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India Tourism Statistics: 9.8M Arrivals in 2024

Q: How many tourists visit India?

India had 9.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 942,481 Airbnb stays in India in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

Q: What is the quietest month in India?

April was the quietest Airbnb month in India in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and October ranked 11th. Stays in April were booked about 15 days ahead, against 26 days for November.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in India?

A typical Airbnb stay in India lasted 4.0 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 18 days ahead. That is shorter than the worldwide 5.2 nights. By month, stays ran from 3.1 nights in September to 5.6 nights in July.

India recorded 9.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, UN Tourism reports, via Our World in Data. This counts people crossing a border, so domestic trips are not in it. AirROI estimates 942,481 Airbnb stays in India in the 12 months to October 2026, with Mumbai the most booked city. The busiest month was December.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 3,779,994
Typical Airbnb stay: 4.0 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: December
From within India, among guests who left a review: 71%

Key facts

India Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

UN Tourism puts India at 9.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, via Our World in Data.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in India at 942,481 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in India added up to 3,779,994 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in India lasted 4.0 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 18 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks December the busiest Airbnb month in India in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by June and September, with April the quietest.
AirROI estimates Airbnb in India had no single high season in the 12 months to October 2026: the three busiest months were December, June and September.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in India in November were booked furthest ahead, about 26 days, against 11 days for September, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 71% of India Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within India, and the United States at 8.1% and the United Kingdom at 4.6% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI ranks India 4th for Airbnb stays among Asia's 33 countries in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Mumbai had the most Airbnb stays of the 119 towns it lists in India in the 12 months to October 2026, at 54,317, ahead of Bengaluru and New Delhi.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit India?

UN Tourism counted 9.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, via Our World in Data.

Official tourism figures for India: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
9.8 millionInternational tourist arrivals	Trips by visitors arriving from abroad who stay at least one night, each arrival counted separately	2024	UN Tourism, via Our World in Data

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in India

India had 67,401 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 942,481 stays and 3,779,994 nights. A typical stay lasted 4.0 nights and was booked about 18 days ahead, shorter than the worldwide stay of 5.2 nights. AirROI's figures cover the 347 towns it tracks in India; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 67,401
Airbnb stays, estimate: 942,481
Airbnb nights, estimate: 3,779,994
Typical stay: 4.0 nights
Booked ahead: 18 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in India?

On Airbnb, December was the busiest month in India in the 12 months to October 2026, then June and September. April was the quietest. The busiest months do not sit together, so there is no single high season.

December ranks first, April last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: December, June, September, November, March, January, August, July, February, May, October, April.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in India by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	December	10.3%	3.9 nights	21 days
2	June	8.6%	4.4 nights	12 days
3	September	8.5%	3.1 nights	11 days
4	November	8.5%	3.8 nights	26 days
5	March	8.4%	3.6 nights	14 days
6	January	8.4%	4.1 nights	23 days
7	August	8.2%	3.6 nights	14 days
8	July	8.1%	5.6 nights	15 days
9	February	8.1%	4.0 nights	21 days
10	May	8.1%	4.0 nights	13 days
11	October	7.9%	3.7 nights	19 days
12	April	6.9%	3.7 nights	15 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do India Airbnb Guests Come From?

About seven in ten India Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within India (71%), and the top countries abroad were the United States at 8.1% and the United Kingdom at 4.6%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Bengaluru was the top origin city at 12%, ahead of Mumbai at 7.8%. The figures rest on 2,411,821 reviews, written over many years.

71% from within India

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

United States 8.1%
United Kingdom 4.6%
Canada 2%
Germany 1.6%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Bengaluru 12%
Mumbai 7.8%
New Delhi 5.9%
Pune 3.2%
Hyderabad 2.2%
Chennai 1.7%

By town

Most Booked Towns in India

Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi took 16% of Airbnb stays in India in the 12 months to October 2026. December is the busiest Airbnb month in 79 of the 119 towns, led by Mumbai, and June in 11, led by Dehradun. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 14% in Dehradun to 48% in Kochi.

