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List of cities in the world by population with a population of more than 4 million people as of January 2015. There are 3 cities with a population of more than 20 million people and 16 cities with a population of more than 10 million people. The largest cities are Shanghai (24,150,000 people), Karachi (23,500,000) and Beijing (21,150,000). Among the largest cities there are two Russian ones: Moscow (10th place) and St. Petersburg (43rd place). The table shows the population of cities excluding suburbs.

Cities by population

#	City	Population (persons)	City area (km 2)	Population density (persons/km 2)	A country
1	Shanghai	24,150,000 (with rural suburbs)	6 340,50	3 809	PRC PRC
2	Karachi	23 500 000	3 527,00	6 663	Pakistan Pakistan
3	Beijing	21,516,000 (with rural suburbs)	16 410,54	1 311	PRC PRC
4	Delhi	16 314 838	1 484,00	7 846	India India
5	Lagos	15 118 780	999,58	17 068	Nigeria Nigeria
6	Istanbul	13 854 740	5 461,00	6 467	Turkey Turkey
7	Guangzhou	13 080 500	3 843,43	3 305	PRC PRC
8	Mumbai	12 478 447	603,40	20 680	India India
9	Tokyo	13 370 198	622,99	14 562	Japan Japan
10	Moscow	12 197 596	2 561,50	4 814	Russia, Russia
11	Dhaka	12 043 977	815,80	14 763	Bangladesh Bangladesh
12	Cairo	11 922 949	3 085,10	3 864	Egypt Egypt
13	Sao Paulo	11 895 893	1 521,11	7 762	Brazil Brazil
14	Lahore	11 318 745	1 772,00	3 566	Pakistan Pakistan
15	Shenzhen	10 467 400	1 991,64	5 255	PRC PRC
16	Seoul	10 388 055	605,21	17 164	The Republic of Korea The Republic of Korea
17	Jakarta	9 988 329	664,12	15 040	Indonesia Indonesia
18	Kinshasa	9 735 000	1 117,62	8 710	Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
19	Tianjin	9 341 844	4 037,00	2 314	PRC PRC
20	Mexico City	8 874 724	1 485,49	5 974	Mexico Mexico
21	Lima	8 693 387	2 672,30	3 253	Peru Peru
22	Bangalore	8 425 970	709,50	11 876	India India
23	London	8 416 535	1 572,15	5 354	UK UK
24	NY	8 405 837	783,84	10 724	USA USA
25	Bangkok	8 280 925	1 568,74	5 280	Thailand Thailand
26	Dongguan	8 220 207	2 469,40	3 329	PRC PRC
27	Tehran	8 154 051	686,00	11 886	Iran Iran
28	Ahmedabad	8 029 975	475,00	11 727	India India
29	Bogota	7 776 845	859,11	9 052	Colombia Colombia
30	Ho Chi Minh City	7 681 700	2 095,60	3 667	Vietnam Vietnam
31	Hong Kong	7 219 700	1 104,43	6 537	PRC PRC
32	Baghdad	7 180 889	4 555,00	1 577	Iraq Iraq
33	Wuhan	6 886 253	1 327,61	5 187	PRC PRC
34	Hyderabad	6 809 970	621,48	10 958	India India
35	Hanoi	6 844 100	3 323,60	2 059	Vietnam Vietnam
36	Luanda	6 542 944	2 257,00	2 899	Angola Angola
37	Rio de Janeiro	6 429 923	1 200,27	5 357	Brazil Brazil
38	Foshan	6 151 622	2 034,62	3 023	PRC PRC
39	Santiago	5 743 719	1 249,90	4 595	Chile Chile
40	Riyadh	5 676 621	1 233,98	4 600	Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
41	Singapore	5 399 200	712,40	7 579	Singapore Singapore
42	Shantou	5 391 028	2 064,42	2 611	PRC PRC
43	Saint Petersburg	5 225 690	1 439,00	3 631	Russia, Russia
44	Pune	5 049 968	450,69	6 913	India India
45	Ankara	5 045 083	1 910,92	2 282	Turkey Turkey
46	Chennai	4 792 949	426,51	21 057	India India
47	Abidjan	4 765 000	2 119,00	2 249	Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire
48	Chengdu	4 741 929	421,00	11 260	PRC PRC
49	Yangon	4 714 000	598,75	7 873	Myanmar Myanmar
50	Alexandria	4 616 625	2 300,00	2 007	Egypt Egypt
51	Chongqing	4 513 137	1 435,07	3 145	PRC PRC
52	Calcutta	4 486 679	200,70	24 252	India India
53	Xi'an	4 467 837	832,17	5 388	China Links . geogoroda.ru. Retrieved July 14, 2016. An excerpt characterizing the List of cities in the world by population Napoleon enters Moscow after a brilliant victory de la Moskowa; there can be no doubt about victory, since the battlefield remains with the French. The Russians retreat and give up the capital. Moscow, filled with provisions, weapons, shells and untold riches, is in the hands of Napoleon. The Russian army, twice as weak as the French, did not make a single attack attempt for a month. Napoleon's position is most brilliant. In order to fall with double forces on the remnants of the Russian army and destroy it, in order to negotiate an advantageous peace or, in case of refusal, to make a threatening move towards St. Petersburg, in order to even, in case of failure, return to Smolensk or Vilna , or stay in Moscow - in order, in a word, to maintain the brilliant position in which the French army was at that time, it would seem that no special genius is needed. To do this, it was necessary to do the simplest and easiest thing: to prevent the troops from looting, to prepare winter clothes, which would be enough in