Google celebrates Street View’s 15th birthday Bangkok makes top 15 cities that people visited the most on Street View

After the Google Street View car officially hit the roads in a few cities across the U.S., the first imagery was published in May 2007. Now in its 15th year, there are over 220 billion Street View images from over 100 countries and territories, allowing people to fully experience what it’s like to be in these places right from their phone or computer.

For Thailand, it has already been 10 years since Google Street View made its official debut in the country in September 2011. In September 2016, Indoor Street View was introduced. More recently in March 2021, Google launched River Street View in partnership with Bangkok Riviera. A Street View camera was mounted to a boat to capture fascinating imagery from the Lower Chao Phraya River from Samutprakarn to Ayutthaya.

As part of Street View’s 15th birthday celebration, Google has gathered some interesting data as follows. 

Over the past year, people had fun exploring new places and potential travel destinations on Street View, including countries in Asia-Pacific. The 15 most popular countries and regions to visit on Street View were:

1. Indonesia
2. United States
3. Japan
4. Mexico
5. Brazil
6. Spain
7. Italy
8. Taiwan
9. France
10. United Kingdom
11. Argentina
12. Turkey
13. Colombia
14. Thailand
15. Philippines

Meanwhile, the 15 cities that people visited the most on Street View were: 

1. Jakarta (Indonesia)
2. Tokyo (Japan)
3. Mexico City (Mexico)
4. Sao Paulo (Brazil)
5. Buenos Aires (Argentina)
6. New York City (United States)
7. Istanbul (Turkey)
8. Taipei (Taiwan)
9. Paris (France)
10. Osaka (Japan)
11. Manila (Philippines)
12. London (United Kingdom)
13. Los Angeles (United States)
14. Bogota (Colombia)
15. Bangkok (Thailand)

Looking at Thailand’s specific data, the 15 most-visited provinces on Street View were:

1. Bangkok
2. Chon Buri
3. Nonthaburi
4. Samut Prakan
5. Chiang Mai
6. Pathum Thani
7. Nakhon Ratchasima
8. Phuket
9. Rayong
10. Nakhon Pathom
11. Songkhla
12. Samut Sakhon
13. Khon Kaen
14. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
15. Surat Thani

People in Thailand also showed interest in museums and seasides. The 15 most-visited museums on Street View were:

1. The Erawan Museum (Samut Prakan)
2. Ancient City (Samut Prakan)
3. Science Center for Education and Planetarium (Bangkok)
4. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA BANGKOK) (Bangkok) 
5. National Museum (Bangkok) 
6. Train Cemetery (Bangkok) 
7. National Science Museum (Pathum Thani) 
8. Jim Thompson House Museum (Bangkok) 
9. Museum Siam (Bangkok) 
10. 150 Million Year Old Stone Shell Museum in Nongbua Lamphu Province (Nongbua Lamphu) 
11. Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center (Bangkok) 
12. HTMS Prasae (PF 2) Memorial (Rayong) 
13. Baan Hollanda (Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya) 
14. Ancient Artillery Museum (Bangkok) 
15. Ban Chianghian Museum (Maha Sarakham) 

And the 15 most-visited seasides on Street View were:

1. Bang Saray Beach (Chon Buri) 
2. Bo Thong Lang Bay (Prachuap Khiri Khan)
3. Cha-am Beach (Phetchaburi)
4. Banana Beach (Phuket)
5. Paradise Beach (Phuket) 
6. Dongtan Beach (Chon Buri)
7. Sai Khao Beach (Satun)
8. Monkey Beach (Krabi) 
9. Bang Saen Beach (Chon Buri) 
10. Samae Beach (Chon Buri) 
11. Phum Riang Beach (Surat Thani) 
12. Thala Beach (Phuket) 
13. Railay West Beach (Krabi)
14. Haad Wai Nam (Surat Thani) 
15. Ao Phai (Rayong) 

In celebration of Street View’s birthday, you’ll have the opportunity to make your navigation icon a celebratory Street View car – just tap the chevron when you’re in driving navigation. And on desktop, our beloved Pegman – which you can pick up and drop anywhere in Maps to see Street View – will be dressed up in a birthday hat and balloons for the celebration.