10 largest shopping malls in the world

This is a list of the world's largest shopping malls based on their gross leasable area.

1. New South China Mall

Dongguan, China

Gross Leasable Area (GLA) : 659,612 sqm

Photo: By David290 (David290) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

2. Golden Resources Mall

Beijing, China

Gross Leasable Area (GLA) : 557,419 sqm

Photo: By Frank Yu (originally posted to Flickr as IMG_0050) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

3. SM City North EDSA

Quezon City, Philippines

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 482,878 sqm

4. 1 Utama (Pictured left)

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 465,000 sqm

Photo: By Tee Meng at the English language Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons

5. Central World

Bangkok, Thailand

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 429,500 sqm

Photo: By User:Lerdsuwa (Own photo (400D + 18-55/3.5-4.5)) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons

6. Persian Gulf Complex

Shiraz, Iran

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 420,000 sqm

6 Mid Valley Megamall (Pictured Left)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 420,000 sqm

Photo: By Craig (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

6 Cehavir Mall

Istanbul, Turkey

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 420,000 sqm

Photo: By Maurice07 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

9 Sunway Pyramid

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 396,000 sqm

Photo: By irvin calicut (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

10. Mall of Asia

Pasay, Philippines

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 390,193 sqm

Photo: By Mike Gonzalez (TheCoffee) (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

11. Jamuna Future Park

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 380,000 sqm

Photo: By Chicken7 (Camera, on visit to the country.) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

12. The Dubai Mall

Dubai, UAE

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 350,000 sqm

(Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

13. West Edmonton Mall

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 350,000 sqm

Photo: By Simon Law (originally posted to Flickr as Junk food) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

14. SM Megamall

Mandaluyong, Philippines

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 348,056 sqm

15. Berjaya Times Square (Pictured left)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 320,000 sqm

Photo: By Cmglee (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons