These are the world's most-visited museums

May 29, 2019

With the collaboration of Statista.

Supporters of French President-Elect, Emmanuel Macron gather to celebrate at the Pyramid du Louvre following the announcement of the results in the second round of the French presidential election, in Paris, France, May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Lopez/Pool - RC14915F8870

The louvre saw 10.2 million guests through its doors in 2018. Image: REUTERS/Philippe Lopez/Pool

Niall McCarthy

Data Journalist, Statista

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In 2018, the Louvre in Paris was the world's most-visited museum, attracting 10.2 million visitors. It showcases around 38,000 different objects over an area of nearly 783,000 square feet. The visitor numbers for the world's most popular museums were published by AECOM and TEA in their Global Attractions Attendance Report which also gauges attendance at theme parks and water parks. The National Museum of China in Beijing had the second-highest attendance figures in 2018 with 8.61 million while New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art comes third with 7.36 million visitors.

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