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Museums with the Highest Annual Attendances
This list features the museums with the highest annual attendances as of 2024.
RANK | MUSEUM | LOCATION | ANNUAL ATTENDANCE |
1 | Louvre | Paris, France | 8.86 million |
2 | Vatican Museums | Vatican City | 6.77 million |
3 | National Museum of China | Beijing, China | 6.76 million |
4 | British Museum | London, UK | 5.82 million |
5 | Natural History Museum | London, UK | 5.69 million |
6 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, USA | 5.36 million |
7 | China Science Technology Museum | Beijing, China | 5.32 million |
8 | Nanjing Museum | Nanjing, China | 5.01 million |
9 | American Museum of Natural History | New York, USA | 5.00 million |
10 | Suzhou Museum | Suzhou, China | 4.85 million |
References
Statista (2024) Museums by total attendance worldwide. Available at:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/901072/museums-by-total-attendance-worldwide/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Blooloop (2024) Most visited museums. Available at:
https://blooloop.com/museum/in-depth/most-visited-museums/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Museums.eu (n.d.) The most visited museums in the world. Available at:
https://museums.eu/highlight/details/105664/the-most-visited-museums-in-the-world (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Statista (2024) Museums with the highest attendance figures. Available at:
https://www.statista.com/chart/18141/museums-with-the-highest-attendance-figures/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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