As western consumerism continues to spread its money making tentacles into the far corners of the globe countries that not long ago didn’t even have grocery stores are now building shopping facilities so big that they can’t even find enough vendors to fill them. In fact, you’ll find that most of the shopping centers on this list are located in Asia and its surrounding regions. It’s a classic case of the student surpassing the master. These are the 25 largest shopping malls in the world.
Along with Centro Comercial Santafé (below), this shopping plaza found in Sao Paolo, Brazil is one of the largest in South America. Its slogan is even “Gigante como São Paulo”, which means “Gigantic like São Paulo.”One of the largest shopping malls in South America, Centro Comercial Santafé has 485 shops, 10 cinemas, and 26 restaurants.The smallest of only three North American malls on this list, South Coast Plaza upscale-luxury shopping center in Costa Mesa, California.As the largest shopping center in Africa, Morocco Mall is located in Casablanca on the western coast of Morocco and even offers visitors the possibility of going scuba diving in its million liter aquarium.Also known as MOA, or the Megamall, this shopping center is located just outside the Twin Cities in the United States and is large enough to fit seven Yankee stadiums within its walls.Located in Pennsylvania, the largest shopping mall in the United States covers nearly 3 million square feet. On an average day over 100,000 people pass through this mall’s doors but even then it is only the fourth largest shopping mall in the Philippines.Located in Jakarta, Indonesia this mall covers 270,000 square meters and features architecture inspired by the silk road as well as the seven wonders of the world.This shopping mall in Mumbai, India boasts a five star hotel, multiplex, and residential tower.Dubbed the “world’s largest building ever built in a single phase”, Berjaya Times Square has a theme park, IMAX theatre, and about 7.5 million square feet of built up area.Consisting of two buildings connected by a bridge, the SM Supermall is a huge shopping complex located in Manilla, Philippines and covers over 4 million square feet.Located in Edmonton, Canada this is the largest shopping mall in North America. It employs over 23,000 people that work at its over 800 shops, a waterpark, and several other indoor attractions.Part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, the Dubai Mall has over 1,200 shops.Under construction in Dhaka, Bangladesh this mall will be the largest in South Asia at 4 million square feet.Found in Bay City, Philippines the Mall of Asia attracts roughly 200,000 people everyday.1 2
Description of number 23 is incorrect. It is one of three mall in the United States and one of four on the list in North America. In my experience, most Asian malls (but not all) are very different then Western style malls (store layout, types of stores etc) but they are often much more interesting and so much better!
It’s an honor! Four (4) malls from the Philippines included.