Sedam od 20 najboljih muzeja na globalnoj listi nalaze se u Kini. Narodni muzej Kine u Pekingu nalazi se na drugom mjestu sa 8 miliona posjetilaca.
Nacionalni muzej avijacije i astronautike u Vašingtonu i Muzej Metropoliten u Nju Jorku su zauzeli treće mjesto sa 7 miliona posjetilaca u 2017. godini.
Najposjećeniji muzeji na svijetu u 2017. godini:
1. Louvre, Paris, France
2. National Museum of China, Beijing, China
3. National Air and Space Museum, Washington, United States
3. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
5. Vatican Museums, Vatican City
6. Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai, China
7. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, United States
8. British Museum, London, United Kingdom
9. Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
10. National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States
11. National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
12. American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States
13. National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
14. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
15. State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
16. China Science Technology Museum, Beijing, China
17. Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
18. National Museum of American History, Washington, United States
19. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
20. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
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