In 2023, New York led the ranking of the largest built-up urban areas worldwide, with a land area of * square kilometers. Boston-Providence and Tokyo-Yokohama were the second and third largest megacities globally that year.
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Wendell Cox Consultancy. (August 31, 2023). Major urban areas worldwide in 2023, by land area (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/912442/land-area-of-megacities-worldwide/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. "Major urban areas worldwide in 2023, by land area (in square kilometers)." Chart. August 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/912442/land-area-of-megacities-worldwide/
Wendell Cox Consultancy. (2023). Major urban areas worldwide in 2023, by land area (in square kilometers). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/912442/land-area-of-megacities-worldwide/
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Major urban areas worldwide in 2023, by land area (in square kilometers) [Graph], Wendell Cox Consultancy, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/912442/land-area-of-megacities-worldwide/