Moscow for the entire army, and to properly collect the provisions that were in Moscow for more than six months (according to French historians) for the entire army. Napoleon, this most brilliant of geniuses and who had the power to control the army, as historians say, did nothing of this. Not only did he not do any of this, but, on the contrary, he used his power to choose from all the paths of activity that presented itself to him that which was the stupidest and most destructive of all. Of all the things that Napoleon could do: winter in Moscow, go to St. Petersburg, go to Nizhny Novgorod, go back, north or south, the way that Kutuzov later went - well, whatever he could come up with, was stupider and more destructive than what he did Napoleon, that is, to remain in Moscow until October, leaving the troops to plunder the city, then, hesitating, to leave or not to leave the garrison, to leave Moscow, to approach Kutuzov, not to start a battle, to go to the right, to reach Maly Yaroslavets, again without experiencing the chance of breaking through , to go not along the road that Kutuzov took, but to go back to Mozhaisk and along the devastated Smolensk road - nothing more stupid than this, nothing more destructive for the army could be imagined, as the consequences showed. Let the most skillful strategists come up with, imagining that Napoleon’s goal was to destroy his army, come up with another series of actions that would, with the same certainty and independence from everything that the Russian troops did, would destroy the entire French army, like what Napoleon did. The genius Napoleon did it. But to say that Napoleon destroyed his army because he wanted it, or because he was very stupid, would be just as unfair as to say that Napoleon brought his troops to Moscow because he wanted it, and because that he was very smart and brilliant. In both cases, his personal activity, which had no more power than the personal activity of each soldier, only coincided with the laws according to which the phenomenon took place. It is completely false (only because the consequences did not justify Napoleon’s activities) that historians present to us Napoleon’s forces as weakened in Moscow. He, just as before and after, in the 13th year, used all his skill and strength to do the best for himself and his army. Napoleon's activities during this time were no less amazing than in Egypt, Italy, Austria and Prussia. We do not know truly the extent to which Napoleon’s genius was real in Egypt, where forty centuries they looked at his greatness, because all these great exploits were described to us only by the French. We cannot correctly judge his genius in Austria and Prussia, since information about his activities there must be drawn from French and German sources; and the incomprehensible surrender of corps without battles and fortresses without siege should incline the Germans to recognize genius as the only explanation for the war that was waged in Germany. But, thank God, there is no reason for us to recognize his genius in order to hide our shame. We paid for the right to look at the matter simply and directly, and we will not give up this right. His work in Moscow is as amazing and ingenious as everywhere else. Orders after orders and plans after plans emanate from him from the time he entered Moscow until he left it. The absence of residents and deputations and the very fire of Moscow do not bother him. He does not lose sight of the welfare of his army, nor the actions of the enemy, nor the welfare of the peoples of Russia, nor the administration of the valleys of Paris, nor diplomatic considerations about the upcoming conditions of peace. In military terms, immediately upon entering Moscow, Napoleon strictly orders General Sebastiani to monitor the movements of the Russian army, sends corps along different roads and orders Murat to find Kutuzov. Then he diligently gives orders to strengthen the Kremlin; then he makes an ingenious plan for a future campaign across the entire map of Russia. In terms of diplomacy, Napoleon calls to himself the robbed and ragged captain Yakovlev, who does not know how to get out of Moscow, sets out to him in detail all his policies and his generosity and, writing a letter to Emperor Alexander, in which he considers it his duty to inform his friend and brother that Rastopchin made bad decisions in Moscow, he sends Yakovlev to St. Petersburg. Having outlined his views and generosity in the same detail to Tutolmin, he sends this old man to St. Petersburg for negotiations.

