Top 20 Most Populated Cities in the World

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Information according to Infoplease, and Infoplease got the data from the United Nations
Data from 2014
"Includes surrounding urban areas in total," according to Infoplease
Quiz by geographyisthebestsubject
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Last updated: May 22, 2016
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First submittedMay 20, 2016
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Rank in Population
City
#1
Tokyo, Japan
#2
Delhi, India
#3
Shanghai, China
#4
Mexico City, Mexico
#5
Sao Paulo, Brazil
#6
Mumbai, India
#7
Osaka, Japan
#8
Beijing, China
#9
New York City, United States of America
#10
Cairo, Egypt
Rank in Population
City
#11
Dhaka, Bangladesh
#12
Karachi, Pakistan
#13
Buenos Aires, Argentina
#14
Calcutta, India
#15
Istanbul, Turkey
#16
Chongqing, China
#17
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
#18
Manila, Philippines
#19
Lagos, Nigeria
#20
Los Angeles, United States of America
5 Comments
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Level 61
May 20, 2016
Feel free to post suggestions!
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Level 74
May 20, 2016
Well this is completely off with the other "biggest cities" quizzes on this site, don't know where this source of yours get their numbers. It would be nice if you told if you mean biggest by "city proper", "urban area" or "metro area".
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Level 61
May 21, 2016
Infoplease got the information from the United Nations. According to Infoplease, the ranks are based on "urban agglomeration, which would also count the surrounding urban areas in total."
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Level 62
May 21, 2016
Can you accept New Delhi?
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Level 61
May 21, 2016
I sure will!