Key Eiffel Tower visitor statistics (2025)
- 6,744,000 visitors entered the levels of the Eiffel Tower in 2025, the highest annual total in the SETE series published since 2016.
- That is 457,000 more than in 2024 (6,287,000), a rise of 7.3%, and 9.3% above 2019 (6,172,000).
- About 10 million people visited the free forecourt under the tower in 2025. They are not included in the 6.74 million.
- French visitors remain the largest group at about 21%, followed by the United States at about 13%.
- Visitors from other European countries made up about 45% of the total, led by Germany (about 7.5%) and the United Kingdom (7%).
- The pandemic cut visitor numbers to 1,579,000 in 2020, 74.4% below 2019. Full recovery took until 2023.
- More than 300 million people have visited the tower since it opened in 1889.
How many people visit the Eiffel Tower each year?
The Eiffel Tower welcomed 6,744,000 visitors in 2025. Between 2016 and 2025, outside the Covid years 2020 and 2021, annual attendance stayed in a narrow band between 5.85 million and 6.74 million.
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| Year | Visitors | Change vs previous year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,934,000 | Baseline |
| 2017 | 6,207,303 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 6,048,000 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 6,172,000 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,579,000 | -74.4% |
| 2021 | 2,068,000 | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 5,849,000* | +182.8% |
| 2023 | 6,318,000 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 6,287,000 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 6,744,000 | +7.3% |
* SETE's 6 January 2023 press release gives 5.849 million visitors for 2022, and its 2023 release describes 6.318 million as an 8% increase on 2022, which matches that figure. The SETE financial data table lists 6,192,000 for 2022. We use the press release figure.
The count covers visitors who bought a ticket and entered the levels of the monument, by lift or by the stairs. People who only walk across the forecourt between the four pillars are counted separately: SETE estimates about 10 million of them in 2025. Access to the forecourt is free.
SETE attributes the 2025 record to better management of visitor flows, good weather, the after-effect of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral. The flat 2024 result (-0.5%) came in the Olympic year itself, when the Champ-de-Mars next to the tower hosted the beach volleyball competition.
How many people visit the Eiffel Tower per day?
On average, 18,477 people a day went up the Eiffel Tower in 2025 (6,744,000 visitors over 365 days). In 2019 the daily average was 16,910.
These are averages over the calendar year. SETE does not publish daily or monthly attendance, so summer peaks and quiet winter weekdays cannot be shown from official figures.
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| Year | Visitors | Days | Average per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6,172,000 | 365 | 16,910 |
| 2023 | 6,318,000 | 365 | 17,310 |
| 2024 | 6,287,000 | 366 | 17,178 |
| 2025 | 6,744,000 | 365 | 18,477 |
Calculated by The Cruise Detective from SETE annual totals. 2020 to 2022 are left out because the tower was closed for long periods.
How did Covid affect Eiffel Tower visitor numbers?
Visitor numbers fell 74.4%, from 6,172,000 in 2019 to 1,579,000 in 2020. The tower first passed its 2019 level again in 2023, with 6,318,000 visitors.
2021 was almost as weak (2,068,000), as closures and travel restrictions continued for much of the year. 2022 brought back international visitors and reached 5,849,000, still 5.2% below 2019. In 2023 the total rose 8.0% to 6,318,000, which was 2.4% above 2019. By 2025 the tower was 9.3% above its pre-pandemic level.
Where do Eiffel Tower visitors come from?
French visitors are the largest group, at about 21% in 2025, followed by visitors from the United States at about 13%. Visitors from other European countries made up about 45% of the total, so roughly four in five visitors came from outside France.
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| Origin | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | n/a | 18.9% | ~19% | ~21% |
| United States | ~11% | 13.2% | ~13% | ~13% |
| Other European countries (total) | nearly half | 44% | n/a | ~45% |
| Germany | ~7% | 7.8% | n/a | ~7.5% |
| United Kingdom | ~7% | 6.8% | ~7% | 7% |
| Spain | ~8% | 6.4% | n/a | 5.5% |
| Italy | ~8% | n/a | n/a | 4.7% |
| Canada | n/a | n/a | n/a | ~3% |
n/a: not published in that year's release. Sources: SETE press releases of 6 January 2023, 19 January 2024, 8 January 2025 and 7 January 2026.
