Paris welcomed 49.1 million visitors in 2025 — a record 23.2 million of them international, up 4% on 2019 — spending a record €23.6 billion. The world's #1 city destination five years running is now driven two-thirds by foreign wallets.
The United States is Paris's largest source market: 2.8 million American visitors in 2025, more than any other country. The UK follows at 2.5 million, then Italy (1.6M), Germany (1.5M) and Spain (1.4M). The top five alone account for 9.8 million arrivals.
The growth is long-haul: Chinese arrivals grew 15% in summer 2025, Canadian 31% — though Paris–China air capacity is still ~35% below pre-COVID. International visitors now drive nearly two-thirds of all tourist spending; the domestic French market (25.9M) still lags its 2019 level.
Visitors spent a record €23.6 billion in 2025, up 1% on 2024 and 8% above 2019. International guests contributed €16 billion of it — close to two-thirds — while French spending fell 6% to €8 billion. International visitors stay 2.7 nights on average; the US was the top origin for hotel nights at 4.6 million.
Hotels captured 81% of the region's 89.7 million overnight stays — 72.8 million nights — at a record 80.1% average occupancy, the city's best room-fill since 2010. The short-term-rental cap (Le Meur law, 120 days) is pushing demand back into the hotel stock.
The palace pipeline — Louis Vuitton's ten suites, the six new Palaces — is a bet on the high-yield long-haul visitor. The American, the Gulf family office, the returning Chinese traveller: these are the passports that book the €2,000 night. Paris ranked #1 in Euromonitor's city index for the fifth straight year because it converts arrivals into yield better than any city on earth.
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