Destinations here are ranked by growth rates of check-ins made to places by thousands of Nomad List members using live data analyzing 124,836 check-ins. The primary rank is the most recent growth in check-ins.
These table shows the growth in check-ins for each year in the last 5 years, as well as the last 5 year's growth numbers, and it's ranked by the last 2 year's growth numbers to give you an idea of the fastest growing remote work hubs. It also shows the current rank on Nomad List, so you can gauge the popularity of the place.
Destinations that are growing fast in the last 5 years and already have a high amounts of remote workers there now.
5-Year growth 2016 to 2020 | 2021 growth Based on 1-mo of data + affected by COVID | 2020 growth affected by COVID | 2019 growth | 2018 growth | 2017 growth | 2016 growth | Check-ins | NL rank | |||
#1 | Canggu, Bali | Indonesia | +195% | +156% | +26% | +52% | +109% | +178% | -50% | 969 | #2 |
#2 | Mexico City | Mexico | +115% | +167% | +13% | +33% | +39% | +200% | -15% | 601 | #6 |
#3 | Budapest | Hungary | +54% | -75% | +5% | +16% | +19% | +65% | -63% | 836 | #24 |
#4 | Singapore | Singapore | +54% | -39% | +9% | +13% | +25% | +40% | -60% | 954 | #8 |
#5 | Berlin | Germany | +50% | -24% | +25% | -1% | +21% | +35% | -56% | 1,376 | #3 |
#6 | Lisbon | Portugal | +49% | +88% | +32% | -12% | +57% | +134% | -33% | 1,082 | #1 |
#7 | Paris | France | +47% | +43% | +19% | -7% | +26% | +38% | -60% | 1,121 | #79 |
#8 | London | United Kingdom | +38% | +25% | +2% | +14% | +13% | +40% | -47% | 1,679 | #15 |
#9 | Barcelona | Spain | +33% | -20% | +0% | +13% | +17% | +66% | -65% | 1,155 | #13 |
#10 | Prague | Czechia | +28% | -10% | +14% | +11% | +54% | -62% | 730 | #14 |
5-Year growth 2016 to 2020 | 2021 growth Based on 1-mo of data + affected by COVID | 2020 growth affected by COVID | 2019 growth | 2018 growth | 2017 growth | 2016 growth | Check-ins | NL rank | |||
#1 | Medellín | Colombia | +81% | +638% | +10% | +22% | +51% | +70% | -59% | 512 | #72 |
#2 | Playa del Carmen | Mexico | +192% | +402% | +46% | -27% | +31% | +290% | +69% | 307 | #11 |
#3 | Tulum | Mexico | +247% | +347% | +33% | -11% | +108% | +225% | +66% | 166 | #167 |
#4 | Istanbul | Turkey | +38% | +247% | +16% | +105% | -30% | +15% | -23% | 441 | #16 |
#5 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | +14% | +222% | +53% | +6% | -25% | +37% | -12% | 275 | #54 |
#6 | São Paulo | Brazil | +84% | +216% | +21% | +13% | +24% | +73% | -9% | 292 | #17 |
#7 | Miami, FL | United States | +66% | +170% | +7% | +19% | +36% | +39% | -38% | 385 | #177 |
#8 | Mexico City | Mexico | +115% | +167% | +13% | +33% | +39% | +200% | -15% | 601 | #6 |
#9 | Canggu, Bali | Indonesia | +195% | +156% | +26% | +52% | +109% | +178% | -50% | 969 | #2 |
#10 | Da Nang | Vietnam | +143% | +112% | +154% | -24% | +68% | +57% | -27% | 230 | #60 |
Destinations that had negative growth for years and then recently picked up in growth.
5-Year growth 2016 to 2020 | 2021 growth Based on 1-mo of data + affected by COVID | 2020 growth affected by COVID | 2019 growth | 2018 growth | 2017 growth | 2016 growth | Check-ins | NL rank | |||
#1 | Marrakesh | Morocco | -7% | +462% | -11% | -3% | +73% | +47% | -61% | 162 | #232 |
#2 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | -9% | +54% | -21% | -4% | +29% | +133% | -41% | 233 | #119 |
#3 | Washington, DC | United States | -15% | +76% | -6% | -18% | +41% | +16% | -56% | 266 | #541 |
#4 | Siem Reap | Cambodia | -72% | +6% | -31% | -16% | -13% | +109% | -50% | 258 | #348 |
These are the overall most visited remote work hubs by absolute trip counts in 2020, regardless of growth.
5-Year growth 2016 to 2020 | 2021 growth Based on 1-mo of data + affected by COVID | 2020 growth affected by COVID | 2019 growth | 2018 growth | 2017 growth | 2016 growth | Check-ins | NL rank | |||
#1 | London | United Kingdom | +38% | +25% | +2% | +14% | +13% | +40% | -47% | 1,679 | #15 |
#2 | Lisbon | Portugal | +49% | +88% | +32% | -12% | +57% | +134% | -33% | 1,082 | #1 |
#3 | Canggu, Bali | Indonesia | +195% | +156% | +26% | +52% | +109% | +178% | -50% | 969 | #2 |
#4 | Bangkok | Thailand | +7% | +24% | +8% | +10% | -5% | +83% | -61% | 1,720 | #48 |
#5 | Berlin | Germany | +50% | -24% | +25% | -1% | +21% | +35% | -56% | 1,376 | #3 |
#6 | Mexico City | Mexico | +115% | +167% | +13% | +33% | +39% | +200% | -15% | 601 | #6 |
#7 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | +9% | +6% | +4% | +8% | -5% | +94% | -65% | 1,374 | #18 |
#8 | Paris | France | +47% | +43% | +19% | -7% | +26% | +38% | -60% | 1,121 | #79 |
#9 | New York City, NY | United States | -4% | +45% | -1% | +29% | +34% | -62% | 1,293 | #56 | |
#10 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | +15% | +80% | +4% | +2% | +18% | +48% | -60% | 1,053 | #35 |
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