{"id":1778,"date":"2026-04-07T12:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/news\/vietnam-q1-2026-tourist-record\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:00:08","slug":"vietnam-q1-tourist","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/vietnam-q1-tourist\/","title":{"rendered":"A record-high 6.76 million foreign tourists to Vietnam in Q1 2026: led by South Korea and China, with a sharp rise from Japan too"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to data released by the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism in April 2026, the number of foreign visitors in the first quarter (January\u2013March) of 20266.76 million<\/strong>was reached. Up 12.4% year on year, it set a record high on a quarterly basis. (Source: VnExpress International<\/a>\uff09<\/p>\n

A first-ever streak on a monthly basis too<\/h2>\n

March alone drew about 2.1 million visitors, marking three straight months of \"over 2 million in a single month.\" It's the first such feat since tourism statistics began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Month<\/th>\nForeign visitor numbers<\/th>\nYear on year<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
January 2026<\/td>\nAbout 2.2 million<\/td>\n+12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2026<\/td>\nAbout 2.46 million<\/td>\n+13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2026<\/td>\nAbout 2.1 million<\/td>\n+11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q1 total<\/strong><\/td>\n6.76 million<\/strong><\/td>\n+12.4%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Top 5 source countries: South Korea leads, Japan also near the top<\/h2>\n

The largest source country was South Korea, with about 1 million visitors to Vietnam in Q1 alone. China, Russia, Japan, and India followed.<\/p>\n