Most Populous Cities of the World

Rank	City*	Population	Year
1	Shanghai, China	17,836,133	2011c
2	Karachi, Pakistan	12,991,000	2008p
3	Mumbai, India	12,478,447	2011c
4	Dhaka, Bangladesh	11,875,000	2011c
5	Beijing, China	11,716,000	2010c
6	Moscow, Russia	11,514,300	2010c
7	Istanbul, Turkey	11,369,613	2007c
8	São Paulo, Brazil	11,244,369	2010c
9	Tianjin, China	11,090,314	2010c
10	Guangzhou, China	11,070,654	2010c
11	Delhi, India	11,007,835	2010c
12	Shenzhen, China	10,357,938	2010c
13	Seoul South Korea	9,820,171	2005c
14	Jakarta, Indonesia	9,588,198	2010c
15	Tokyo, Japan	8,949,447	2010c
16	Mexico City, Mexico	8,873,017	2010c
17	Bangalore, India	8,425,970	2011c
18	Dongguan, China	8,220,237	2010c
19	New York City USA	8,175,133	2010c
20	London, United Kingdom	7,753,600	2009e