and more memorable for its 100+ million annual users, sending 20,000 invitations every hour and handling hundreds of millions of RSVPs every year. Launched in 1998, Evite is headquartered in Los Angeles and is a subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation, attributed to the Liberty Ventures Group (NASDAQ: LVNTA, LVNTB).
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