Most Booked Towns in India: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Mumbai	54,317	258,841	4.8 nights	42%	US	December
2	Bengaluru	51,325	282,694	5.5 nights	31%	US	August
3	New Delhi	41,178	179,987	4.4 nights	47%	US	December
4	Hyderabad	27,643	129,510	4.7 nights	36%	US	December
5	Jaipur	26,977	94,299	3.5 nights	39%	US	December
6	Candolim	24,168	106,094	4.4 nights	20%	UK	December
7	Pune	23,793	105,105	4.4 nights	27%	US	December
8	Varanasi	22,865	71,809	3.1 nights	32%	US	December
9	Chennai	22,123	105,301	4.8 nights	44%	US	December
10	Bangalore Urban	21,240	109,145	5.1 nights	29%	US	December
11	Gurugram	20,814	81,151	3.9 nights	19%	US	December
12	Kolkata	17,815	84,349	4.7 nights	35%	US	December
13	Calangute	16,550	66,009	4.0 nights	21%	UK	December
14	Kochi	15,207	64,743	4.3 nights	48%	US	December
15	Puducherry	14,297	52,224	3.7 nights	34%	US	December
16	Guwahati	13,027	41,416	3.2 nights	14%	US	December
17	Udaipur	12,487	40,591	3.3 nights	33%	US	December
18	Arpora	12,068	47,575	3.9 nights	17%	US	December
19	Dehradun	10,706	42,357	4.0 nights	14%	US	June
20	Anjuna	10,248	37,628	3.7 nights	28%	US	December
21	Siolim	9,617	40,931	4.3 nights	17%	US	December
22	Puri	9,247	28,017	3.0 nights	16%	US	December
23	Thiruvananthapuram	9,138	37,497	4.1 nights	37%	US	December
24	Rishikesh	9,085	34,938	3.8 nights	37%	US	March
25	Assagao	9,009	36,308	4.0 nights	21%	US	December
26	Lonavala	8,806	17,938	2.0 nights	15%	US	August
27	Mysuru	7,650	32,728	4.3 nights	30%	US	December
28	Lucknow	7,604	24,955	3.3 nights	16%	US	December
29	Vagator	6,625	26,079	3.9 nights	32%	US	September
30	Delhi	6,603	27,659	4.2 nights	35%	US	December
31	Kodaikanal	6,594	18,922	2.9 nights	16%	US	May
32	Varkala	6,106	23,234	3.8 nights	49%	UK	December
33	Shillong	5,953	19,406	3.3 nights	17%	US	December
34	Noida	5,779	21,391	3.7 nights	13%	US	June
35	Udhagamandalam	5,769	16,087	2.8 nights	20%	US	May
36	Ujjain	5,691	15,153	2.7 nights	11%	US	December
37	Badem	5,588	21,563	3.9 nights	25%	US	December
38	Baga	5,372	21,754	4.0 nights	31%	UK	December
39	Benaulim	5,341	28,305	5.3 nights	28%	UK	January
40	Mussoorie	5,215	13,890	2.7 nights	18%	US	June
41	Madikeri	5,096	14,038	2.8 nights	19%	US	December
42	Shimla	4,724	16,219	3.4 nights	23%	US	June
43	Canacona	4,450	24,338	5.5 nights	37%	UK	November
44	Manali	4,391	18,296	4.2 nights	18%	US	June
45	Darjeeling	4,290	15,464	3.6 nights	24%	US	May
46	Vrindavan	4,207	14,947	3.6 nights	27%	US	December
47	Indore	4,181	13,552	3.2 nights	11%	US	December
48	Varca	4,145	19,133	4.6 nights	11%	US	January
49	Colva	4,125	19,156	4.6 nights	24%	US	December
50	Oxel	4,071	17,572	4.3 nights	17%	US	December
51	Panaji	4,064	19,124	4.7 nights	32%	US	December
52	Greater Noida	4,023	16,230	4.0 nights	11%	US	July
53	Nashik	4,000	12,427	3.1 nights	16%	US	December
54	Dadri	3,964	17,493	4.4 nights	23%	US	November
55	Thane	3,884	15,708	4.0 nights	24%	US	December
56	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	3,503	14,595	4.2 nights	30%	Canada	November
57	Jibhi	3,474	10,306	3.0 nights	16%	Canada	May
58	Dabolim	3,439	13,154	3.8 nights	18%	UK	December
59	Panchgani	3,425	9,176	2.7 nights	11%	US	December
60	Jodhpur	3,399	10,057	3.0 nights	33%	US	December
61	Visakhapatnam	3,355	12,332	3.7 nights	24%	US	December
62	Morjim	3,256	17,819	5.5 nights	37%	US	December
63	Dharamshala	3,252	15,269	4.7 nights	41%	US	May
64	Amritsar	3,244	10,627	3.3 nights	37%	US	December
65	Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation	3,034	13,445	4.4 nights	20%	US	December
66	Bhopal	2,990	12,196	4.1 nights	14%	US	December
67	Nainital	2,988	8,596	2.9 nights	17%	UK	June
68	Mandrem	2,984	18,809	6.3 nights	36%	UK	January
69	Srinagar	2,957	10,900	3.7 nights	22%	US	June
70	Gangtok	2,907	12,005	4.1 nights	16%	US	May
71	Kozhikode	2,880	8,776	3.0 nights	29%	US	December
72	Chandigarh	2,876	11,503	4.0 nights	35%	US	March
73	Vythiri	2,868	7,792	2.7 nights	21%	US	December
74	Ghaziabad	2,866	10,878	3.8 nights	18%	US	December
75	Navi Mumbai	2,856	15,744	5.5 nights	23%	US	December
76	Marna	2,820	11,059	3.9 nights	16%	US	December
77	Ahmedabad	2,814	13,898	4.9 nights	34%	US	December