Recently, the overpopulation of the planet has reached its maximum. Never before have so many people lived on Earth. Every year more and more cities are built, expanding laterally and even upward.

What places on the planet have the most inhabitants? This collection contains the 10 largest cities in the world!

10 Tianjin 13.2 million

This city is located in Northern China and has a population of over 13.2 million people. The urban agglomeration of Tianjin is the third largest in China. The city is a center of light and heavy industry and an important element of the Chinese economy.

9 Tokyo 13.7 million

This city is the heart of Japan, its capital, political, economic, cultural and industrial center. Officially, Tokyo has the status of one of the prefectures of the country with a population of 13.7 million people. Also in Tokyo is the government of Japan and the ancient imperial palace.

8 Lagos 13.7 million

This city is located in Nigeria and is the largest not only in the country, but throughout Africa. At the same time, 13.7 million people live in the city itself alone, and another 21.3 million people live in the urban agglomeration.

This territory was discovered in the 15th century and was then a center of the slave trade for several centuries. Now Lagos is one of the most developed cities in Nigeria.

7 Guangzhou 14 million

This city is the third largest city in China. Guangzhou used to be called Canton and is still the capital of Guangdong Province.

The history of this city goes back more than 2 thousand years; it is one of 24 ancient Chinese cities with a rich history. Currently, more than 14 million people live in Guangzhou.

6 Istanbul 15 million

This largest city in Turkey has an ancient history. It used to bear the names of Byzantium and Constantinople and has always been the center of this territory, no matter who it belonged to.

Istanbul was the capital of four ancient empires and is still the most important city in Turkey. Currently, more than 15 million people live in Istanbul.

5 Mumbai 15.4 million

This city in western India is the largest in the country. Mumbai used to be called Bombay, so its residents are still called Bombayans. Interestingly, Mumbai, together with the cities around it, forms an urban agglomeration of 28.8 million people. The city itself is home to 15.4 million Indians.

4 Beijing 21.7 million

The third largest city in China is its capital. Beijing, which is located in the central part of the country, is home to more than 21.7 million people.

This area was also inhabited by people several thousand years ago, and the city of Beijing itself was the largest city in the world from the 15th to the early 19th centuries. Now it is the cultural and political center of the country, as well as the most important transport hub in China.

3 Karachi 23.5 million

Surprisingly, the third largest city in terms of population is Karachi. It is located in the south of Pakistan and is the largest city in the country. It's hard to believe that at the beginning of the 18th century it was a small fishing village, and now there are 23.5 million people.1 Chongqing 30.7 million

And the title of the largest city in the world again went to Chinese Chongqing. Its territory (the largest in China) is home to more than 30.7 million people. However, most of the population lives outside the urbanized area of the city.

Chongqing arose more than 3 thousand years ago and since then has become a very developed city. It contains the financial, cultural, political, and transport centers of the PRC.

All these cities are major world centers and play an important role in the development of the world.

Finding out which is the largest city in the world is easy. True, there will be several such megacities. After all, some are leaders in size, others in population.

When studying a modern geographical map, it is difficult to determine which settlements have the most people and which city is the largest in the world. After all, over time, large metropolitan areas were joined by numerous suburbs: small towns, villages, large and small villages. Neighboring settlements formed vast areas of continuous construction - agglomerations. Such areas are clearly visible on satellite images in clear weather due to the artificial lighting used in cities and suburbs. The largest agglomerations are located in different parts of the globe, each of them is home to millions of people.

