The Destinations Index

Where visitors actually spend their time in Korea, 2025 — all 17 regions ranked by estimated visits from mobile big data. Foreigners cluster in Seoul; Koreans’ own travel map looks very different. Switch the basis and compare.

Source: KTO Tourism Data Lab — regional visitor estimates (mobile big data) (한국관광공사 빅데이터 지역별 방문자수) — Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사). Year 2025 · 17 regions · mobile-signal visitor estimates. Retrieved 2026-08-29.

Methodology and limits

Estimated foreign visitor-days per region — where international travellers actually spend time.

  1. 1Seoul서울특별시47,409,856
  2. 2Incheon인천광역시24,836,859
  3. 3Gyeonggi경기도24,380,418
  4. 4Busan부산광역시14,604,300
  5. 5Jeju제주특별자치도14,492,119
  6. 6Gyeongnam경상남도8,809,477
  7. 7Jeonnam전라남도7,636,973
  8. 8Gyeongbuk경상북도5,505,995
  9. 9Chungnam충청남도4,489,518
  10. 10Ulsan울산광역시3,442,959
  11. 11Gangwon강원특별자치도3,361,744
  12. 12Chungbuk충청북도2,999,636
  13. 13Jeonbuk전북특별자치도2,718,993
  14. 14Daegu대구광역시2,201,964
  15. 15Daejeon대전광역시1,191,379
  16. 16Gwangju광주광역시1,079,252
  17. 17Sejong세종특별자치시475,625