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India’s top 10 most-visited monuments in 2024-25: Taj Mahal tops the chart
India's top 10 most visited monuments in 2024-25 list: 6.26 million domestic tourists and 0.65 million foreigners visited Taj Mahal in 2024, while Qutub Minar in Delhi is ranked third.
India's top 10 most-visited monuments in 2024-25: Taj Mahal is the most popular among both domestic and foreign tourists.
India’s top 10 most-visited monuments in 2024-25: India, a preferred destination for travellers from around the world, experienced a significant increase in both foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) and domestic tourist visits (DTVs) in 2024-25, recording approximately 56 lakh and 303.59 crore tourists, respectively, according to government data.
Among 145 Centrally Protected Ticketed Monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Taj Mahal in Agra is the most visited monument by both domestic and foreign tourists in 2024.
According to the data from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the India Tourism Data Compendium 2025 by the Ministry of Tourism, 6.26 million domestic tourists and 0.65 million foreigners visited the monument in 2024.
Qutub Minar in Delhi, which witnessed 3.20 million domestic and 0.22 million tourist visitors in 2024, is ranked third.
Sun Temple in Odisha’s Konark is in the second spot in terms of domestic tourists, while Agra Fort is ranked second in terms of foreign tourists.
Known for its rich heritage and architectural marvels, India is home to 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
While its iconic heritage monuments attract tourists from around the world, the overall growth rate of visitors saw a modest rise of 1.75 per cent in FY 2024-25, the data says.
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While the momentum remained positive, the annual growth of visitors in these monuments peaked at 92.8 per cent and 88.6 per cent in 2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively, recovering from a steep decline of 70.7 per cent during the pandemic (2020-21).
Top 10 Most-Visited and Popular Monuments by Domestic Tourists in FY 2024-25:
India's Most-Visited Monuments FY 2024-25
Top 10 by Domestic Tourist Arrivals
Top 10 Rankings - Domestic Visitors
1
Taj Mahal
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Share: 11.55%
6.26M
Visitors
2
Sun Temple
Konark, Odisha
Share: 6.59%
3.57M
Visitors
3
Qutub Minar
Delhi
Share: 5.91%
3.20M
Visitors
4
Red Fort
Delhi
Share: 5.32%
2.88M
Visitors
5
Bibi Ka Maqbara
Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Share: 3.7%
2.00M
Visitors
6
Ellora Caves
Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Share: 3.21%
1.74M
Visitors
7
Golkonda Fort
Hyderabad, Telangana
Share: 2.88%
1.56M
Visitors
8
Agra Fort
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Share: 2.85%
1.55M
Visitors
9
Fort Aguada
Goa
Share: 2.51%
1.36M
Visitors
10
Charminar
Hyderabad, Telangana
Share: 2.48%
1.34M
Visitors
ASI Monument Statistics 2024
Total Domestic Visitors
54.2M
ASI Monuments
145
Top 10 Share
47%
Growth (FY24-25)
1.75%
Source: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) - India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, Ministry of Tourism. Data represents visitors to 145 Centrally Protected Ticketed Monuments.
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Top 10 Most-Visited and Popular Monuments by Foreign Tourists in FY 2024-25:
India's Most-Visited Monuments FY 2024-25
Top 10 by Foreign Tourist Arrivals
Top 10 Rankings - Foreign Visitors
1
Taj Mahal
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Share: 26.73%
645K
Visitors
2
Agra Fort
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Share: 9.31%
225K
Visitors
3
Qutub Minar
Delhi
Share: 9.11%
220K
Visitors
4
Humayun's Tomb
Delhi
Share: 6.54%
158K
Visitors
5
Baori at Abhaneri
Dausa, Rajasthan
Share: 4.82%
116K
Visitors
6
Fatehpur Sikri
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Share: 4.03%
97K
Visitors
7
Itimad-ud-Daulah
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Share: 3.74%
90K
Visitors
8
Nalanda Site
Nalanda, Bihar
Share: 3.65%
88K
Visitors
9
Red Fort
Delhi
Share: 3.28%
79K
Visitors
10
Sahet Mehet Site
Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh
Share: 3.04%
73K
Visitors
ASI International Tourism 2024
Total Foreign Visitors
2.4M
UNESCO Sites
44
Top 10 Share
74%
Agra Circuit
4 Sites
Source: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) - India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, Ministry of Tourism. Agra circuit (Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Itimad-ud-Daulah) dominates foreign tourism.
Indian Express InfoGenIE
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