26 II. Megacities & the Growth of Global Real Estate Companies Megacities: Statistics Source: Wiki Megacities Rank Megacity Country Continent Population 1 Tokyo Japan Asia 38,140,000 2 Shanghai China Asia 34,000,000 3 Jakarta Indonesia Asia 31,500,000 4 Delhi India Asia 27,200,000 5 Seoul South Korea Asia 25,600,000 6 Guangzhou China Asia 25,000,000 7 Beijing China Asia 24,900,000 8 Manila Philippines Asia 24,100,000 9 Mumbai India Asia 23,900,000 10 New York United States North America 23,876,155 11 Shenzhen China Asia 23,300,000 12 São Paulo Brazil South America 21,242,939 13 Mexico City Mexico North America 21,157,000 14 Lagos Nigeria Africa 21,000,000 15 Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe Japan Asia 20,337,000 16 Cairo Egypt Africa 19,128,000 17 Wuhan China Asia 19,000,000 18 Los Angeles United States North America 18,788,800 19 Dhaka Bangladesh Asia 18,237,000 20 Chengdu China Asia 18,100,000 21 Moscow Russia Europe 17,100,000 22 Chongqing China Asia 17,000,000 23 Karachi Pakistan Asia 16,900,000