India recorded 56 lakh foreign tourists and 303.59 crore domestic visits in 2024–25, reflecting steady post-pandemic recovery. Among 145 ASI ticketed monuments, the Taj Mahal once again emerged as India’s most visited site, dominating both domestic and foreign tourist charts.

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•  Taj Mahal retains top rank: 6.26M domestic & 0.65M foreign visitors
•  Top 10 monuments account for 47% of all domestic arrivals
•  Domestic visits to ASI monuments crossed 54 million
•  Foreign tourist list dominated by North Indian Mughal heritage sites
•  Agra circuit (Taj, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Itimad-ud-Daulah) features 4 of top 10 foreign footfall sites
•  Top 10 foreign-visited monuments attract 74% of total international heritage tourists
•  Foreign heritage visits reached 2.4M in 2024–25
•  Tourism grew +1.75%, slower than post-COVID spikes of 92.8% (2021–22) & 88.6% (2022–23)
•  India now a global heritage superpower with 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
•  Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Odisha & Telangana dominate India’s cultural tourism map