Countries with the Most Michelin Star Restaurants
About This Dataset
Countries with the Most Michelin Star Restaurants
Countries ranked by the total number of Michelin star restaurants within their borders across all star categories (1, 2, and 3 stars). Japan leads all countries with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world, with Tokyo alone holding more Michelin stars than any other city.
Analysis
France heads the table on 621, ahead of Japan (413) and Italy (395) in Michelin Starred Restaurants in 2024. 489 separates the highest figure (621) from the lowest (132). First and second are separated by 208, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Only 4 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (310.5 or more).
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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France leads in Michelin Starred Restaurants with 621 in 2024.
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Average Michelin Starred Restaurants in 2024: 308 · median: 296.
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Gap in 2024: France is 4.7× larger than Belgium.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Michelin Starred Restaurants
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
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