15 cities where tourists are most likely to get a tattoo (2024)

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15. Honolulu, USA: 60% of tattoos purchased by tourists 14. Cairo, Egypt: 60% of tattoos purchased by tourists 13. Sydney, Australia: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists 12. Bangkok, Thailand: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists 11. Grado, Italy: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists 10. Manila, Philippines: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists 9. Reykjavik, Iceland: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists 8. Barcelona, Spain: 75% of tattoos purchased by tourists 7. Las Vegas, USA: 75% of tattoos purchased by tourists 6. Berlin, Germany: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists 5. Tahiti, French Polynesia: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists 4. Apla, Samoa: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists 3. Miami Beach, USA: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists 2. Christchurch, New Zealand: 90% of tattoos purchased by tourists 1. Denpasar, Indonesia: The city has the highest percentage of tattoos purchased by tourists, coming in at 99%.

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Alison Millington

2016-12-07T09:26:49Z

15 cities where tourists are most likely to get a tattoo (1)

Whether you regret it or treasure it, remember it or have no idea how it happened, coming back from a holiday with a tattoo is hardly uncommon.

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However, the places where tourists are most likely to get tattoos are surprising.

Video shopping app YEAY has put together a Global Tattoo Index, which produced a Purchasing Popularity Index.

This looks at the cities where the percentage of tattoos purchased by tourists outweighs those bought by locals. The ranking was determined by gathering data from hundreds of tattoo parlours worldwide.

Scroll on to see the top cities for tourist tattoos below, ranked by according to the percentage of tattoos purchased by tourists at the average parlour.

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12. Bangkok, Thailand: 70% of tattoos purchased by tourists

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7. Las Vegas, USA: 75% of tattoos purchased by tourists

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6. Berlin, Germany: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists

#berlin #berlintattoo #amordemadretattoo #urbanspree #urbanspreegallery

A photo posted by Mati Slap (@matislap) on Dec 6, 2016 at 6:12am PST

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5. Tahiti, French Polynesia: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists

Une autre philosophie de vie, peut être la plus pur...#tahititattoo #polynesiefrancaise #tattoos #tahiti

A photo posted by Florian Boucher (@boubouch37) on Apr 2, 2016 at 11:41pm PDT

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4. Apla, Samoa: 80% of tattoos purchased by tourists

✍🏼✍🏼️✍🏼️ #freehand #tattoo #samoantattoo #maoritattoo #maori #samoa #samon #santamooca #santamoocatattoo #moocadestroyers @luucspires

A photo posted by Leandro Brasil (@tatuadorleandrobrasil) on Dec 4, 2016 at 5:06am PST

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2. Christchurch, New Zealand: 90% of tattoos purchased by tourists

welding scar gone, thanks Devon @soular_tattoo_nz #mapletattoo#leaftattoo#canada#chchtattoo#christchurchtattoo#nztattoo

A photo posted by shirmaine (@shirmaineanne) on Nov 22, 2016 at 6:53pm PST

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1. Denpasar, Indonesia: The city has the highest percentage of tattoos purchased by tourists, coming in at 99%.

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