Bangkok had the most international arrivals of any city in 2025, 30.3 million, followed by Hong Kong, London and Macao, according to Euromonitor International's Top 100 City Destinations 2025 report.
Bangkok, Thailand was the world's most visited city by international arrivals in 2025, with 30.3 million, according to Euromonitor International's Top 100 City Destinations 2025 report. Hong Kong was second with 23.2 million and London third with 22.7 million.
Euromonitor International's annual Top 100 City Destinations report estimates how many international visitors each city receives. In the 2025 edition, published in December 2025, Bangkok led with 30.3 million arrivals, ahead of Hong Kong (23.2 million) and London (22.7 million). Four of the ten cities are in Asia-Pacific (Bangkok, Hong Kong, Macao and Kuala Lumpur), four are in Turkey and the Middle East (Istanbul, Dubai, Mecca and Antalya), and two, London and Paris, are in Western Europe. Euromonitor's arrival ranking is separate from its overall Top 100 City Destinations Index, which Paris topped in 2025.
Bangkok had the most international arrivals of any city in Euromonitor's 2025 ranking, 30.3 million, despite a 7% fall on the previous year. It was also No. 1 in the 2024 edition.
Hong Kong was second with 23.2 million international arrivals in 2025, up 6% in Euromonitor's estimate.
London had 22.7 million international arrivals in 2025, the most of any European city in the ranking and third worldwide.
Macao recorded 20.4 million international arrivals in 2025, the fastest growth in the top ten at 14%.
Istanbul, which straddles the Bosphorus between Europe and Asia, had 19.7 million international arrivals in 2025.
Dubai had 19.5 million international arrivals in 2025, up 7%.
Mecca's 18.7 million international arrivals in 2025 are driven by religious travel for Hajj and Umrah.
The Mediterranean resort city of Antalya had 18.6 million international arrivals in 2025, making it the second Turkish city in the top ten.
Paris was ninth by arrivals with 18.3 million in 2025. Separately, it ranked first in Euromonitor's overall Top 100 City Destinations Index, which scores cities on more than visitor numbers.
Kuala Lumpur completed the top ten with 17.3 million international arrivals in 2025, up 5%.
| # | Name | Country | Region | Change vs. previous year (Euromonitor) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | Asia-Pacific | -7% |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | China (SAR) | Asia-Pacific | +6% |
| 3 | London, United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Europe | +4% |
| 4 | Macao, China | China (SAR) | Asia-Pacific | +14% |
| 5 | Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | Europe / Asia | +6% |
| 6 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | +7% |
| 7 | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | +7% |
| 8 | Antalya, Turkey | Turkey | Europe / Asia | +8% |
| 9 | Paris, France | France | Europe | +4% |
| 10 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | Asia-Pacific | +5% |
Cities are ranked by Euromonitor International's estimate of international arrivals in 2025, from its Top 100 City Destinations 2025 report (published December 2025), as tabulated in Wikipedia's List of cities by international visitors (revision 1345950838). Euromonitor counts a visitor as anyone from another country who stays in the city for at least 24 hours and up to 12 months, in paid or unpaid accommodation; each arrival is counted separately, so repeat visits and multi-city trips count more than once. Same-day visitors are not counted. The 2025 figures are Euromonitor estimates made before the year's official statistics were complete, and growth rates are Euromonitor's own comparisons with its revised previous-year figures. Only this one edition is used; no Mastercard or other-year figures are mixed in. Rank 1 is the city with the most international arrivals.
This list ranks cities only by the number of international arrivals. The Top 100 City Destinations Index scores cities on a range of tourism measures beyond visitor numbers; Paris ranked first on that index in 2025, while it was ninth by arrivals.
No. Euromonitor counts visitors from another country who stay at least 24 hours. Each arrival is counted separately, so a person who visits twice, or visits several cities on one trip, is counted more than once.
Bangkok, with 30.3 million international arrivals in Euromonitor's 2025 estimate, down 7% on the previous year but still well ahead of second-placed Hong Kong (23.2 million).
Different organisations count visitors differently. Mastercard's Global Destination Cities Index, for example, counts only overnight visitors and excludes land border crossings in some cities, so its figures and order differ. This list uses only Euromonitor's 2025 edition.
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