20 of the largest cities in the world by population, ranked
20. Lagos, Nigeria
20. Lagos, Nigeria
Population: 16,637,000
Population: 16,637,000
19. Buenos Aires, Argentina
19. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Population: 16,710,000
Population: 16,710,000
18. Moscow, Russia
18. Moscow, Russia
Population: 17,332,000
Population: 17,332,000
17. Shenzhen, China
17. Shenzhen, China
Population: 17,619,000
Population: 17,619,000
16. Bangkok, Thailand
16. Bangkok, Thailand
Population: 18,007,000
Population: 18,007,000
15. Kolkata, India
15. Kolkata, India
Population: 18,502,000
Population: 18,502,000
14. Beijing, China
14. Beijing, China
Population: 18,522,000
Population: 18,522,000
13. Dhaka, Bangladesh
13. Dhaka, Bangladesh
Population: 18,627,000
Population: 18,627,000
12. Cairo, Egypt
12. Cairo, Egypt
Population: 20,296,000
Population: 20,296,000
11. New York, USA
11. New York, USA
Population: 21,509,000
Population: 21,509,000
10. Mexico City, Mexico
10. Mexico City, Mexico
Population: 21,804,000
Population: 21,804,000
9. Seoul, South Korea
9. Seoul, South Korea
Population: 23,016,000
Population: 23,016,000
8. Sao Paulo, Brazil
8. Sao Paulo, Brazil
Population: 23,086,000
Population: 23,086,000
7. Shanghai, China
7. Shanghai, China
Population: 24,073,000
Population: 24,073,000
6. Manila, Philippines
6. Manila, Philippines
Population: 24,922,000
Population: 24,922,000
5. Mumbai, India
5. Mumbai, India
Population: 24,973,000
Population: 24,973,000
4. Guangzhou, China
4. Guangzhou, China
Population: 26,940,000
Population: 26,940,000
3. Delhi, India
3. Delhi, India
Population: 32,226,000
Population: 32,226,000
3. Delhi, India
3. Delhi, India
Population: 33,756,000
Population: 33,756,000
1. Tokyo, Japan
1. Tokyo, Japan
Population: 37,732,000
Population: 37,732,000