State of the sport
Muay Thai in numbers (2026)
A live, data-backed snapshot of the sport, computed from the MuayThang directory of 7,093 Muay Thai gyms across 85 countries — plus 4,333 tracked fighters and 507 indexed fight events. Every figure below is a real aggregate; nothing is estimated or filled in. Numbers are refreshed daily.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
- Gyms tracked
- 7,093
- Countries
- 85
- Avg Google rating
- ★ 4.81
- Fighters tracked
- 4,333
- Events indexed
- 507
- English-speaking
- 89%
Where the gyms are
Gyms by country
The directory spans 85 countries. Thailand leads, but Muay Thai is now a global sport — the top 15 countries by gym count:
- Thailand1,259gyms
- United States705gyms
- Brazil416gyms
- United Kingdom282gyms
- Australia215gyms
- Germany215gyms
- Canada180gyms
- Spain171gyms
- Indonesia171gyms
- Japan164gyms
- India160gyms
- China143gyms
- Mexico131gyms
- Vietnam129gyms
- Italy124gyms
Inside Thailand
Gyms by Thai city
Within Thailand (1,259 gyms), these cities and provinces have the most listed gyms:
- Bangkok302gyms
- Phuket111gyms
- Chiang Mai67gyms
- Pattaya67gyms
- Koh Samui54gyms
- Khon Kaen42gyms
- Nakhon Ratchasima37gyms
- Ubon Ratchathani36gyms
- Hua Hin35gyms
- Nakhon Sawan31gyms
- Nakhon Si Thammarat29gyms
- Hat Yai27gyms
Access & quality
How the gyms compare
Percentages are taken over the gyms where that attribute is actually recorded (sample sizes shown), never the whole directory — most gyms are imported from open map data before a language policy, accommodation flag, or price is confirmed.
The fighters
Tracked fighters & nationalities
Top nationalities among the 4,282 tracked fighters whose nationality is recorded:
- Thailand1,747fighters
- United Kingdom420fighters
- China179fighters
- Japan174fighters
- Iran145fighters
- Morocco105fighters
- United States104fighters
- France104fighters
- Australia91fighters
- Ireland78fighters
- Brazil73fighters
- Portugal65fighters
The calendar
Events by promotion
Fight cards grouped by promotion — Rajadamnern, ONE Championship, RWS and Muay Thai Grand Prix among them:
- ONE Championship125events
- Rajadamnern104events
- RWS — Rajadamnern World Series65events
- Yokkao New Power42events
- Petchyindee40events
- Kiatpetch39events
- Muay Thai Grand Prix7events
- Combat Fight Series5events
- War Champions3events
- Lerdrit Fight Night2events
How this is made
Methodology
Every number on this page is a live aggregate computed directly from the MuayThang database at build time — there are no manual estimates, rounded guesses, or placeholder figures. The page rebuilds every 24 hours, so the counts track the directory as it grows.
Gyms are collected from open map data (OpenStreetMap), curated directory imports, and gym-owner submissions, then de-duplicated. Hidden or removed listings are excluded from every count. Attributes like English-speaking, on-site accommodation, Google rating, and price are only present once verified or enriched — so percentages and averages are reported over the subset where the attribute is known, with the sample size shown, rather than assumed for the whole directory.
Fighters and events come from indexed fight cards. Fighters are counted as distinct individuals by a normalized name key; “linked to a gym” means their camp was matched to a listing in the directory. Events are grouped by a canonical promotion label and split into upcoming versus past by today’s date.
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Source: MuayThang — https://muaythang.com/muay-thai-statistics Muay Thai statistics (7,093 gyms across 85 countries, 4,333 tracked fighters). Retrieved July 4, 2026.
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