2023 Top 100 Most-Visited Cities in the World — Is Korea on the List?
Top 100 Most-Visited Cities in the World
Travel is known as an essential activity in that it gives our lives special experiences. Trips abroad, to places with entirely different ethnicities and cultures, are especially full of excitement, romance, and a fluttering heart. So I, too, used to enjoy traveling overseas. But ever since COVID, my travel potential (?) has waned and hasn’t come back to this day. Part of it is a lack of time and breathing room, but there’s also the matter of stamina. Even so, the craving for travel is always boiling up from deep within my heart — like a volcano, haha.
For all of you who are probably feeling the same way I do, today, to help even a little with choosing a destination, I’ve put together the Top 100 most-visited cities in the world. Where you’ve been and where you want to go — take this chance to refresh your bucket list!
※ The data below is based on “tourism figures” collected from various online sources, so it may not be definitive.
Table of Contents
The World’s Most-Visited Cities
Most-Visited Cities Top 100–91
Cities with the most tourists Top 100 to 91
100. France, Nice
099. Japan, Chiba
098. USA, Washington D.C.
097. Taiwan, Taichung
096. UAE, Abu Dhabi
095. Sri Lanka, Colombo
094. Argentina, Buenos Aires
093. Greece, Rhodes
092. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
091. Peru, Lima
Most-Visited Cities Top 90–81
Cities with the most tourists Top 90 to 81
090. Cambodia, Siem Reap
089. Mexico, Mexico City
088. ⭐️ South Korea, Jeju
087. Sweden, Stockholm
086. Germany, Frankfurt am Main
085. Belgium, Brussels
084. China, Guilin
083. Poland, Krakow
082. India, Kolkata
081. Türkiye, Artvin
Most-Visited Cities Top 80–71
Cities with the most tourists Top 80 to 71
080. USA, Honolulu
079. Israel, Tel Aviv
078. New Zealand, Auckland
077. Canada, Vancouver
076. Morocco, Marrakesh
075. Australia, Melbourne
074. Poland, Warsaw
073. Russia, Saint Petersburg
072. Israel, Jerusalem
071. Türkiye, Edirne
Most-Visited Cities Top 70–61
Cities with the most tourists Top 70 to 61
070. Thailand, Chiang Mai
069. Qatar, Doha
068. Cambodia, Phnom Penh
067. Japan, Kyoto
066. Denmark, Copenhagen
065. Egypt, Cairo
064. Malaysia, Penang Island
063. Greece, Heraklion
062. China, Zhuhai
061. Portugal, Lisbon
Most-Visited Cities Top 60–51
Cities with the most tourists Top 60 to 51
060. Germany, Munich
059. Saudi Arabia, Dammam
058. Indonesia, Jakarta
057. USA, San Francisco
056. Dominican Republic, Punta Cana
055. Hungary, Budapest
054. Australia, Sydney
053. Vietnam, Ha Long
052. China, Beijing
051. Vietnam, Hanoi
Most-Visited Cities Top 50–41
Cities with the most tourists Top 50 to 41
050. Canada, Toronto
049. Russia, Moscow
048. Italy, Florence
047. Ireland, Dublin
046. Greece, Athens
045. India, Jaipur
044. India, Chennai
043. USA, Orlando
042. Italy, Venice
041. Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh
Most-Visited Cities Top 40–31
Cities with the most tourists Top 40 to 31
040. Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
039. South Africa, Johannesburg
038. Malaysia, Johor Bahru
037. Spain, Madrid
036. Germany, Berlin
035. Austria, Vienna
034. USA, Los Angeles
033. Japan, Osaka
032. Indonesia, Denpasar
031. Türkiye, Antalya
Most-Visited Cities Top 30–21
Cities with the most tourists Top 30 to 21
030. Netherlands, Amsterdam
029. USA, Las Vegas
028. India, Agra
027. Mexico
026. Italy, Milan
025. China, Shanghai
024. China, Shenzhen
023. Spain, Barcelona
022. ⭐️ South Korea, Seoul
021. Thailand, Pattaya
Most-Visited Cities Top 20–11
Cities with the most tourists Top 20 to 11
020. Hong Kong
019. Czech Republic, Prague
018. Saudi Arabia, Mecca
017. India, Mumbai
016. Indonesia, Bali
015. Taiwan, Taipei
014. Italy, Rome
013. USA, Miami
012. India, Delhi
011. Macau
Most-Visited Cities Top 10–1
Cities with the most tourists Top 10 to 1
010. Türkiye, Istanbul
009. Japan, Tokyo
008. Thailand, Phuket
007. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
006. Singapore
005. USA, New York
004. UAE, Dubai
003. UK, London
002. France, Paris
001. Thailand, Bangkok
Looking into the world’s most-visited cities, there were more puzzling things than I expected. I figured Paris, France would rank high, but it was a little surprising that No. 1 is Bangkok. It was also surprising that European cities weren’t mentioned as much as I’d thought, and that there are so many Indian cities. Seeing this, it seems Westerners don’t place much importance on public safety when traveling abroad.
And even though I’m Korean myself…… it’s a little hard to accept that Seoul has more tourists than Las Vegas in the USA. As mentioned earlier, these may not be definitive figures, so please enjoy it just for fun, everyone.