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50 Biggest World Cities on a Map

Can you name the 50 most populated world cities? Use the map to help you!
Source: citypopulation.de - Updated as of April 2026.
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Last updated: April 15, 2026
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Population
City
73,600,000
Guăngzhōu
42,300,000
Shànghăi
41,300,000
Tōkyō
36,900,000
Delhi
29,800,000
Jakarta
28,100,000
Mumbai
27,100,000
Manila
25,600,000
Mexico City
25,400,000
Seoul
23,700,000
Dhaka
23,200,000
Cairo
22,700,000
São Paulo
22,600,000
New York
Population
City
22,400,000
Bangkok
21,900,000
Lagos
21,800,000
Bĕijīng
21,800,000
Karāchi
19,100,000
Moscow
18,300,000
Chéngdū
18,100,000
Kolkata
17,700,000
Ōsaka
17,400,000
Los Angeles
17,200,000
Tehrān
17,000,000
Buenos Aires
16,900,000
Kinshasa
16,200,000
İstanbul
Population
City
15,800,000
Xiàmén
15,400,000
London
15,300,000
Bangalore
15,100,000
Johannesburg
15,000,000
Lāhore
14,700,000
Hángzhōu
14,700,000
Ho Chi Minh City
13,700,000
Xī'ān
13,600,000
Rio de Janeiro
13,300,000
Chennai
13,200,000
Chóngqìng
12,900,000
Wŭhàn
Population
City
12,200,000
Lima
12,100,000
Hyderābād
11,800,000
Tiānjīn
11,600,000
Chángshā
11,600,000
Paris
10,800,000
Bogotá
10,800,000
Rhein-Ruhr Area
10,500,000
Nagoya
10,500,000
Zhèngzhōu
10,400,000
Luanda
10,200,000
Ahmedabad
10,200,000
Taipei
9,800,000
Chicago
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15 Comments
+1
Level 54
Apr 13, 2026
Updated as of April 2026.

Let me know if there are any incorrect spellings or locations.

Have fun!

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Level 55
Jul 29, 2020
Got all except Wuhan and Chongqing
+1
Level 54
Jul 29, 2020
Nice!
+1
Level 65
Oct 25, 2020
Maybe make 4 columns?
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Level 54
Oct 25, 2020
Sure, why not!
+2
Level 81
Feb 2, 2024
chengtu and hangchou are usually written Chengdu and Hangzhou in english
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Level 69
Feb 2, 2024
In mandarin pinyin as well
+2
Level 54
Feb 2, 2024
Thanks, I'm working on updating all of these kinds of quizzes, and naturally there will be small errors like this.
+1
Level 69
Apr 3, 2024
Casually a small city in China (Chóngqìng) passing the entire population of Greece
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Level 68
Oct 22, 2024
I swear I typed Zhengzhou 50 times with 50 different spellings. I hate that city. Only one I missed.
+3
Level 54
Oct 24, 2024
Unfortunate but very impressive.
+1
Level 59
Apr 20, 2025
missed kolkata, chennai, bangalore, xiamen, hangzhou, and changsha

honestly i shoulda remembered those indian ones but meh ya live and ya learn

+1
Level 54
Apr 20, 2025
That's what life's about isn't it!
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Level 83
Apr 15, 2026
Had trouble with Ahmedabad not being accepted! Otherwise great quiz
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Level 54
Apr 15, 2026
Yes, that is my fault, and is now fixed. Thanks :)