The tenth place in the world is occupied by Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil and the most populated metropolis on the American continent. It is a multinational port with developed tourism and a rich cultural life with a population of about 20 million people. It harmoniously combines ancient buildings and modern architectural ensembles made of glass and metal.

The largest city in the United States, New York, is in 9th place. It is home to more than 8 million people, and the New York metropolitan area has about 21 million residents. This metropolis is an influential economic and financial center not only of the country, but also of the world. Broadway theaters and the Statue of Liberty are the city's most famous attractions. New York has experienced the bulk of the saddest events in the history of the United States in recent decades - the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Foreign tourists consider this city the most attractive place to visit in the United States.

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is in eighth place. Together with its suburbs, India's most populous city has more than 22 million inhabitants. This is a place where the cultures of Asia and Europe are combined, national traditions are preserved, and local residents enjoy participating in festivals and celebrations of numerous ethnic groups.

Chinese Shanghai ranks seventh in the ranking with a population of more than 23 million inhabitants. The city has low crime and unique modern architecture. In it, new buildings coexist with historical structures, and the second largest skyscraper in the world is located. Among agglomerates it is in seventh place, and among cities Shanghai takes the lead.

Karachi used to be the capital of Pakistan. Now it remains simply the largest city in the country, the center of its business, trade and industrial life. At the beginning of the 18th century, Karachi was a small fishing village, now it ranks sixth among the largest metropolises in the world. The population of Karachi is more than 23 million people, the city is actively developing and is considered one of the fastest growing.

Seoul is the capital of the Republic of Korea and the center of the fifth largest agglomeration in the world with a population of more than 24 million people. Royal palaces of past ruling dynasties, museums, national parks with Buddhist temples and centers of contemporary art - there is something for the curious tourist to see. Seoul is considered one of the best cities for shopping, and you can always try something delicious in its establishments.

The fourth place belongs to the capital of the Philippines. The city of Manila and its surrounding areas are home to more than 24 million people. It is one of the busiest ports in the world with developed industry. Ancient buildings attract tourists; there are many religious and historical attractions.

In 3rd place is the oldest city among megacities - Delhi. The capital of India is more than 5 thousand years old. The city has nine distinct administrative districts with a total population of more than 26 million people. New Delhi is the central part with rich skyscrapers, a government quarter and excellent infrastructure. It is very different from the Delhi slums with miserable shacks lacking basic sanitation. There are no running waters, and more than twenty families share one toilet. Numerous mosques, temples, historical monuments, regular religious festivals, markets with a wide variety of goods and exotic Indian cuisine - all this is also the hallmark of Delhi.

Jakarta is home to almost 32 million people and ranks second among the cities with the largest population. This province with capital status has many mosques, temple complexes, parks and entertainment venues to suit every taste.

The population of Tokyo together with the city of Yokohama is almost 38 million people. This record is unlikely to be broken by any metropolis in the near future. People have inhabited these places since the Stone Age, but only in the last 100 years has Tokyo gradually developed into one of the modern and developed cities in the world and has become the largest city in the world in terms of population. It consists of many islands and mainland. It is one of the three world financial leaders along with London and New York. The population of the Tokyo agglomeration is larger than the entire Asian part of Russia.

Top 10 largest settlements by area

Some cities are distinguished not by the number of people living in them, but by their size.

Order number	City name	A country	Area, sq. km
1	Chongqing	China	82403
2	Hangzhou	China	16847
3	Beijing	China	16801
4	Brisbane	Australia	15826
5	Chengdu	China	14312
6	Asmara	Eritrea	12158
7	Sydney	Australia	12144
8	Tianjin	China	11943
9	Melbourne	Australia	9990
10	Kinshasa	Congo	9965

The leader of the rating is Chongqing, which occupies approximately the same territory as Austria. It has become the largest city in the world in terms of area due to the peculiarities of dividing the territory adopted in China. In Chongqing, the densely populated area is very small, and more than 90% are suburban areas, which are also administratively considered urban areas.

