One US Museum Makes the World's Top 20: New York's Met

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The Themed Entertainment Association has published its annual index of the world's most-visited museums for 2025, Euronews reports. Beijing's Palace Museum ranks first with 19 million visitors, while China holds 12 of the top 20 spots. The Louvre ranks fourth with about 9 million visitors, Versailles fifth, and London's Natural History Museum seventh. New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the only US museum on the list, placing 17th with nearly 6 million visitors; the report also covers which countries lead and why China's numbers are so high. Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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00:00The world's most visited museums for 2025 have been ranked, and one American museum made the top 20.

00:06The themed entertainment association published the list.

00:10Reports Euronews, Beijing's Palace Museum is number one with 19 million visitors.

00:15China holds 12 of the 20 spots.

00:17The association points to China's large domestic audience and free entry at 91% of its 7,188 registered museums.

00:26The Louvre in Paris is fourth with about 9 million visitors.

00:30The Palace of Versailles is fifth with 8.4 million.

00:33London's Natural History Museum is seventh with 7.1 million, and the Vatican Museums are eighth with 6.9 million.

00:41The British Museum is thirteenth with 6.44 million visitors.

00:45The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is the only U.S. museum on the list.

00:50It ranks seventeenth with nearly 6 million visitors.

00:53France, the U.K., and South Korea each have two entries.

00:57This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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