Hello reader and welcome to MasterTop5.com and in this article we are going to list and break down the top 5 largest cities in the world sorted by population.
This one is a question that everybody when we were kids asked at least once: What are the biggest cities of the world? And here you have it: the top 5 largest cities in the world sorted by population. Thanks for reading!
5. Dhaka – 14.5 million
Since the 17th century Dhaka has been growing every year becoming the commercial hub of its country and especially becoming the capital of Bangladesh in 1971. With a population of 14.5 million people, it’s the largest city in Bangladesh.
4. Istanbul – 14.6 million
Istanbul is indeed the city with more history of our Top 5 largest cities in the world. Even if isn’t the political capital of Turkey Istanbul was a capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires and right now is the main center of the Islamic world. The population is 14.6 million.
3. Karachi – 18 million
Karachi is the capital of the Sindh Province in Pakistan and its metropolitan area is huge counting 18 million residents. Located in between two big port areas it’s a huge commercial hub: Karachi’s economy was valued $113 billion back in 2014 and it’s growing since then, and it generates about 20% of the nation’s GD.
2. Beijing – 18.5 million
Beijing is the capital of China and is the industrial capital of Asia especially after the Communist Revolution of 1949. Beijing’s population is estimated over 20 million residents and the city is a cultural center listed by UNESCO.
1. Shanghai – 24.1 million
With 24.1 million residents Shanghai is not just the biggest city of Asia but it is as a matter of fact the most populated city in the world. “Shanghai’s top three service sectors are real estate, financial services, and retail while manufacturing accounts for about 40% of the total output” (Quote: worldatlas.com)
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Main Source: Wikipedia -Worldatlas.com
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