Toronto has claimed the top position in a new global ranking of cities that attract the highest proportion of solo travelers. The Canadian metropolis finished ahead of Santa Ana in El Salvador, São Paulo, Taipei, and Kuala Lumpur, according to data from the free-tour booking platform GuruWalk. The ranking draws from reservations made between June 2025 and June 2026 and includes destinations across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, North America, and Oceania.
One hundred and fifty cities with the highest overall booking volume were identified. It then calculated the percentage of reservations in each destination made for a single participant. The ranking does not count every solo visitor arriving in a city or identify the destinations receiving the largest total number of solo travelers. Instead, it shows where individual customers represented the largest share of GuruWalk bookings during the study period. GuruWalk’s methodology also did not consider crime rates, transportation, hotel prices, or visitor satisfaction. A city’s position should therefore not be interpreted as a safety rating or a broader assessment of the solo travel experience. The findings reflect booking patterns among customers using one tour platform.
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Toronto reached first place with slightly more than half of its reservations made by solo customers. GuruWalk highlighted Kensington Market, Chinatown, and the Distillery District among the city’s distinct areas for independent exploration. Those descriptions accompanied the results but did not influence the calculations behind the ranking.
The top 10 spans North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe, while African and Oceanian cities appear further down the list. Skopje and Belgrade joined major tourism centers such as Singapore and Hong Kong in the first 10 positions. Bangkok, Seoul, and Shanghai followed just outside the top 10. Toronto led the ranking because 50.5% of its GuruWalk reservations came from customers booking for one person. Santa Ana followed at 50%, and São Paulo and Taipei each recorded 49.5%, but no U.S. city made the top 50.
Asia secured four places in the top 10 through Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Seoul, Bangkok, and Shanghai occupied the next three positions, while Chiang Mai and Beijing also entered the top 20. Vietnam placed four cities in the full ranking: Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Hanoi, and Hoi An.
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Latin America also had a significant presence near the top. Santa Ana placed second, with São Paulo and La Paz joining it in the top six. Antigua, Quito, and Santiago appeared within the top 20, while Bogotá, Montevideo, Panama City, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City followed later.
European destinations were concentrated further down the list. Skopje and Belgrade were the region’s only top-10 entries, although Vilnius and Tallinn reached the top 25. Frankfurt, Sarajevo, Riga, Sofia, Manchester, and Helsinki also appeared in the ranking. Melbourne was the highest-ranked city in Oceania, reaching 20th place. Cape Town and Casablanca were the only African cities included, placing 41st and 42nd. No U.S. city appeared in the final 50. However, GuruWalk’s published methodology does not show whether individual U.S. cities missed the initial booking-volume threshold or recorded solo-booking shares below those of the listed destinations.