Last Updated on 26 August 2025
The following list is a compilation of the 200 best beaches from around the world. I averaged 34 different ranked lists of “best or most beautiful or beaches” to get this definitive compilation. Lists that were only of a particular country or continent were excluded. Only worldwide lists were included. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 34 lists that were averaged.
- Anse Source d’Argent, La Digue, Seychelles
- Grace Bay Beach, Turks and Caicos
- Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
- Matira Beach, Bora Bora
- Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach, Zakynthos, Greece
- Praia da Falésia, Olhos de Agua, Portugal
- Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand
- Banana Beach, Phuket, Thailand
- Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman Island
- Pink Sands Beach, Harbour Island, Bahamas
- Tulum Beach, Mexico
- Praia do Sancho, Brazil
- Anse Lazio, Praslin Island, Seychelles
- Siesta Beach, Florida
- Elafonissi Beach, Crete, Greece
- One Foot Island (Tapuaetai), Aitutaki, Cook Islands
- Entalula Beach, Philippines
- Luskentyre Beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- Eagle Beach, Oranjestad, Aruba
- Trunk Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Bang Bao Beach, Koh Kood Island, Thailand
- Playa Anakena, Easter Island, Chile
- Camps Bay Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
- Playa Varadero, Cuba
- Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland
- The Baths, British Virgin Islands
- Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi, Thailand
- White Beach, Boracay Island, Philippines
- Horseshoe Bay Beach, Bermuda
- Hyams Beach, New South Wales, Australia
- Pink Beach, Lombok, Indonesia
- Kelingking Beach, Indonesia
- Ora Beach, Maluku Island, Indonesia
- Cala Goloritzé, Sardinia, Italy
- Fteri Beach, Kefalonia, Greece
- Boulders Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
- Hidden Beach, Palawan, Philippines
- Playa Paraiso, Cayo Largo, Cuba
- PK 9 Beach, Moorea, French Polynesia
- Cala Pilar, Menorca, Spain
- Grande Anse Beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles
- Canoe Cove, Jamaica
- Koh Kradan, Thailand
- Port Olry, Vanuatu
- Vacala Bay, Taveuni, Fiji
- St. Catherine’s Beach, Bermuda
- The Pass, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
- Zlatni Rat Beach, Brač, Croatia
- Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
- Turquoise Bay, Australia
- Grand Anse Beach, Grenada
- Le Morne Public Beach, Mauritius
- Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Honopu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
- Champagne Beach, Vanuatu
- Canto de la Playa, Saona Island, Dominican Republic
- Playa Balandra, La Paz, Mexico
- Dune du Pilat, France
- Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
- Benguerra Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique
- Ka’anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii
- Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia, Greece
- Bavaro Beach, Dominican Republic
- Horseshoe Island, Myanmar
- Vaiava Beach, Tahiti
- Nosy Iranja, Madagascar
- Ile aux Cerfs, Mauritius
- El Matador Beach, California
- Palm Cove Beach, Australia
- Chesterman Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada
- El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
- Ofu Beach, American Samoa
- Keem Bay Beach, Achill Island, Ireland
- Fulhadhoo Beach, Maldives
- Playa Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
- Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
- Playa del Cabo, Magdalena, Colombia
- Pig Beach, Exuma Islands, Bahamas
- Mile-long Sandbar, Exuma Islands, Bahamas
- Coral Kai, Grand Cayman
- Cala Mariolu, Italy
- Carnash Bay, Mayreau Island, Grenadines
- Sunset Beach, Koh Rong Samloem, Cambodia
- Cathedrals Beach, Ribadeo, Spain
- Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia
- Polihale Beach, Hawaii
- Awaroa, South Island, New Zealand
- Voutoumi Beach, Greece
- Gardner Bay, Galápagos Islands
