World's Most Visited Museums 2024
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Louvre (France) leads in Annual Visitors (Millions) with 9 in 2024.
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Average Annual Visitors (Millions) in 2024: 6.31 · median: 6.
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Gap in 2024: Louvre (France) is 1.8× larger than National Gallery (UK).
About This Dataset
World's Most Visited Museums 2024
Museums ranked by total annual visitor numbers in 2024. The Louvre in Paris remains the most visited museum in the world, welcoming approximately 9 million visitors annually — with Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa drawing the single largest daily crowd of any artwork on Earth, despite being a relatively small painting displayed behind protective glass at a significant distance from viewers.
Analysis
Louvre (France) heads the table on 9, ahead of Vatican Museums (Italy) (7.20) and National Museum of Natural History (USA) (6.80) in Annual Visitors (Millions) in 2024. The total is spread widely: even Louvre (France) accounts for only 17.8% of the 8 combined. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 6.80 to 4.90.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Annual Visitors (Millions)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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