This is a list of the top 100 cities ranked by the number of international visitors, including all international arrivals by land, air, and sea, for tourist or business purposes. The consulting firm Euromonitor and the financial services corporation Mastercard define the concept of the foreign visitor differently, thus their respective rankings differ.
Euromonitor counts a visitor as any person visiting a city in another country for at least 24 hours, for a period not exceeding 12 months, and staying in paid or unpaid, collective or private accommodation. Each arrival is counted separately and includes people traveling more than once a year and people visiting several cities during one trip. The growth column compares international arrivals to the previous year.
Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index counts a visitor only if a person stayed overnight at least once in the city. The income column shows the amount visitors spent in each city. For cities bordering directly on foreign territory, border crossings from country to country are not counted as international visitors.
2025 top 10 ranking
The top 10 most visited cities in 2025 according to Euromonitor were:
| Rank | City | Country / Territory | Arrivals 2025 (in million) | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | Thailand | 30.3 | -7% |
| 2 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 23.2 | 6% |
| 3 | London | United Kingdom | 22.7 | 4% |
| 4 | Macau | Macau | 20.4 | 14% |
| 5 | Istanbul | Turkey | 19.7 | 6% |
| 6 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 19.5 | 7% |
| 7 | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | 18.7 | 7% |
| 8 | Antalya | Turkey | 18.6 | 8% |
| 9 | Paris | France | 18.3 | 4% |
| 10 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 17.3 | 5% |
2024
The top 10 most visited cities in 2024 according to Euromonitor were:
| Rank | City | Country / Territory | Arrivals 2024 | Growth in arrivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | Thailand | 32,400,000 | 37% |
| 2 | Istanbul | Turkey | 23,000,000 | 14% |
| 3 | London | United Kingdom | 21,700,000 | 7% |
| 4 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 20,500,000 | 19% |
| 5 | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | 19,300,000 | 20% |
| 6 | Antalya | Turkey | 19,300,000 | 17% |
| 7 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 18,200,000 | 8% |
| 8 | Macau | Macau | 18,000,000 | 26% |
| 9 | Paris | France | 17,400,000 | 2% |
| 10 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 16,500,000 | 73% |
2023
The top 10 most visited cities in 2023 according to Euromonitor were:
| Rank | City | Country / Territory | Arrivals 2023 | Growth in arrivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istanbul | Turkey | 20,200,000 | 26% |
| 2 | London | United Kingdom | 18,800,000 | 17% |
| 3 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 16,800,000 | 18% |
| 4 | Antalya | Turkey | 16,500,000 | 29% |
| 5 | Paris | France | 15,500,000 | 4% |
| 6 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 14,700,000 | 2,495% |
| 7 | Bangkok | Thailand | 12,200,000 | 142% |