No.	Capital, name	Area, square kilometers
1	Beijing, China)	16801
2	Asmara (Eritrea)	12158
3	Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)	9965
4	Naypyitaw (Myanmar)	7054
5	Brasilia (Brazil)	5801
6	Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)	4704
7	Vientiane (Laos)	3920
8	Muscat (Oman)	3500
9	Hanoi (Vietnam)	3344
10	Ottawa (Canada)	2790

The recognized favorite of this list is the Chinese city of Beijing. It is not only the largest capital in the world, but also a fairly populated city - it is home to more than 20 million inhabitants. Beijing is developing rapidly, has an amazing atmosphere and attracts millions of tourists every year.

It is impossible to answer the question about the largest city in the world unambiguously. You can create many different ratings and each time get acquainted with new interesting cities in the world.

The list includes the largest cities in the world with a population of over 1 million people. The largest cities in the world are represented, where the population of the largest cities in the world is more than 1 billion people. Thus, the total population of the world's largest cities is 1,180,485,707 people.

The list shows the largest cities in the world, where the largest cities in the world by population are presented starting from the largest cities - the number of the largest cities in the world, the flag of the country, the name of the country and the name of the continent of each major city are indicated.

Population of the largest cities in the world in relation to the population of the Earth.

The population of the world's largest cities makes up 15.76% of the total world population (7.4 billion people), as of 2017. The largest cities in the world by population on our list begin with the largest city on planet Earth - the city of Chongqing in China with a population of 30,165,500 people. Other largest cities in the world are Shanghai in China (24,150,000 people), Beijing in China (21,148,000 people), Tianjin in China (14,425,000 people), Istanbul in Turkey with a population 13,854,740 people

Top 10 largest cities in the world.

The 10 largest cities in the world in descending order from the largest: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Istanbul, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Karachi, Mumbai, Moscow. At the same time, the city of Moscow is the only European city among the 10 largest cities in the world and is the largest city in Europe. The largest cities in the world by population on our list are the capitals and major cities of the world with over one million people (1,000,000 people).

Which countries have the most millionaire cities?

An interesting fact to note is that of all the millionaire cities on planet Earth, 15 millionaire cities are located in Russia. The number of the largest cities in the world differs in different countries: 123 cities with a population of over a million are located in China, 54 cities with a population of over one million people are in India, 17 cities with a population of over one million are in Indonesia, 14 cities with a population of over a million are located in Brazil, 12 cities with a population of over a million are located in Japan and 9 cities located in the USA.

It’s a little paradoxical, but our school knowledge of demography becomes outdated in a matter of years. The world is developing so quickly that many leading cities of the eighties and even nineties today are not even in the top ten in terms of population!

But dynamically developing cities located in South and East Asia are confidently moving into the first positions. However, first things first.

10. Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh

The tenth position in the ranking of world cities by population is occupied by Dhaka, which is the capital of Bangladesh. The metropolis is home to just over 12 million people, and they are concentrated in a fairly small area of 815 square meters. km, which approximately corresponds to the area of Volgograd or Tyumen. Just imagine that 12 million people live in Tyumen, Russia! How will they live there!? Add to the terrible overcrowding the poverty that prevails in Bangladesh, and it is not surprising that the standard of living in Dhaka is extremely low and people are often forced to live in unsanitary conditions.

However, in Dhaka, like in any metropolis, there is a respectable business center and numerous historical attractions, since Dhaka is a fairly ancient city, founded in the seventh century. It is here that the largest Hindu temple in Bangladesh is located, called Dakeshwari. 90% of Dhaka's population professes Islam, so there are also plenty of beautiful mosques and minarets here. Instead of car taxis, pedicabs are used in Dhaka; up to four hundred thousand of these cab drivers go to work every day.

9. Moscow, capital of Russia

The population of this city today is 12 million 450 thousand people and continues to grow steadily. Refuting the classic thesis that it is not rubber, Moscow annually grows by one hundred, or even two hundred thousand new residents. It has long gone beyond the Moscow Ring Road, and in the new part of the agglomeration - New Moscow, another 2-3 million can easily fit. Today our capital is in no way inferior to the leading metropolises of the world. Relatively recently, a Russian Manhattan even appeared here - the Moscow City complex of business buildings. Its largest building, the Federation Tower, is the largest skyscraper in Europe, with 95 floors and 374 meters in height.

