Top 5 Countries That Got The Most Visitors In The World In 2024

By Naijagossiper Official · 2026-09-05T20:13:12.825Z

France, Spain and the United States topped the global tourism ranking in 2024, with millions of international visitors travelling to the world's leading destinations.

By Naijagossiper | September 5, 2026 International tourism stayed active in 2024, with millions of tourists visiting different destinations all over the world. According to the ranking based on the number of international tourist arrivals, France was the most visited country in the world, followed by Spain and the United States. As per the OECD report on Tourism Trends and Policies 2026, the ranking was done based on international tourist arrivals of countries through their tourism and national statistics. Top 5 Countries Getting The Most Visitors Ranking Countries Visitors

1. 🇫🇷 France 100 million

2. 🇪🇸 Spain 93.8 million

3. 🇺🇸 United States 72.4 million

4. 🇹🇷 Türkiye 60.6 million

5. 🇮🇹 Italy 57.7 million

6. France — 100 million visitors 🇫🇷 France maintained its title as the leading tourist destination in the world, with about 100 million international tourist arrivals in 2024. It was the number of visits that France received due to its cultural attractions, monuments, food, and places like Paris and French Riviera.

7. Spain — 93.8 million visitors 🇪🇸 Spain was second on the list with 93.8 million international tourist arrivals. The combination of its beaches, historic cities, culture, food, and pleasant weather conditions makes it one of the leading holiday destinations of the world.

8. United States — 72.4 million visitors 🇺🇸 United States welcomed about 72.4 million international tourists and got the third rank. The US is known for the following attractions which attract many visitors: New York, Florida, California, Las Vegas and Hawaii.

9. Türkiye — 60.6 million visitors 🇹🇷 Türkiye welcomed about 60.6 million international tourists in 2024 and thus got the fourth rank due to its monuments, Mediterranean coastline, cultural attractions and its strategic location.

10. Italy — 57.7 million visitors 🇮🇹 Italy welcomed 57.7 million international tourists in 2024 and thus made fifth rank in this international tourists list due to its monuments, history, architecture, art and food. What do the numbers indicate? Numbers clearly show that Europe is one of the leading continents for international tourism with 4 out of 5 European countries on this list. France welcomed approximately 6.2 million more visitors than Spain, whereas Spain received about 21.4 million more tourists than the USA. This ranking is based on the international tourist arrivals and not on tourism revenue or domestic visitors. Source: OECD, Tourism Trends and Policies 2026, using UN Tourism and national tourism statistics.