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: RankCityCountry /TerritoryArrivals 2025 (in million)Growth1Bangkok30.3 -7%2Hong Kong23.26%3London22.74%4Macau20.414%5Istanbul19.76%6Dubai19.57%7Mecca18.77%8Antalya18.68%9Paris18.34%10Kuala Lumpur17.35%
2024 The top 10 most visited cities in 2024 according to Euromonitor were: RankCityCountry /TerritoryArrivals 2024Growthin arrivals1Bangkok32,400,00037%2Istanbul23,000,00014%3London21,700,0007%4Hong Kong20,500,00019%5Mecca19,300,00020%6Antalya19,300,00017%7Dubai18,200,0008%8Macau18,000,00026%9Paris17,400,0002%10Kuala Lumpur16,500,00073%
2023 The top 10 most visited cities in 2023 according to Euromonitor were: RankCityCountry /TerritoryArrivals 2023Growthin arrivals1Istanbul20,200,00026%2London18,800,00017%3Dubai16,800,00018%4Antalya16,500,00029%5Paris15,500,0004%6Hong Kong14,700,0002,495%7Bangkok12,200,000142%8New York City11,700,00024%9Cancún10,800,00013%10Mecca10,800,000124%
2016/2018 top 100 rankings The 100 most visited cities in 2016/2018 according to Euromonitor and Mastercard were:
Rank(Euromonitor)Rank(Mastercard)CityCountry /TerritoryArrivals 2018(Euromonitor)Arrivals 2016(Mastercard)Growthin arrivals(Euromonitor)Income(billions $)(Mastercard)111Hong Kong29,262,7008,370,0005.0%6.8421Bangkok24,177,50021,470,0007.7%14.8432London19,233,00019,880,000−3.0%19.764Macau18,931,4009.2%56Singapore18,551,20012,110,0005.3%12.5463Paris17,560,20018,030,00010.9%12.8874Dubai15,920,70015,270,0000.8%31.3085New York City13,600,00012,750,0003.8%18.5297Kuala Lumpur13,434,30012,020,0004.6%11.34108Istanbul13,433,00011,950,00025.2%7.541148Delhi12,645,3002,580,00024.5%1.9112Antalya12,438,80031.2%1354Shenzhen12,202,1002,120,0001.1%0.831427Mumbai10,590,1004,860,00017.9%3.6015Phuket10,550,7004.4%1616Rome10,065,4007,120,0005.6%4.47179Tokyo9,985,10011,700,0004.6%13.4818Pattaya9,606,4005.1%1915Taipei9,597,8007,350,0003.5%9.6020Mecca9,565,200−2.4%2136Guangzhou9,004,8003,700,0000.0%1.662220Prague8,948,6005,810,0001.6%2.7023Medina8,547,200−2.4%2410Seoul8,431,40010,200,00010.1%12.302513Amsterdam8,354,2008,000,0006.5%4.2026Agra8,138,20022.5%2724Miami8,121,3005,240,0004.1%8.152817Osaka7,861,5007,020,00019.0%3.392921Los Angeles7,500,0005,600,0004.7%8.103019Shanghai7,483,5006,120,0004.0%5.003142Ho Chi Minh City7,200,0003,050,00015.4%3.1232Denpasar7,185,60015.2%3312Barcelona6,714,5008,200,0006.8%9.2834Las Vegas6,591,300−1.4%3514Milan6,481,3007,650,0002.1%4.563630Chennai6,422,8004,370,00026.3%3.243718Vienna6,410,3006,690,0003.6%4.5438Johor Bahru6,396,00014.8%39Jaipur6,383,40020.7%40Cancún6,041,0000.0%4126Berlin5,959,4004,940,0005.9%5.004267Cairo5,754,5001,550,00031.1%1.084346Athens5,728,4002,680,00019.4%1.6244Orlando5,553,6005.4%4559Moscow5,510,0001,830,00014.8%0.9446Venice5,502,5003.5%4722Madrid5,440,1005,260,0003.2%8.0248Ha