The city is served by 5 airports, 9 railway stations and, of course, the most beautiful metro in the world, which includes more than two hundred stations. Unlike eastern megacities, Moscow is a clean, spacious and comfortable city for living. Such capital attractions as Red Square, the Kremlin, Ostankino TV Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral are easily recognized by residents of all countries of the world. Even though Moscow is only in ninth place in terms of population, we still love it a hundred times more than any other metropolis!

8. Mumbai, India

The population of Indian Mumbai is only slightly larger than Moscow and amounts to 12 million 480 thousand people. The area of this metropolis is very small - only 600 square meters. km, which corresponds to the area of Voronezh or Kazan. Accordingly, the population density in Mumbai is the highest among the cities in this rating. It is very difficult to live in such crowded conditions, but people flock to this city from all over India because there is work and entertainment here. The symbol of Mumbai is a complex of film studios, which, by analogy with Hollywood, is called Bollywood. He produces thousands of famous Indian films a la Zita and Gita with music and of course dances. Mumbai is the water gateway of India, through which about half of India's sea passenger traffic passes.

Rail transport and auto-rickshaw transportation, traditional for Asia, are also developed here. Mumbai is a city of contrasts: skyscrapers here coexist with slum areas and the standard of living of local residents can also differ greatly. The metropolis has many buildings built in European style, since during the colonial era the city was a stronghold of the British. Until recently, it was called in the English manner - Bombay, and only in the mid-1990s it was officially given the Indian name - Mumbai.

7. Guangzhou, China

13 million 80 thousand people live in this metropolis. In Europe it is known as Canton, and locals call their metropolis Yangchen, which means “city of goats.” They don’t see anything shameful in this – they are Chinese, after all. In the Middle Ages, the Silk Road began in Guangzhou, and today it is one of the leading centers of world trade. It is here that the famous Canton Fair is held annually, where up to 150 thousand goods from all over the world are exhibited. The local Qingping market is huge even by Chinese standards.

Along with traditional goods, you can buy exotic animals, fish and even insects for gastronomic purposes. Guangzhou is a tourist mecca; at least 4 million tourists visit it annually, which approximately corresponds to the traffic of the entire Crimea. The metropolis combines ancient history and an ultra-modern urban environment. Guangzhou is home to China's largest Yuexiu Park, the ancestral temple of the Chen Family, revered in China, as well as an impressive 610 m high hyperboloid television tower. In general, Guangzhou is a beautiful, dynamic and convenient city for living, the local residents are really lucky!

6. Istanbul, Türkiye

This city is home to 13 million, 855 thousand people. It is characterized by rapid growth - the population of the metropolis increases annually by 300-400 thousand. This is largely due to the fact that the standard of living in Istanbul is about 70% higher than in Turkey as a whole. Istanbul attracts residents of the state with high salaries and, of course, an interesting life. The metropolis is located on both banks of the Bosphorus Strait, connecting the Black and Marmara Seas. It is interesting that it was founded and initially developed on the Asian coast, but today the lion's share of the population is concentrated in the European part.

The metropolis is a very popular place among tourists, ranking third in terms of attendance among cities around the world. Its symbol is the Hagia Sophia, built in the 6th century. No less popular tourist attractions are the Beylerbey Palace, the Suleymaniya architectural complex and, of course, the famous Istanbul Grand Bazaar. The city also has a multi-storey business center, and Istanbul skyscrapers have a special oriental flavor, as does this entire great city.

5. Lagos, capital of Nigeria

The African city of Lagos has a population of 15 million 119 thousand people, and the population density breaks all records, reaching 17 thousand inhabitants per square kilometer. One can only wonder how people manage to live in such cramped conditions. The city is divided into 16 regions, and it is governed not by a mayor, as elsewhere, but by a whole governor, since the population of the metropolis resembles a small country. Nigerians consider it lucky to live in the capital because there is at least some work here. But from the point of view of Europeans, Lagos can hardly be called attractive for living.

In many of its places it is better for whites not to appear, just as there are areas only for whites or only for rich blacks. The lion's share of the population of Lagos lives in slums, in terrible poverty, local residents are very poorly fed and suffer from infectious diseases. Malaria, carried by the famous tse-tse fly, is still widespread here. The city also has a rich downtown with skyscrapers and road junctions. It is the multi-storey center that appears on the advertising brochures of this greatest metropolis of modern Africa.