| 8 | New York City | United States | 11,700,000 | 24% |
| 9 | Cancún | Mexico | 10,800,000 | 13% |
| 10 | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | 10,800,000 | 124% |
2016/2018 top 100 rankings
The 100 most visited cities in 2016/2018 according to Euromonitor and Mastercard were:
| Rank (Euromonitor) | Rank (Mastercard) | City | Country / Territory | Arrivals 2018 (Euromonitor) | Arrivals 2016 (Mastercard) | Growth in arrivals (Euromonitor) | Income (billions $) (Mastercard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 29,262,700 | 8,370,000 | 5.0% | 6.84 |
| 2 | 1 | Bangkok | Thailand | 24,177,500 | 21,470,000 | 7.7% | 14.84 |
| 3 | 2 | London | United Kingdom | 19,233,000 | 19,880,000 | −3.0% | 19.76 |
| 4 | Macau | Macau | 18,931,400 | 9.2% | |||
| 5 | 6 | Singapore | Singapore | 18,551,200 | 12,110,000 | 5.3% | 12.54 |
| 6 | 3 | Paris | France | 17,560,200 | 18,030,000 | 10.9% | 12.88 |
| 7 | 4 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 15,920,700 | 15,270,000 | 0.8% | 31.30 |
| 8 | 5 | New York City | United States | 13,600,000 | 12,750,000 | 3.8% | 18.52 |
| 9 | 7 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 13,434,300 | 12,020,000 | 4.6% | 11.34 |
| 10 | 8 | Istanbul | Turkey | 13,433,000 | 11,950,000 | 25.2% | 7.54 |
| 11 | 48 | Delhi | India | 12,645,300 | 2,580,000 | 24.5% | 1.91 |
| 12 | Antalya | Turkey | 12,438,800 | 31.2% | |||
| 13 | 54 | Shenzhen | China | 12,202,100 | 2,120,000 | 1.1% | 0.83 |
| 14 | 27 | Mumbai | India | 10,590,100 | 4,860,000 | 17.9% | 3.60 |
| 15 | Phuket | Thailand | 10,550,700 | 4.4% | |||
| 16 | 16 | Rome | Italy | 10,065,400 | 7,120,000 | 5.6% | 4.47 |
| 17 | 9 | Tokyo | Japan | 9,985,100 | 11,700,000 | 4.6% | 13.48 |
| 18 | Pattaya | Thailand | 9,606,400 | 5.1% | |||
| 19 | 15 | Taipei | Taiwan | 9,597,800 | 7,350,000 | 3.5% | 9.60 |
| 20 | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | 9,565,200 | −2.4% | |||
| 21 | 36 | Guangzhou | China | 9,004,800 | 3,700,000 | 0.0% | 1.66 |
| 22 | 20 | Prague | Czech Republic | 8,948,600 | 5,810,000 | 1.6% | 2.70 |
| 23 | Medina | Saudi Arabia | 8,547,200 | −2.4% | |||
| 24 | 10 | Seoul | South Korea | 8,431,400 | 10,200,000 | 10.1% | 12.30 |
| 25 | 13 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 8,354,200 | 8,000,000 | 6.5% | 4.20 |
| 26 | Agra | India | 8,138,200 | 22.5% | |||
| 27 | 24 | Miami | United States | 8,121,300 | 5,240,000 | 4.1% | 8.15 |
| 28 | 17 | Osaka | Japan | 7,861,500 | 7,020,000 | 19.0% | 3.39 |
| 29 | 21 | Los Angeles | United States | 7,500,000 | 5,600,000 | 4.7% | 8.10 |
| 30 | 19 | Shanghai | China | 7,483,500 | 6,120,000 | 4.0% | 5.00 |
| 31 | 42 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 7,200,000 | 3,050,000 | 15.4% | 3.12 |
| 32 | Denpasar | Indonesia | 7,185,600 | 15.2% | |||
| 33 | 12 | Barcelona | Spain | 6,714,500 | 8,200,000 | 6.8% | 9.28 |
| 34 | Las Vegas | United States | 6,591,300 | −1.4% | |||
| 35 | 14 | Milan | Italy | 6,481,300 | 7,650,000 | 2.1% | 4.56 |
| 36 | 30 | Chennai | India | 6,422,800 | 4,370,000 | 26.3% | 3.24 |
| 37 | 18 | Vienna | Austria | 6,410,300 | 6,690,000 | 3.6% | 4.54 |
| 38 | Johor Bahru | Malaysia | 6,396,000 | 14.8% | |||
