Rivers ranked by total length from source to mouth in kilometres. The debate between the Nile and the Amazon for the title of world's longest river has never been fully resolved — conflicting source measurements have swapped the ranking rep...
About: World's Longest Rivers
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Rivers ranked by total length from source to mouth in kilometres. The debate between the Nile and the Amazon for the title of world's longest river has never been fully resolved — conflicting source measurements have swapped the ranking repeatedly, though the Nile holds the more widely cited record at approximately 6,650 km, while the Amazon carries by far the greatest volume of water of any river on Earth.
Key Findings
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Nile (Africa) leads with 6,650 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 5,842 · median: 5,907.
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Gap in All Time: Nile (Africa) is 1.4× larger than Congo (Africa).
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Data Points
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8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
6,650
Nile (Africa)
Length (km) · All Time
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Length (km)
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
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| 🥇 | Nile (Africa) | 6,650 | 6,650 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Amazon (South America) | 6,400 | 6,400 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Yangtze (China) | 6,300 | 6,300 | +0% |
| 4 | Mississippi-Missouri (USA) | 6,275 | 6,275 | +0% |
| 5 | Yenisei (Russia) | 5,539 | 5,539 | +0% |
| 6 | Yellow River (China) | 5,464 | 5,464 | +0% |
| 7 | Ob-Irtysh (Russia) | 5,410 | 5,410 | +0% |
| 8 | Congo (Africa) | 4,700 | 4,700 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
6,650
Maximum
4,700
Minimum
5,842
Average
5,907
Median
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