WhereIs.Gay data

Global LGBTQ+ Venue Index 2026

A transparent snapshot of the live WhereIs.Gay directory: where our current venue listings are concentrated, how they break down by category, and how complete the underlying listing data is.

This is a measure of WhereIs.Gay directory coverage, not an estimate of every LGBTQ+ venue in the world. Figures update automatically as the directory changes.

Index summary

1,412

Open venue listings

50

Countries covered

196

City / country markets

1,174

With Google Place IDs

Most-covered cities

Cities with the largest number of currently open WhereIs.Gay listings. This measures directory coverage, not the size or quality of a city's LGBTQ+ community.

CityCountryListings
LondonUnited Kingdom55
Gran CanariaSpain53
BarcelonaSpain43
BangkokThailand37
Fort LauderdaleUnited States36
MadridSpain33
New YorkUnited States33
TorremolinosSpain28
BerlinGermany27
AmsterdamNetherlands24
BrightonUnited Kingdom24
Palm SpringsUnited States24
ParisFrance23
ManchesterUnited Kingdom22
ChicagoUnited States21

Most-covered countries

Current published listings by country in the WhereIs.Gay directory.

CountryListings
Spain276
United States274
United Kingdom261
Germany45
France43
Poland38
Switzerland38
Thailand38
China33
Netherlands24
South Africa24
Czechia22
Japan22
Australia17
Canada15

Venue categories

Categories are normalised for this index so singular/plural legacy labels are counted together.

724

Bars

223

Dance clubs

180

Saunas

117

Cruise clubs

72

Accommodation

37

Shopping

23

Beaches

23

Food & drink

Directory data quality

These measures show how much practical information is currently attached to the 1,412 open listings. They are operational quality measures, not ratings of the venues themselves.

83%

Google Place ID

1,174 listings

66%

2+ gallery images

937 listings

81%

Opening hours

1,147 listings

74%

Good to know

1,047 listings

Methodology

The index counts WhereIs.Gay records marked published and excludes listings currently flagged as permanently closed, temporarily closed or moved. A city market is a unique city-and-country combination.

Categories use the listing's primary category and are normalised into broad groups such as Bars, Dance clubs, Saunas and Cruise clubs. Directory data is continuously audited, so counts can rise or fall as venues are added, corrected or closed.

This dataset should not be used to infer the total size of an LGBTQ+ population, the safety of a destination, or the overall quality of its nightlife. Coverage varies by market and reflects the current state of the WhereIs.Gay directory.

Using or citing the data

Journalists, researchers and community organisations may cite the published aggregate figures with attribution to “WhereIs.Gay Global LGBTQ+ Venue Index 2026”. For questions, corrections or requests for a specific aggregate cut of the data, contact the WhereIs.Gay team.