4. Delhi, capital of India

Delhi has a population of 16 million 315 thousand people. This is the oldest city among the megacities in this rating - its age exceeds 5 thousand years. It is divided into 9 administrative districts. In the most prosperous of them, New Delhi, there is a government quarter and skyscrapers of the business center. There is nothing here to remind you that you are in a rather poor Asian country. Meanwhile, the largest part of the population is concentrated in the Southern and Western parts of the metropolis, where people huddle in miserable shacks. Delhi's slums are horribly overcrowded and often devoid of amenities.

Suffice it to say that there is one toilet for every 27 families, and there are even fewer wells from which Delhi residents get water. The capital of India has an amazing combination of squalid slums, modern skyscrapers and majestic buildings of bygone eras. Ancient Hindu temples, huge mosques, fortresses and citadels of ancient kings, busy markets where you can buy exotic food and goods... Needless to say, a tourist has a lot to see here, but a European person most likely will not want to live in this overpopulated place.

3. Beijing, capital of China

The population of the city is 21 million 516 thousand people. This city is very ancient - it was allegedly founded in the 5th century BC and has always played a vital role in the life of the Celestial Empire. Nowadays, it is from here that huge China is governed and the city is fully consistent with its status as the capital of the greatest state in the world. Beijing is developing rapidly - every year new neighborhoods for ordinary Chinese and huge business skyscrapers are built here. The tallest building in the city is the China World Trade Center with 74 floors, but the China Zun mega-skyscraper with a height of 106 floors is already being completed, which promises to become a real pearl of architecture.

Beijing is modern and at the same time ancient. Every year, millions of tourists visit the world-famous Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Imperial Summer Palace and hundreds of other attractions. Despite its Asian location, Beijing is a city of wide avenues and extensive parks. There are practically no slums traditional for Asia, and the lion's share of the population lives in high-rise buildings familiar to Russians.

2. Karachi, Pakistan

This city is home to 23 million 520 thousand people. It is one of the fastest growing metropolises in the world, with its population doubling over the past 20 years. The total age of Karachi is just over two hundred years, during which it grew from a fishing village into one of the largest cities in the world. This is impressive, if not phenomenal, growth. A special feature of the metropolis is its multinational composition, which largely determines the diversity of lifestyles. Pashtuns, Punjabis, Urdus, Bengalis, Afghans and even Jews live here, which gives the city a special flavor.

The standard of living in Karachi cannot be called high, and the criminal situation is quite difficult - Europeans are strictly not recommended to appear in some areas. Since the city is quite young, the attractions here are mostly new. Local residents are proud of the giant fountain that shoots jets to a height of about two hundred meters, the Zoroastrian towers of silence and a huge pool of crocodiles. Along with poor neighborhoods, Karachi has fashionable areas and a business center, making it perhaps a classic Asian city of contrasts.

1. Shanghai, China

And the greatest city of our time is Chinese Shanghai, which is home to 24 million 150 thousand people. The metropolis amazes with its futurism - it is dominated by the tallest skyscraper in China with a height of 632 meters and 121 floors, which is called the “Shanghai Tower”. In general, the Shanghai Pudong district has long surpassed Manhattan in terms of the number of skyscrapers and continues to develop dynamically. Shanghai's history dates back more than seven centuries, so there are plenty of impressive historical buildings here. Thousands of believers annually visit the local Temple of Confucius, with the construction of which this great city began. And Mount Sheshan with its ancient pagodas seems to have come into modern times from ancient Chinese fairy tales. In the very center of Shanghai, the mountain looks absolutely incredible! The metropolis is the commercial, scientific, financial and economic center of China, as well as its sea gate. Local residents live, if not richly, then quite decently - the average salary here is 700-750 dollars, which is very good by Asian standards. Shanghai has a special status in China, so a considerable part of the taxes collected in the city remains here. That is why municipal authorities have funds for capital construction, development of housing and communal infrastructure. As a result, the city is developing rapidly, its population is growing and is already breaking world records. Thus, if you are asked, what is the largest city on Earth? You can safely answer - this is Shanghai, which is home to more than 24 million people!