1. The 3 largest urban areas worldwide
Asia
City Country City Urban area Urban City pop Urban City pop Continent
population population area rank rank area rank rank
[world] [world] By By
continent continent
Tokyo Japan 8,027,500 31,036,900 1 16 1 11 Asia
Seoul South 11,153,200 19,844,500 4 3 2 2 Asia
Korea
Osaka Japan 2,647,000 17,592,400 6 66 3 41 Asia
Cairo Egypt 7,764,700 15,546,100 10 17 1 2 Africa
Lagos Nigeria 8,029,200 9,123,200 27 15 2 1 Africa
Kinshasa Congo 6,301,100 7,527,500 35 24 3 3 Africa
Dem
Republic
New York United 8,103,700 29,881,200 2 14 1 2 North
States America
Mexico Mexico 8,589,600 21,027,200 3 11 2 1 North
City America
Los United 3,805,400 16,584,700 9 40 3 3 North
Angeles States America
Sao Paulo Brazil 10,057,700 18,505,100 5 7 1 2 South
America
Buenos Argentina 11,655,100 12,923,800 12 2 2 1 South
Aires America
Rio de Brazil 6,029,300 11,246,600 16 25 3 5 South
Janeiro America
Sydney Australia 4,2809,00 4,280,900 ------------- ------------- 64 34 Australia
Melbourne Australia 3,353,300 3,353,300 ------------- ------------- 94 48 Australia
Brisbane Australia 1,544,300 1,544,300 ------------- ------------- 237 136 Australia
Moscow Russia 8,376,000 12,100,100 1 1 14 13 Europe
Paris France 2,113,000 11,293,200 3 8 18 97 Europe
London United 7,393,800 11,230,500 4 2 20 20 Europe
Kingdom

2. Tokyo
Seoul
Osaka
Cairo
Lagos
Kinshasa
New York
Mexico City
Los Angeles
Sao Paulo
Buenos Aires
Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Tower)
Rio de Janeiro
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Moscow
Paris
London
city population
urban area population

3. Seoul, Korea (Gyeongbokgung)
Osaka, Japan (Osaka Palace)

4. Cairo, Egypt (Sphinx)
Lagos, Nigeria (no pic)
Kinshasa, Congo Dem Republic (no pic)
New York, U.S.A (Statue of Liberty)

5. Mexico City, Mexico (Angel of Independence)
Los Angeles, U.S.A (HollyWood)

6. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ibirapuera)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (The Obelisk of Buenos
Aires)

7. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Christ the Redeemer)
Sydney, Australia (Opera House)

8. Brisbane, Australia (Story Bridge)
Moscow, Russia (St.Basil)

9. Paris, France (Eiffel Tower)
London, United Kingdom (Big Ben)