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The most overrated beaches in the world have been revealed and three of them are in Thailand. The South East Asian country is a popular destination for many British tourists who want to visit its temples, cities and amazing . However, such a popular destination with go-to attractions is naturally subject to overcrowding, especially during peak tourist season. But there are little-known beaches in Thailand that you should consider visiting instead of these overcrowded ones, according to travel experts.

An analysis study from has revealed the world's most overhyped beaches. To come up with the results, they examined more than 100 globally recognised beaches and combined publicly available traveller reviews (with a minimum of 1,000 per beach), search interest on Google and TikTok and annual rainfall data to assess weather reliability. Each beach was then scored based on how often it disappointed tourists compared to how popular it was online.

In Thailand, three beaches made the list; Railay Beach, Patong Beach, and Maya Bay. These beaches are hugely popular with tourists and are often the go-to spots for Brits travelling to the country.

Railay Beach is famous for its cliffs and is only accessible by boat. It is truly breathtaking to look at but somewhat overhyped, according to the study. It reveals: "It's the 1.59% of negative reviews that used negative language despite 110,000 TikTok searches and 165,000 Google searches, making it a cautionary tale for travellers chasing Instagram perfection."

Meanwhile, Patong Beach scored low in terms of weather, meaning that tourists may face unfavourable conditions when they head to this party capital.

Made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach, Maya Bay had to be temporarily shut and due to . "Despite continued popularity online, Maya Bay came in third overall for failing to meet visitor expectations, with 2.05% of reviews being negative," the study says.

, with its long coastline and thousands of islands, has a huge numebr of beaches to visit, not just the popular ones that have become famous through movies, TV and social media. Visitors have been sharing their tips and thoughts on which ones are the best and most overlooked, and there are plenty to choose frm.

One Reddit user suggested that tourists should head to the town of Prachuap Khiri Khan while another suggested the island of .

A third wrote: "Some nice spots on mainland Surat Thani. You don't even need to head to the islands."

Meanwhile, travel blogger lists Koh Lanta and Koh Chang among Thailand's hidden gems.

A number of other popular beaches from across the globe made the list of the most overhyped and overrated in the world. While these three Thai beaches took the top spots, number 4 went to Byron Bay in Australia. The results revealed that the beach "ranked poorly on satisfaction (1.57% of reviews are negative vs. high search volume) and had relatively high rainfall, ranking 16th out of the whole study."

Following that in fifth place is Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The rest of the top ten list is made up of Gili Trawangan in Indonesia, Alona Beach in the Philippines, Seminyak Beach in Indonesia, Playa Paraiso in Mexico and Palolem Beach in India.