World's Largest Shopping Malls by Leasable Area

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World's Largest Shopping Malls by Leasable Area

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Key Findings

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New South China Mall (China) leads in Gross Leasable Area (Thousand sqm) with 892.

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Average Gross Leasable Area (Thousand sqm): 500 · median: 436.

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Gap: New South China Mall (China) is 3.9× larger than West Edmonton Mall (Canada).

About This Dataset

World's Largest Shopping Malls by Leasable Area

Shopping centres ranked by total gross leasable area (GLA) in thousands of square metres. China dominates the global list of largest shopping malls — the New South China Mall in Dongguan is the world's largest with over 890,000 square metres of leasable space, though it has faced persistent vacancy issues since opening, earning the nickname the "world's largest empty mall."

Analysis

New South China Mall (China) heads the table on 892, ahead of Iran Mall (Iran) (817) and Dubai Mall (UAE) (502) in Gross Leasable Area (Thousand sqm). 661 separates the highest figure (892) from the lowest (231). First and second are separated by 75, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 502 to 231.

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

892

New South China Mall (China)

Gross Leasable Area (Thousand sqm) · All Time

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Gross Leasable Area (Thousand sqm)

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Gross Leasable Area (Thousand sqm)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Gross Leasable Area (Thousand sqm) · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	New South China Mall (China)	892
🥈	Iran Mall (Iran)	817
🥉	Dubai Mall (UAE)	502
4	American Dream (USA)	465
5	SM Mall of Asia (Philippines)	407
6	SM Seaside City (Philippines)	405
7	Mall of America (USA)	278
8	West Edmonton Mall (Canada)	231

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_China_Mall Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Mall Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dubai_Mall Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream_Meadowlands Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_Mall_of_Asia Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_Seaside_City_Cebu Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_of_America Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Edmonton_Mall Visit ↗

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