List of cities by international visitors

Most visit cities

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.[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

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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)

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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%  |
| 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]

* Global city
* World Tourism rankings

## References[edit]

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3. ^ a b "Global Destination Cities Report 2016" (PDF). Mastercard. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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5. ^ "Jerusalem Is Having a Tourism Moment, Report Shows". Calcalis International. Retrieved 19 February 2022.