78	Alappuzha	2,792	7,860	2.8 nights	48%	UK	December
79	Fatrade	2,707	10,569	3.9 nights	18%	UK	January
80	Mapusa	2,671	11,646	4.4 nights	21%	US	December
81	Bidhannagar	2,640	8,996	3.4 nights	23%	US	December
82	Nagpur	2,637	10,515	4.0 nights	21%	US	December
83	North Goa	2,561	10,376	4.1 nights	16%	US	December
84	Alibag	2,560	5,240	2.0 nights	13%	US	December
85	Udupi	2,491	6,883	2.8 nights	12%	US	December
86	Nerul	2,475	9,380	3.8 nights	22%	UK	December
87	Tirupati	2,419	5,151	2.1 nights	24%	US	December
88	Agra	2,348	5,697	2.4 nights	57%	US	December
89	Pimpri-Chinchwad	2,305	10,765	4.7 nights	19%	US	December
90	Mangalore	2,280	7,184	3.2 nights	17%	US	December
91	Patna	2,113	8,424	4.0 nights	23%	US	November
92	Coimbatore	2,088	8,122	3.9 nights	36%	US	December
93	Zirakpur	2,028	6,943	3.4 nights	20%	Canada	December
94	Majorda	1,953	9,045	4.6 nights	24%	UK	January
95	Ayodhya	1,936	4,381	2.3 nights	21%	US	March
96	South Goa	1,880	8,068	4.3 nights	29%	UK	December
97	New Town	1,865	8,008	4.3 nights	23%	US	December
98	Tiruvannamalai	1,774	9,459	5.3 nights	54%	US	January
99	Mahabaleshwar	1,706	4,615	2.7 nights	14%	UK	May
100	Bhimtal	1,609	4,138	2.6 nights	13%	US	June
101	Yercaud	1,564	3,097	2.0 nights	9.8%	US	December
102	Thrissur	1,553	4,908	3.2 nights	41%	US	December
103	Wayanad	1,490	3,846	2.6 nights	23%	US	December
104	Vadodara	1,489	8,664	5.8 nights	40%	US	December
105	Chikkamagaluru	1,479	3,659	2.5 nights	11%	US	December
106	Kasauli	1,437	3,350	2.3 nights	20%	Canada	June
107	Kolhapur	1,405	3,768	2.7 nights	9.9%	US	December
108	Gokarna	1,395	4,255	3.0 nights	36%	UK	December
109	Mathura	1,380	4,774	3.5 nights	23%	US	December
110	Agonda	1,330	6,361	4.8 nights	62%	UK	February
111	Siliguri	1,297	3,621	2.8 nights	17%	US	December
112	Tiruporur	1,250	4,067	3.3 nights	28%	US	December
113	Karjat	1,241	2,480	2.0 nights	11%	US	July
114	Mukteshwar	1,155	3,340	2.9 nights	7.4%	UK	June
115	Arambol	1,139	7,295	6.4 nights	57%	Germany	January
116	Jaisalmer	1,057	3,217	3.0 nights	47%	UK	December
117	Panchkula	987	3,440	3.5 nights	23%	US	March
118	Faridabad	982	4,031	4.1 nights	22%	US	June
119	Leh	818	4,231	5.2 nights	43%	US	September

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. India is the top origin in every town, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 119 of India's 347 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in India

How many tourists visit India?

India had 9.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 942,481 Airbnb stays in India in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

When is high season in India?

The busiest Airbnb month in India in the 12 months to October 2026 was December, then June and September.

What is the quietest month in India?

April was the quietest Airbnb month in India in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and October ranked 11th. Stays in April were booked about 15 days ahead, against 26 days for November.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in India?

A typical Airbnb stay in India lasted 4.0 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 18 days ahead. That is shorter than the worldwide 5.2 nights. By month, stays ran from 3.1 nights in September to 5.6 nights in July.

Where do Airbnb guests in India come from?

Of India Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 71% were from within India, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were the United States at 8.1% and the United Kingdom at 4.6%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Bengaluru at 12%, ahead of Mumbai at 7.8%.

What is the most booked town in India on Airbnb?

Mumbai was the most booked town in India on Airbnb, with an estimated 54,317 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Bengaluru and New Delhi.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. UN Tourism counts international tourist arrivals (9.8 million in 2024). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 942,481 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 347 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 2,411,821 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.