| 39 | Jaipur | India | 6,383,400 | 20.7% | |||
| 40 | Cancún | Mexico | 6,041,000 | 0.0% | |||
| 41 | 26 | Berlin | Germany | 5,959,400 | 4,940,000 | 5.9% | 5.00 |
| 42 | 67 | Cairo | Egypt | 5,754,500 | 1,550,000 | 31.1% | 1.08 |
| 43 | 46 | Athens | Greece | 5,728,400 | 2,680,000 | 19.4% | 1.62 |
| 44 | Orlando | United States | 5,553,600 | 5.4% | |||
| 45 | 59 | Moscow | Russia | 5,510,000 | 1,830,000 | 14.8% | 0.94 |
| 46 | Venice | Italy | 5,502,500 | 3.5% | |||
| 47 | 22 | Madrid | Spain | 5,440,100 | 5,260,000 | 3.2% | 8.02 |
| 48 | Ha Long | Vietnam | 5,294,800 | 22.0% | |||
| 49 | 28 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 5,267,500 | 4,590,000 | −2.4% | 1.69 |
| 50 | 25 | Dublin | Ireland | 5,213,400 | 4,970,000 | 4.6% | 1.87 |
| 51 | Florence | Italy | 5,059,900 | 2.4% | |||
| 52 | 52 | Hanoi | Vietnam | 4,687,000 | 2,200,000 | 9.0% | 1.28 |
| 53 | 29 | Toronto | Canada | 4,510,300 | 4,520,000 | 5.2% | 2.16 |
| 54 | 39 | Johannesburg | South Africa | 4,120,800 | 3,600,000 | 1.3% | 1.73 |
| 55 | 35 | Sydney | Australia | 4,090,600 | 3,750,000 | 3.2% | 6.40 |
| 56 | 23 | Munich | Germany | 4,066,600 | 5,250,000 | 6.2% | 5.32 |
| 57 | 66 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 4,033,000 | 1,550,000 | 12.4% | 1.19 |
| 58 | 31 | Beijing | China | 4,002,400 | 4,050,000 | 2.0% | 4.08 |
| 59 | 85 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 3,996,000 | 990,000 | 11.0% | 0.51 |
| 60 | 45 | Brussels | Belgium | 3,942,000 | 2,710,000 | 14.9% | 1.92 |
| 61 | Jerusalem | Israel Palestine | 3,930,000 | 11.6% | |||
| 62 | 40 | Budapest | Hungary | 3,822,800 | 3,360,000 | 4.6% | 0.95 |
| 63 | 37 | Lisbon | Portugal | 3,539,400 | 3,630,000 | 0.5% | 1.43 |
| 64 | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 3,498,900 | −2.4% | |||
| 65 | Penang Island | Malaysia | 3,437,100 | 7.6% | |||
| 66 | Heraklion | Greece | 3,371,800 | 7.1% | |||
| 67 | Kyoto | Japan | 3,294,200 | 3.0% | |||
| 68 | Zhuhai | China | 3,259,700 | 2.4% | |||
| 69 | 34 | Vancouver | Canada | 3,212,100 | 3,900,000 | 7.1% | 2.12 |
| 70 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 3,196,000 | 2.1% | |||
| 71 | 65 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 3,069,700 | 1,630,000 | 3.6% | 0.91 |
| 72 | 33 | San Francisco | United States | 2,901,000 | 3,930,000 | 0.0% | 5.93 |
| 73 | 47 | Melbourne | Australia | 2,889,000 | 2,650,000 | 5.8% | 4.94 |
| 74 | Krakow | Poland | 2,850,000 | 1.8% | |||
| 75 | Marrakesh | Morocco | 2,838,100 | 6.3% | |||
| 76 | 62 | Kolkata | India | 2,826,500 | 1,720,000 | 10.4% | 1.27 |
| 77 | Cebu City | Philippines | 2,805,100 | 24.9% | |||
| 78 | Auckland | New Zealand | 2,798,900 | 5.0% | |||
| 79 | 86 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 2,777,000 | 990,000 | 7.9% | 1.31 |
| 80 | Guilin | China | 2,747,000 | 10.4% | |||
| 81 | Honolulu | United States | 2,737,300 | 1.9% | |||
| 82 | Hurghada | Egypt | 2,735,700 | 46.8% | |||
| 83 | 72 | Warsaw | Poland | 2,732,000 | 1,370,000 | 3.9% | 0.51 |
| 84 | Muğla | Turkey | 2,723,800 | 37.4% | |||
| 85 | 57 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2,685,700 | 2,020,000 | 5.2% | 1.69 |
