The World's Most-Visited City Is...

Hong Kong, followed by Singapore
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 1, 2014 2:55 PM CST
The World's Most-Visited City Is...
Hong Kong is the world's most-visited city, the Telegraph reports.   (Shutterstock)

When it comes to the world's most-visited cities, Asia has a clear lead: Of the top five, four are on the continent, according to a list published by the Telegraph and based on a Euromonitor International report. The number one most-visited city? Hong Kong, which saw 23,770,200 international tourist arrivals in 2012. More from the Telegraph's list:

  1. Singapore: 21,345,700 arrivals
  2. Bangkok, Thailand: 15,822,600 arrivals
  3. London, UK: 15,461,000 arrivals
  4. Macau: 13,360,800 arrivals
  5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 13,339,500 arrivals
  6. Shenzhen, China: 12,100,400 arrivals
  7. New York City, US: 11,618,000 arrivals
  8. Antalya, Turkey: 10,296,600 arrivals
  9. Paris, France: 9,780,800 arrivals
See the Top 100 here; the US next makes an appearance at No. 21. (Read more London stories.)

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