Canada entered the top ten in 2025 for the first time, in 7th place. In 2024 the United Kingdom was the leading European country, with British visitors especially present during the Olympic fortnight. In 2023 Australia and New Zealand together reached 2.6% of visitors (2% in 2019), which SETE links to the Rugby World Cup held in France that year.
Applied to the 2025 total, the shares mean roughly 1.4 million French visitors and about 880,000 Americans went up the tower in 2025. These are our estimates from rounded percentages, not SETE figures.
How much money does the Eiffel Tower make per visitor?
SETE's turnover was €156.76 million in 2025, or €23.24 per visitor. In 2019 it was €99.18 million, or €16.07 per visitor. Turnover per visitor has risen 44.7% since 2019, while the number of visitors rose 9.3%.
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| Year | Turnover | Visitors | Turnover per visitor | City of Paris royalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | €77.78M | 5,934,000 | €13.11 | €21.07M |
| 2017 | €83.31M | 6,207,303 | €13.42 | €18.5M |
| 2018 | €99.22M | 6,048,000 | €16.41 | -€10.62M |
| 2019 | €99.18M | 6,172,000 | €16.07 | €8M |
| 2020 | €25.29M | 1,579,000 | €16.02 | €8.3M |
| 2021 | €33.42M | 2,068,000 | €16.16 | €8.21M |
| 2022 | €105.99M | 5,849,000 | €18.12 | €8.23M |
| 2023 | €117.87M | 6,318,000 | €18.66 | €15.85M |
| 2024 | €140.14M | 6,287,000 | €22.29 | €38.71M |
| 2025 | €156.76M | 6,744,000 | €23.24 | €45.63M |
Turnover and royalties as published by SETE. Turnover includes all of SETE's activity (tickets, shops, events and other income), so the per-visitor figure is not a ticket price. 2020 and 2021 are left out of the chart because of the long closures.
This is turnover, not ticket price: it includes the monument's shops (about 380,000 official Eiffel Tower brand items sold in 2025), events in the Gustave Eiffel Room and other income. The biggest single jump came between 2023 and 2024, from €18.66 to €22.29 per visitor (+19.5%), with almost the same number of visitors.
The tower receives no state subsidy. SETE is 99% owned by the City of Paris and 1% by the Métropole du Grand Paris, and in 2025 it paid €45.63 million in royalties to the City of Paris, about 29% of its turnover.
How many people have visited the Eiffel Tower since 1889?
More than 300 million people have visited the Eiffel Tower since it opened for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, according to the monument's official website. About 75% of visitors are international, and the tower describes itself as the most visited ticketed monument in the world.
The ten years from 2016 to 2025 alone account for 53.2 million visits in the SETE figures, despite the two Covid years.
Can you see the Eiffel Tower without going up?
Yes. About 10 million people visited the free forecourt in 2025, roughly 1.5 times the number who went up. The Trocadéro terraces, the Champ-de-Mars and the Seine give the classic views without a ticket.
The Seine runs right past the foot of the tower, so sightseeing cruises pass it on the water, and after dark the sparkling lights can be watched from the deck. Our comparison of Seine river cruises in Paris shows where each boat departs, and our Paris dinner cruise guide covers evening sailings timed for the lights.
Sources and methodology
- Annual visitors, turnover and royalties 2016 to 2025: Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE), Financial Data, "SETE in figures" table. Accessed 15 November 2026.
- 2025 visitors, forecourt visitors and nationalities: SETE press release "An exceptional year for visitor numbers at the Eiffel Tower", 7 January 2026.
- 2024 visitors and nationalities: SETE press release, 8 January 2025.
- 2023 visitors and nationalities: SETE press release, 19 January 2024.
- 2022 visitors and nationalities: SETE press release, 6 January 2023 (5.849 million visitors). The SETE financial data table gives 6,192,000 for 2022; we use the press release figure because SETE's 2023 release calculates its +8% change from it.
- Visitors since 1889 and share of international visitors: Official Eiffel Tower website, Key figures.
- Definitions: "Visitors" are people who entered the levels of the monument (lifts or stairs). Forecourt visitors (free access) are reported separately and are not included. Nationality shares are rounded percentages from SETE press releases. Per-day averages, per-visitor turnover, year-on-year changes and the 2016 to 2025 total were calculated by The Cruise Detective from the SETE figures above.