- Long Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada
- Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
- La Concha Beach, San Sebastian, Spain
- Veligandu Island Beach, Maldives
- Die Plaat, Walker Bay Nature Reserve, South Africa
- Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar
- Freedom Beach, Thailand
- Hidden Beach, Marieta Islands, Mexico
- Playa Pilar, Cayo Guillermo, Cuba
- Maho Beach, St Maarten
- Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Shoal Bay, Anguilla
- Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands
- Lanikai Beach, Hawaii
- Ee Motu, Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands
- Rauðasandur, Westfjords, Iceland
- Radhanagar Beach, Andaman Islands, India
- Meads Bay, Anguilla
- Cayo Zapatilla, Panama
- Isla Holbox, Mexico
- Ao Maya, Ko Phi-Phi, Krabi, Thailand
- Shell Beach, St. Barts
- Breckon, Shetland
- Four Seasons Hotel, Matira Beach, Bora Bora
- Casa de la Playa, St. Martin
- Nice, France
- Madiha Beach, Matara District, Sri Lanka
- Fakarava, French Polynesia
- Corniche Beach, La Teste-De-Buch, France
- Spiaggia dei Conigli, Lampedusa, Italy
- Diani Beach, Kenya
- Ocracoke Beach, North Carolina
- Marathonisi, Zakynthos, Greece
- Kynance Cove, Cornwall, England
- Pigeon Point Beach, Antigua
- Bon Bon Beach, Philippines
- Playa de los Amantes, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Praia da Marinha, Portugal
- Anse Georgette, Seychelles
- Egremni Beach, Greece
- Uig Sands, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
- Ao Thong Yee, Thailand
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Bloubergstrand, South Africa
- Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa, Tahiti
- Playa Limón, Samaná, Dominican Republic
- Mnemba Island, Zanzibar
- Maenam, Samui Island, Thailand
- Malatai, Jamaica
- Wategos Beach, Australia
- Seagrass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji
- Al Mughsail, Salalah, Oman
- Cayo de Agua, Venezuela
- Playa Punta Uva, Costa Rica
- West Bay Beach, Roatan, Honduras
- Noosa Heads Main Beach, Australia
- Anse de Grande Saline, St. Barths
- Nanuya Lailai, Fiji
- Arco Magna, Calabria, Italy
- Bathsheba, Barbados
- Half Moon Bay, Grand Cayman
- Malmok Beach, Noord, Aruba
- Rasdhoo Island, Maldives
- Monterosso Fegina Beach, Italy
- Sarakiniko, Milos, Greece
- Playa el Agua, Margarita Island, Venezuela
- Rodas Beach, Cies Islands, Spain
- Sunset Beach, Brunswick Islands, North Carolina
- Pink Sand Beach, Barbuda
- Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Italy
- Ffryes Beach, Antigua
- Wharton Beach, Australia
- Gantheaume Point, Broome, Western Australia
- Cannon Beach, Oregon
- Dolfynstrand, Namibia
- Natadola Beach, Fiji
- Oludeniz Beach, Turkey
- Placencia Beach, Belize
- Cabbage Beach, Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Baia Dos Porcos, Brazil
- Barafundle Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Calanque d’En-vau, Cassis, France
- Vaadhoo North Beach, Maldives
- Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
- Chalk Sound National Park, Turks and Caicos
- Flic en Flac, Mauritius
- Glass Beach, California
- Rialto Beach, Washington
- Lee Point, Australia
- Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil
- Lazy Beach, Koh Rong Island, Cambodia
- Jibei Island Beach, Taiwan
- Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
- North Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
- Bowman’s Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida
- Bwejuu Beach, Zanzibar
- Finolhu Kanifushi, Baa Atoll
- Gold Coast, Australia
- Lalomanu Beach, Samoa
- Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia
- Mona Vale Beach, Australia
- Clearwater Beach, Florida
- Playa es Trenc, Mallorca, Spain
- Playa Holbox, Isla Holbox, Mexico
- Wineglass Bay, Tasmania
- Byron Bay Main Beach, Australia
- Punaluʻu Beach, Hawaii
- Na’ama Bay Beach, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- Shell Beach, Shark Bay, Western Australia
- The Curonian Spit, Lithuania/Russia
- Green Sand Beach, Big Island, Hawaii, USA
