Top Ten MegaCities

• 1.  Tokyo, Japan (37,126,000)
• 2.   Jakarta, Indonesia (26,063,000)
• 3.   Seoul, South Korea (22,547,000)
• 4.   Delhi, India (22,242,000)
• 5.   Shanghai, China (20,860,000)
• 6.   Manila, Philippines (20,767,000)
• 7.   Karachi, Pakistan (20,711,000)
• 8.   New York, USA (20,464,000)
• 9.   Sao Paulo, Brazil (20,186,000)
• 10.   Mexico City, Mexico (19,463,000)

NOTE: Numbers shown include population within the recognized metro area of the city, and they also include people
living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city, (the immediate suburbs)

NOTE that some population numbers shown are accumulated at-best estimates, as consistent (2012 census) information is not yet unavailable in some parts of Africa and Asia.

SOURCE World Atlas