In this listing wikipedia's source is the Univ of Illinois, 2003. Be aware that you will see some variation in great cities' rankings.
This based on the Metropolitan number, not on the number of people in the core city. An example: Shreveport-Bossier's population is around 260,000. But the Metro area, says Wikipedia, comprises some 375,000.
1 Tokyo Japan 32,450,000
2 Seoul South Korea 20,550,000
3 Mexico City[2] Mexico 20,450,000
4 New York City[3] United States 19,750,000
5 Mumbai India 19,200,000
6 Jakarta Indonesia 18,900,000
7 São Paulo Brazil 18,850,000
8 Delhi India 18,600,000
9 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Japan 17,375,000
10 Shanghai China 16,650,000
11 Metro Manila Philippines 16,300,000
12 Hong Kong-Shenzhen[4] China 15,800,000
13 Los Angeles United States 15,250,000
14 Kolkata India 15,100,000
15 Moscow Russia 15,000,000
16 Cairo Egypt 14,450,000
17 Buenos Aires Argentina 13,170,000
18 London United Kingdom 12,875,000
19 Beijing China 12,500,000
20 Karachi Pakistan 11,800,000
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