List of cities by international visitors

This is a list of 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 travelling more than once a year and people visiting several cities during one trip. The growth column compares international arrivals to the previous year.[1][2]

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.[3]

2023 top 10 ranking edit

The top 10 most visited cities in 2023 according to Euromonitor were:[4]

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%

2018/2016 top 100 rankings edit

The 100 most visited cities in 2018/2016 according to Euromonitor and Mastercard were:[2][3]

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 Palma de Mallorca   Spain 10,580,000 8,960,000
16 Phuket   Thailand 10,550,700 4.4%
17 16 Rome   Italy 10,065,400 7,120,000 5.6% 4.47
18 9 Tokyo   Japan 9,985,100 10,700,000 4.6% 13.48
19 Pattaya   Thailand 9,606,400 5.1%
20 15 Taipei   Taiwan 9,597,800 7,350,000 3.5% 9.60
21 Mecca   Saudi Arabia 9,565,200 −2.4%
22 36 Guangzhou   China 9,004,800 3,700,000 0.0% 1.66
23 20 Prague   Czech Republic 8,948,600 5,810,000 1.6% 2.70
24 Medina   Saudi Arabia 8,547,200 −2.4%
25 10 Seoul   South Korea 8,431,400 10,200,000 10.1% 11.30
26 13 Amsterdam   Netherlands 8,354,200 8,000,000 6.5% 4.20
27 Agra   India 8,138,200 22.5%
28 24 Miami   United States 8,121,300 5,240,000 4.1% 8.15
29 17 Osaka   Japan 7,861,500 7,020,000 19.0% 3.39
30 Las Vegas   United States 6,639,300 4.7%
31 19 Shanghai   China 7,483,500 6,120,000 4.0% 5.00
32 42 Ho Chi Minh City   Vietnam 7,200,000 3,050,000 15.4% 3.12
33 Denpasar   Indonesia 7,185,600 15.2%
34 12 Barcelona   Spain 6,714,500 8,200,000 6.8% 9.28
35 21 Los Angeles   United States 6,591,300 5,600,000 −1.4% 8.10
36 14 Milan   Italy 6,481,300 7,650,000 2.1% 4.56
37 30 Chennai   India 6,422,800 4,370,000 26.3% 3.24
38 18 Vienna   Austria 6,410,300 6,690,000 3.6% 4.54
39 Johor Bahru   Malaysia 6,396,000 14.8%
40 Jaipur   India 6,383,400 20.7%
41 Cancún   Mexico 6,041,000 0.0%
42 26 Berlin   Germany 5,959,400 4,940,000 5.9% 5.00
43 Athens   Greece 5.755.000 7.1%
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 Jerusalem   Israel 4,800,000[5] 38%
53 52 Hanoi   Vietnam 4,687,000 2,200,000 9.0% 1.28
54 29 Toronto   Canada 4,510,300 4,520,000 5.2% 2.16
55 39 Johannesburg   South Africa 4,120,800 3,600,000 1.3% 1.73
56 35 Sydney   Australia 4,090,600 3,750,000 3.2% 6.40
57 23 Munich   Germany 4,066,600 5,250,000 6.2% 5.32
58 65 Jakarta   Indonesia 4,033,000 1,550,000 12.4% 1.19
59 31 Beijing   China 4,002,400 4,050,000 2.0% 4.08
60 85 Saint Petersburg   Russia 3,996,000 990,000 11.0% 0.51
61 45 Brussels   Belgium 3,942,000 2,710,000 14.9% 1.92
62 40 Budapest   Hungary 3,822,800 3,360,000 4.6% 0.95
63 40 Naples   Italy 3,765,000
64 37 Lisbon   Portugal 3,539,400 3,630,000 0.5% 1.43
65 Dammam   Saudi Arabia 3,498,900 −2.4%
66 Penang Island   Malaysia 3,437,100 7.6%
67 Heraklion   Greece 3,371,800 7.1%
68 Kyoto   Japan 3,294,200 3.0%
69 Zhuhai   China 3,259,700 2.4%
70 34 Vancouver   Canada 3,212,100 3,900,000 7.1% 2.12
71 Chiang Mai   Thailand 3,196,000 2.1%
72 64 Copenhagen   Denmark 3,069,700 1,630,000 3.6% 0.91
73 33 San Francisco   United States 2,901,000 3,930,000 0.0% 5.93
74 47 Melbourne   Australia 2,889,000 2,650,000 5.8% 4.94
75 70 Warsaw   Poland 2,850,000 1,370,000 1.8% 0.51
76 Marrakesh   Morocco 2,838,100 6.3%
77 62 Kolkata   India 2,826,500 1,720,000 10.4% 1.27
78 Cebu City   Philippines 2,805,100 24.9%
79 Auckland   New Zealand 2,798,900 5.0%
80 86 Tel Aviv   Israel 2,777,000 990,000 7.9% 1.31
81 Guilin   China 2,747,000 10.4%
82 Honolulu   United States 2,737,300 1.9%
83 Hurghada   Egypt 2,735,700 46.8%
84 Kraków   Poland 2,732,000 3.9%
85 Muğla   Turkey 2,723,800 37.4%
86 57 Buenos Aires   Argentina 2,685,700 2,020,000 5.2% 1.69
87 Chiba   Japan 2,683,900 10.4%
88 38 Frankfurt am Main   Germany 2,636,000 3,620,000 5.6% 3.67
89 55 Stockholm   Sweden 2,604,600 2,080,000 5.3% 1.68
90 32 Lima   Peru 2,535,400 4,030,000 8.0% 1.44
91 Da Nang   Vietnam 2,505,000 25.0%
92 Batam   Indonesia 2,492,600 11.9%
93 Nice   France 2,466,800 6.0%
94 Fukuoka   Japan 2,436,900 20.3%
95 41 Abu Dhabi   United Arab Emirates 2,402,800 3,140,000 7.1% 2.65
96 Jeju   South Korea 2,349,200 −3.3%
97 Porto   Portugal 2,341,300 4.9%
98 Rhodes   Greece 2,337,700 7.3%
99 71 Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 2,278,300 1,370,000 1.2% 0.97
100 Krabi   Thailand 2,255,300 6.5%
101 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
56 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
72 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   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
100 Lagos   Nigeria 710,000 0.16

See also edit

References edit

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