Nha Trang, Vung Tau among world's most viewed beaches on TikTok

By Hoang Phong September 28, 2022 | 04:23 am PT

Nha Trang beach along Tran Phu Street is seen from above. Photo by Khoa Tran

A study by British luxury holiday company Destination2 revealed Nha Trang and Vung Tau were among the world's 10 most viewed beaches on social media platform TikTok.

Stretching for almost seven kilometers, Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa ranked third on the list with 64.6 million views, placing it just behind Australia’s Bondi Beach (445.8 million) and Thailand’s Pattaya Beach (128.5 million), according to Destination2’s study, based on the number of views of videos including the hashtag of each location.

Vung Tau in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau secured the fourth position with 61.9 million views.

Seaside villas and homestay services along Vung Tau beach in southern Vietnam. Photo by Tran Duy

The rest of the top 10 were the U.S.'s Waikiki Beach, Dubai's JBR Beach, Indonesia's Kelingking Beach, the U.S.'s Santa Monica Beach, Australia's Airlie Beach and Whitehaven Beach.

Nha Trang is one of the top beach holiday destinations in Vietnam, with visitors able to enjoy boat cruises, hot air balloon rides over the coast and scuba diving.

Around 100 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau is always crowded on weekends and national holidays.