Beaches in numbers

A snapshot of the beaches Beach World Map has mapped worldwide, drawn from OpenStreetMap.

44,295Beaches mapped
225Countries covered
119Blog posts
October 14, 2026Last updated

Top 10 countries

  • United States of America3,968
  • Spain3,702
  • Greece2,752
  • France2,728
  • Italy2,188
  • Australia1,905
  • Canada1,612
  • Brazil1,478
  • Russia1,401
  • United Kingdom1,268

By continent

  • Europe22,658 (51.2%)
  • North America7,417 (16.7%)
  • Asia5,489 (12.4%)
  • South America3,502 (7.9%)
  • Oceania2,627 (5.9%)
  • Africa1,317 (3.0%)
  • Other1,277 (2.9%)