Jakarta has surpassed Tokyo as the world's most populated city, now home to an estimated 42 million people, according to a new UN report. Dhaka follows closely. This shift is attributed to updated ...

Tokyo has lost its long-held title as the world's most populous megacity and now ranks third, according to a new report. Jakarta, in Indonesia, has taken the top spot and is predicted to keep it until ...

UN rankings updated using new criteria to better reflect the mass urban transformation driving a global shift in how we live—and the megacities emerging from it. A new United Nations report has ...

The world has a new most populous city. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the ...

A report by the UN shows that cities are growing faster than ever before A NEW city has just muscled its way to the top of the global population charts with 42 million inhabitants. The leader of the ...

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...

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Asia is home to nine of the world's 10 most populous cities in 2025, according to the United Nations. A new report identifies Jakarta, with 42 million residents, as having the largest population ...

A new United Nations report has found that Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is the world’s largest city with 41.9 million people living there, followed by Dhaka in Bangladesh, which is home to 36.6 million ...