Istanbul Was The Most Visited City in 2023 🇹🇷

What We’re Showing

This graphic shows the 10 most visited cities in 2023, based on the total number of international arrivals, according to Euromonitor’s Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023.

Key Takeaways

• Two cities in Türkiye made the top 10 list: Istanbul, the country’s cultural and historic capital and the most populous city in Europe, and Antalya, a beachy tourist hot spot situated along the Turquoise Coast.
• International travel made a strong recovery in 2023, with a 38% annual growth in the number of tourist trips.
• Asian cities like Hong Kong and Bangkok saw the biggest growth in tourists from 2022, having been the last countries to reopen after the pandemic. Hong Kong saw a staggering 2,495% increase in tourists in 2023.