Bali Logs 9.93 Million Recorded Tourist Visits in January–July 2026

Denpasar — — Bali recorded 9,929,942 tourist visits from January through July 2026, combining foreign and domestic arrivals, according to data cited by Balipost and summarized in an English-language report by Bali Discovery.

Foreign tourist arrivals accounted for 3,923,824 visits, while domestic tourist trips made up 5,905,118, based on figures reported by the Bali Provincial Tourism Office and relayed by Balipost.

The combined total therefore does not represent 9.93 million foreign tourists entering Bali.

Domestic travel contributed roughly 60 percent of recorded visits, with foreign arrivals making up the remaining 40 percent.

The reports use the Indonesian terms wisatawan mancanegara (foreign tourists, or wisman) and wisatawan nusantara (domestic tourists, or wisnus) and describe the figures as kunjungan, meaning visits or arrivals.

They do not identify individual travelers, and the total should be understood as a count of recorded visits rather than a unique population.

What the total shows

According to Balipost, foreign tourist visits from January through July 2026 reached 3,923,824, slightly below roughly 3.98 million visits in the same period of 2025, a decline of about 1.4 percent.

Domestic tourist visits rose to 5,905,118, compared with around 5.83 million in January–July 2025, an increase of about 1.3 percent.

Balipost reports that the combined number of foreign and domestic tourist visits reached about 9.83 million, around 0.2 percent higher than in the first seven months of 2025, indicating broadly stable conditions.

Bali Discovery’s English-language article, citing data compiled by the Bali Provincial Tourism Authority and sourced from Balipost, gives the same total visits and foreign–domestic breakdown.

A visit-based indicator can include repeat trips by the same person.

For example, a traveler counted on multiple arrivals during the period could contribute more than once to the total.

The published reports do not specify whether or how repeat visits are handled in the dataset.

They also do not explain the precise statistical unit behind the domestic count.

Balipost describes the domestic figure as kunjungan wisatawan nusantara, but does not clarify whether it measures journeys into Bali, transport passengers, accommodation guests or another unit.

Source markets

Australia remained Bali’s largest foreign source market in the first seven months of 2026.

Balipost reports 982,403 Australian tourist visits from January through July 2026, giving Australia a market share of 23.10 percent of foreign arrivals.

Bali Discovery cites the same Australian figure and market share in its summary.

Both reports list China as the second-largest foreign source market.

Balipost gives Chinese arrivals as 346,384 visits for January–July 2026.

Bali Discovery reports the Chinese figure as 346,284, creating a discrepancy of 100 visits between the two published numbers.

Neither outlet provides additional detail that would clarify which of the two figures is correct.

Official context

Balipost attributes the January–July 2026 data to records compiled by the Bali Provincial Tourism Office and notes that the office uses information from BPS Bali when discussing foreign-arrival trends.

According to Bali Discovery, Bali remains confident it can reach a 2026 target of 7 million foreign tourist arrivals, based on the 3.92 million foreign tourist visits recorded in the first seven months of the year.

The numbers for January through July 2026 therefore show a large volume of tourism activity driven mainly by domestic travel, alongside stable foreign arrivals concentrated in key markets such as Australia and China.

Sources

• Balipost
• Bali Discovery
• Avalw / Diangunawan tourism explainer
• Bukit Vista – Bali Tourism Statistics 2026: Latest Official Data