Long5,294,80022.0%4928Riyadh5,267,5004,590,000−2.4%1.695025Dublin5,213,4004,970,0004.6%1.8751Florence5,059,9002.4%5252Hanoi4,687,0002,200,0009.0%1.285329Toronto4,510,3004,520,0005.2%2.165439Johannesburg4,120,8003,600,0001.3%1.735535Sydney4,090,6003,750,0003.2%6.405623Munich4,066,6005,250,0006.2%5.325766Jakarta4,033,0001,550,00012.4%1.195831Beijing4,002,4004,050,0002.0%4.085985Saint Petersburg3,996,000990,00011.0%0.516045Brussels3,942,0002,710,00014.9%1.9261Jerusalem3,930,00011.6%6240Budapest3,822,8003,360,0004.6%0.956337Lisbon3,539,4003,630,0000.5%1.4364Dammam3,498,900−2.4%65Penang Island3,437,1007.6%66Heraklion3,371,8007.1%67Kyoto3,294,2003.0%68Zhuhai3,259,7002.4%6934Vancouver3,212,1003,900,0007.1%2.1270Chiang Mai3,196,0002.1%7165Copenhagen3,069,7001,630,0003.6%0.917233San Francisco2,901,0003,930,0000.0%5.937347Melbourne2,889,0002,650,0005.8%4.9474Krakow2,850,0001.8%75Marrakesh2,838,1006.3%7662Kolkata2,826,5001,720,00010.4%1.2777Cebu City2,805,10024.9%78Auckland2,798,9005.0%7986Tel Aviv2,777,000990,0007.9%1.3180Guilin2,747,00010.4%81Honolulu2,737,3001.9%82Hurghada2,735,70046.8%8372Warsaw2,732,0001,370,0003.9%0.5184Muğla2,723,80037.4%8557Buenos Aires2,685,7002,020,0005.2%1.6986Chiba2,683,90010.4%8738Frankfurt2,636,0003,620,0005.6%3.678856Stockholm2,604,6002,080,0005.3%1.688932Lima2,535,4004,030,0008.0%1.4490Da Nang2,505,00025.0%91Batam2,492,60011.9%92Nice2,466,800 6.0%93Fukuoka2,436,90020.3%9441Abu Dhabi2,402,8003,140,0007.1%2.6595Jeju2,349,200−3.3%96Porto2,341,3004.9%97Rhodes2,337,7007.3%9871Rio de Janeiro2,278,3001,370,0001.2%0.9799Krabi2,255,3006.5%10097Bangalore2,239,200740,00025.7%0.5543Mexico City2,980,0002.2744Punta Cana2,730,0002.9549São Paulo2,300,0001.5050Zürich2,240,0002.2351Montreal2,240,0001.0853Washington D.C.2,180,0002.5455Chicago2,080,0002.9558Düsseldorf1,950,0001.9860Boston1,740,0002.1861Chengdu1,740,0000.6063Edinburgh1,660,0001.1364San Jose1,630,0000.8668Tehran1,520,0000.3169Houston1,500,0002.4870Hamburg1,450,0001.4773Cape Town1,370,0001.0074Manila1,320,0000.9875Bogota1,260,0001.3576Xi'an1,210,0000.6377Beirut1,160,0001.1278Geneva1,150,0001.1479Colombo1,130,0000.9580Xiamen1,090,0000.9381Bucharest1,050,0000.3182Casablanca1,050,0000.6283Atlanta1,020,0001.4784Sofia1,010,0000.4487Dalian940,0000.5588Montevideo930,0000.5589Amman930,0000.9490Hangzhou900,0000.4391Pune900,0000.6692Durban830,0000.2993Dallas/Fort Worth780,0001.1394Accra760,0000.5395Quito750,0000.4296Tianjin750,0002.2498Qingdao730,0000.5399Philadelphia720,0001.05100Lagos710,0000.16
See also Global city World Tourism rankings
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