| 86 | Chiba | Japan | 2,683,900 | 10.4% | |||
| 87 | 38 | Frankfurt | Germany | 2,636,000 | 3,620,000 | 5.6% | 3.67 |
| 88 | 56 | Stockholm | Sweden | 2,604,600 | 2,080,000 | 5.3% | 1.68 |
| 89 | 32 | Lima | Peru | 2,535,400 | 4,030,000 | 8.0% | 1.44 |
| 90 | Da Nang | Vietnam | 2,505,000 | 25.0% | |||
| 91 | Batam | Indonesia | 2,492,600 | 11.9% | |||
| 92 | Nice | France | 2,466,800 | 6.0% | |||
| 93 | Fukuoka | Japan | 2,436,900 | 20.3% | |||
| 94 | 41 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 2,402,800 | 3,140,000 | 7.1% | 2.65 |
| 95 | Jeju | South Korea | 2,349,200 | −3.3% | |||
| 96 | Porto | Portugal | 2,341,300 | 4.9% | |||
| 97 | Rhodes | Greece | 2,337,700 | 7.3% | |||
| 98 | 71 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2,278,300 | 1,370,000 | 1.2% | 0.97 |
| 99 | Krabi | Thailand | 2,255,300 | 6.5% | |||
| 100 | 97 | Bangalore | India | 2,239,200 | 740,000 | 25.7% | 0.55 |
| 43 | Mexico City | Mexico | 2,980,000 | 2.27 | |||
| 44 | Punta Cana | Dominican Republic | 2,730,000 | 2.95 | |||
| 49 | São Paulo | Brazil | 2,300,000 | 1.50 | |||
| 50 | Zürich | Switzerland | 2,240,000 | 2.23 | |||
| 51 | Montreal | Canada | 2,240,000 | 1.08 | |||
| 53 | Washington D.C. | United States | 2,180,000 | 2.54 | |||
| 55 | Chicago | United States | 2,080,000 | 2.95 | |||
| 58 | Düsseldorf | Germany | 1,950,000 | 1.98 | |||
| 60 | Boston | United States | 1,740,000 | 2.18 | |||
| 61 | Chengdu | China | 1,740,000 | 0.60 | |||
| 63 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 1,660,000 | 1.13 | |||
| 64 | San Jose | United States | 1,630,000 | 0.86 | |||
| 68 | Tehran | Iran | 1,520,000 | 0.31 | |||
| 69 | Houston | United States | 1,500,000 | 2.48 | |||
| 70 | Hamburg | Germany | 1,450,000 | 1.47 | |||
| 73 | Cape Town | South Africa | 1,370,000 | 1.00 | |||
| 74 | Manila | Philippines | 1,320,000 | 0.98 | |||
| 75 | Bogota | Colombia | 1,260,000 | 1.35 | |||
| 76 | Xi'an | China | 1,210,000 | 0.63 | |||
| 77 | Beirut | Lebanon | 1,160,000 | 1.12 | |||
| 78 | Geneva | Switzerland | 1,150,000 | 1.14 | |||
| 79 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1,130,000 | 0.95 | |||
| 80 | Xiamen | China | 1,090,000 | 0.93 | |||
| 81 | Bucharest | Romania | 1,050,000 | 0.31 | |||
| 82 | Casablanca | Morocco | 1,050,000 | 0.62 | |||
| 83 | Atlanta | United States | 1,020,000 | 1.47 | |||
| 84 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1,010,000 | 0.44 | |||
| 87 | Dalian | China | 940,000 | 0.55 | |||
| 88 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 930,000 | 0.55 | |||
| 89 | Amman | Jordan | 930,000 | 0.94 | |||
| 90 | Hangzhou | China | 900,000 | 0.43 | |||
| 91 | Pune | India | 900,000 | 0.66 | |||
| 92 | Durban | South Africa | 830,000 | 0.29 | |||
| 93 | Dallas/Fort Worth | United States | 780,000 | 1.13 | |||
| 94 | Accra | Ghana | 760,000 | 0.53 | |||
| 95 | Quito | Ecuador | 750,000 | 0.42 | |||
| 96 | Tianjin | China | 750,000 | 2.24 | |||
| 98 | Qingdao | China | 730,000 | 0.53 | |||
| 99 | Philadelphia | United States | 720,000 | 1.05 | |||
| 100 | Lagos | Nigeria | 710,000 | 0.16 |
See also
- Global city
- World Tourism rankings
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