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The 30 Most Visited Cities in the World in 2017

The 30 Most Visited Cities in the World in 2017

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By Alison Millington / Business Insider

September 27, 2017 9:03 AM EDT

This week Mastercard released its 2017 Global Destination Cities Index, which provides a ranking of the 132 most visited cities around the world.

Measured by the number of international overnight visitors, the study, now in its ninth year, predicts which countries will be the most visited in 2017.

From Mumbai to Miami, here are the 30 cities set to see the most visitors this year:

30. Johannesburg, South Africa — 4.8 million international visitors.

Aerial of Jonesburg city center, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa — Getty Images

29. Berlin, Germany — 5.1 million international visitors.

Brandenburg Gate at sunset — Getty Images

28. Toronto, Canada — 5.3 million international visitors.

View of the Toronto skyline — Getty Images

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27. Mumbai, India — 5.35 million international visitors.

Low Angle View Of Gateway To India Against Sky — Getty Images

26. Munich, Germany — 5.4 million international visitors.

Cityscape of Munich — Getty Images

25. Madrid, Spain — 5.5 million international visitors.

Madrid, Metropolis Building at Night — Getty Images

24. Dublin, Ireland — 5.59 million international visitors.

The Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin — Getty Images

23. Chennai, India — 5.7 million international visitors.

Central Train Station, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India — Getty Images

22. Los Angeles, USA — 5.8 million international visitors.

Venice Beach, CA at sunset — Getty Images

21. Miami, USA — 6 million international visitors.

Neon lights on Ocean Drive — Getty Images

20. Prague, Czech Republic — 6.4 million international visitors.

Czech Republic, Bohemia, Prague, Charles Bridge and Prague Castle at Sunset — Getty Images

19. Vienna, Austria — 6.63 million international visitors.

Horse carriage, Josefsplatz, Vienna — Getty Images

18. Shanghai, China — 6.65 million international visitors.

Aerial view of Shanghai — Getty Images

17. Rome, Italy — 7.3 million international visitors.

View of the Roman Forum at daytime, Rome, Italy — Getty Images

16. Taipei, Taiwan — 7.8 million international visitors.

Spring Sunset Glow — Sunset shot of Taipei 101 with orange glowing sky in the background while the city lights up.? copyright 2011 Sharleen Chao—Getty Images

15. Osaka, Japan — 7.9 million international visitors.

Dotonbori at night, Osaka — Chinnaphong Mungsiri—Getty Images

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14. Milan, Italy — 8.4 million international visitors.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II — Stefano Oppo—Getty Images

13. Amsterdam, Netherlands — 8.7 million international visitors.

Herengracht Canal — Herengracht Canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands.Greg Gibb Photography—Getty Images

12. Barcelona, Spain — 8.9 million international visitors.

Parc Guell - Barcellona — www.matteorinaldi.it—Getty Images

11. Istanbul, Turkey — 9.24 million international visitors.

Sunset Time view form Galata tower, istanbul, — Tanatat pongphibool ,thailand—Getty Images

10. Hong Kong — 9.25 million international visitors.

Hong kong Victoria Harbour — Getty Images

9. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 12.1 million international visitors.

Petronas in Sunset — The Petronas Twin Towers on February 12, 2014, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are the world's tallest twin tower. The skyscraper height is 451.9mRatnakorn Piyasirisorost—Getty Images

8. New York, USA — 12.4 million international visitors.

Aerial of New York city and Brooklyn bridge at dusk — Getty Images

7. Seoul, South Korea — 12.44 million international visitors.

Soaked Seoul — Colorful neon reflections of wet Seoul street taken at night at rain in Korea, Asia.Alex Barlow—Getty Images

6. Tokyo, Japan — 12.5 million international visitors.

Shinjuku rush hour — Stanley Chen Xi, landscape and architecture photographer—Getty Images

5. Singapore — 13.45 million international visitors.

Gardens By The Bay — Gardens By The Bay Singapore.wsboon images—Getty Images

4. Dubai, UAE — 16 million international visitors.

Francois Nel—Getty Images

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3. Paris, France — 16.1 million international visitors.

Paris rooftops and Eiffel Tower — James Farley—Getty Images

2. London, UK — 20 million international visitors.

Big Ben and the House of Parliament — Thames river, Big Ben and the House of Parliament.Victor Cardoner—Getty Images

1. Bangkok, Thailand — 20.2 million international visitors.

Thailand, Bangkok,Chinatown,Chinese New Year — Thailand, Bangkok, China town during Chinese New Year, busy night market, crowds of people shopping.Martin Puddy—Getty Images

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