State of the sport
Muay Thai in numbers (2026)
A live, data-backed snapshot of the sport, computed from the MuayThang directory of 8,124 Muay Thai gyms across 85 countries, plus 4,995 tracked fighters and 653 indexed fight events. Every figure below is a real aggregate; nothing is estimated or filled in. Numbers are refreshed daily.
Last updated: September 11, 2026
- Gyms tracked
- 8,124
- Countries
- 85
- Avg Google rating
- ★ 4.81
- Fighters tracked
- 4,995
- Events indexed
- 653
- 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:
- Thailand1,490gyms
- United States795gyms
- Brazil503gyms
- United Kingdom310gyms
- Germany251gyms
- Australia238gyms
- Indonesia204gyms
- India192gyms
- Canada190gyms
- Spain185gyms
- Mexico177gyms
- Japan167gyms
- Vietnam147gyms
- Portugal140gyms
- Italy137gyms
Inside Thailand
Gyms by Thai city
Within Thailand (1,490 gyms), these cities and provinces have the most listed gyms:
- Bangkok337gyms
- Phuket130gyms
- Chiang Mai101gyms
- Pattaya79gyms
- Koh Samui57gyms
- Si Racha55gyms
- Khon Kaen47gyms
- Nakhon Ratchasima43gyms
- Hua Hin37gyms
- Ubon Ratchathani35gyms
- Nakhon Sawan32gyms
- Krabi30gyms
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 4,754 tracked fighters whose nationality is recorded:
- Thailand1,749fighters
- United Kingdom547fighters
- Japan200fighters
- China185fighters
- Iran161fighters
- Australia157fighters
- Morocco124fighters
- France115fighters
- United States112fighters
- Ireland85fighters
- Spain81fighters
- Brazil81fighters
The calendar
Events by promotion
Fight cards grouped by promotion: Rajadamnern, ONE Championship, RWS and Muay Thai Grand Prix among them:
- Rajadamnern132events
- ONE Championship126events
- RWS Rajadamnern World Series85events
- Yokkao New Power50events
- Kiatpetch49events
- Petchyindee49events
- Enfusion35events
- Glory22events
- Muay Thai Grand Prix7events
- Combat Fight Series5events
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 (8,124 gyms across 85 countries, 4,995 tracked fighters). Retrieved September 11, 2026.
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