From January to September 2026, the number of people from Turkmenistan who travelled to Russia for tourism purposes reached 70,980. This figure was 40 percent higher than in the same period last year. As a result, Turkmenistan ranked second among the countries sending the largest number of tourists to Russia.

According to data from the Border Service of Russia’s Federal Security Service, China topped the ranking with 812,460 tourist trips. The number of visitors from China increased by 17.65 percent compared with the previous year.

Türkiye ranked third, with 59,000 tourists. The number of visitors from this country rose by 17 percent. It was followed by Saudi Arabia, with 41,320 tourists (down 12.8 percent), and Germany, with 36,190 tourists (down 32.7 percent).

The top ten also included India (29,000), Iran (16,420), Kazakhstan (16,000), Belarus (13,670) and Oman (11,410).

Overall, foreign tourists made approximately 1.3 million trips to Russia during the first nine months of 2026. This was 3.5 percent more than in the corresponding period last year.

At the same time, a significant decline was recorded in the number of tourists arriving in Russia from the United Arab Emirates. During the reporting period, this figure fell by 70 percent to 11,400. While the UAE ranked sixth last year, it dropped to 11th place in 2026.

According to the Border Service of Russia’s Federal Security Service, the total number of entries into Russia by foreign nationals for all purposes reached 11.091 million in January–September 2026. This represented a 9.6 percent decrease compared with the same period last year.