🌍 Top 20 Most Populated Cities of the World (Early 2026 Estimates)

① 🇯🇵 Tokyo — 37.0M
② 🇮🇳 Delhi — 35.5M
③ 🇨🇳 Shanghai — 31.1M
④ 🇧🇩 Dhaka — 25.4M
⑤ 🇪🇬 Cairo — 23.5M
⑥ 🇧🇷 São Paulo — 23.2M
⑦ 🇨🇳 Beijing — 23.0M
⑧ 🇲🇽 Mexico City — 23.0M
⑨ 🇮🇳 Mumbai — 22.5M
⑩ 🇯🇵 Osaka — 18.9M
⑪ 🇨🇩 Kinshasa — 18.6M
⑫ 🇨🇳 Chongqing — 18.5M
⑬ 🇳🇬 Lagos — 17.8M
⑭ 🇹🇷 Istanbul — 16.4M
⑮ 🇮🇳 Kolkata — 16.2M
⑯ 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires — 15.9M
⑰ 🇵🇭 Manila — 15.5M
⑱ 🇨🇳 Guangzhou — 15.2M
⑲ 🇵🇰 Lahore — 15.2M