Where People Actually Go
The world’s most-visited countries by international tourist arrivals — the places everyone’s already falling for.
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France
102 million visitors/yr
The first country to cross 100 million annual visitors — Paris and beyond.
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Spain
93.8 million visitors/yr
Barcelona’s architecture, island coastlines, and the highest tourism revenue per visitor.
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United States
72.4 million visitors/yr
The world’s top tourism earner by revenue — coast to coast.
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Turkey
60.6 million visitors/yr
Istanbul straddles two continents — and tourism here keeps climbing fast.
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Italy
57.8 million visitors/yr
Rome, the coastlines, and centuries of history in every direction.
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Germany
~39 million visitors/yr
Fairy-tale castles, Christmas markets, and Berlin’s history.
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Japan
36.9 million visitors/yr
An all-time-high year — Tokyo’s neon streets to Fuji’s quiet peak.
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Greece
~36 million visitors/yr
Whitewashed cliffs, blue domes, and thousands of islands to pick from.