If you are a shopaholic and would like to dive into the largest shopping malls in the world, we are here to provide you with a list of definitely the largest of them.
The list is made based on the size of the area that the mall covers and the majority of them are in Asia, due to the fact that the land there is cheap and labor costs are low.
Just two of the shopping malls on this list are not in Asia.
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Siam Paragon (3.22 million sq ft)
The Siam Paragon is located in Bangkok.
This is one of the largest shopping malls in Thailand which is full of specialty stores and restaurants.
Some additional features of this place are a multiplex movie theater, the Siam Ocean World aquarium, the Thai Art Gallery, and an opera concert hall.
A large bowling alley and karaoke center are attractions that are not found in many shopping malls in the world.
Berjaya Times Square (3.44 million sq ft)
The Berjaya Times Square is located in Kuala Lumpur.
This mall is actually a twin-tower complex consisting of both a shopping center and two five-star hotels.
This is currently the fifth-largest building in the world which contains 1,000 retail shops and 65 food outlets.
Plus, there are some additional attractions such as Asia’s largest indoor theme park, Cosmo’s World, and Malaysia’s first-ever IMAX 2D & 3D theater.
Istanbul Cevahir (3.47 million sq ft)
The Istanbul Cevahir is another large shopping mall that can be found on the European side of Istanbul in Turkey.
It was opened in 2005 and it is definitely the largest shopping mall in Europe.
You can find 343 shops, 34 fast-food restaurants, and 14 exclusive restaurants.
Plus, there are additional features such as a large stage for events, 12 cinemas, a bowling hall, and a small roller coaster.
SM Megamall (3.6 million sq ft)
The SM Megamall was opened in 1991 and belongs to the largest mall in the Philippines.
It boasts more than 800,000 visitors a day, while its maximum capacity is 4 million people.
The mall consists of two main buildings in which you can find cinemas, a bowling alley, food courts, and the Toy Kingdom, as well as the retail shops.
There is a bridge-way which connects the two main buildings and which contains eateries.
West Edmonton Mall (3.77 million sq ft)
The West Edmonton Mall is located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
It used to be the largest shopping mall from 1981 until 2004.
However, nowadays it is the largest mall in the Americas.
The mall contains 800 stores and services, as well as the largest indoor amusement park in the world, the largest indoor waterpark in the world, and Ice Palace.
Some of its additional attractions are an 18-hole miniature golf course, a movie theater, and a bowling alley.
Dubai Mall (3.77 million sq ft)
The Dubai Mall is one part of the Burj Khalifa complex.
Its size is 12 million square feet, which is actually a size of more than 50 soccer fields.
The Dubai Mall belongs to the largest shopping mall in the world if its area is in question.
Besides about 1,200 shops, the mall has an ice rink, a SEGA game center, a 5-star luxury hotel, 22 cinema screens, and 120 restaurants and cafes.
Furthermore, inside this mall, you can find one of the largest aquariums in the world.
SM Mall of Asia (4.2 million sq ft)
The SM Mall of Asia can be found in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
It was opened in 2006 and it includes four buildings which are connected by walkways.
There is an amazing 20-seater tram that takes visitors around the mall.
When attractions are in question, there is an IMAX theater that boasts one of the biggest 3D screens in the world.
You can also find an Olympic-sized ice skating rink there, which can be used for recreational, competitive figure skating, and ice hockey.
CentralWorld (4.62 million sq ft)
The CentralWorld was opened in 1990.
It is the eight-story mall in Bangkok and the largest shopping mall in Thailand.
Unfortunately, the CentralWorld was set on fire by anti-government protestors and it went through months of repair works.
Today, the shopping complex is reopened, but only with 80% of its retail space.
Golden Resources Mall (6.0 million sq ft)
The Golden Resources Mall used to be the world’s largest shopping mall from 2004 to 2005.
When it was opened, its owners believed that there will be 50,000 shoppers a day, but it turned out that there were only 20 in an hour.
The reason for this was the price of the items, as the majority of Chinese are not able to afford them.
The other reason was the inaccessibility of Golden Resources Shopping Mall to foreign consumers as it is located outside of Beijing.
New South China Mall (6.46 million sq ft)
The New South China Mall in Dongguan, China, is definitely the largest mall in the world.
It consists of seven zones and it even includes a replica of the Arc de Triomphe and a canal with gondolas.
One of its amazing features is an indoor-outdoor roller coaster.
However, it does not have enough customers which caused that the retail space remained empty.
Nowadays, the areas of the mall which are occupied are near the entrance.
There you can find some Western fast-food chains.
Due to this lack of stores and visitors, the mall was nicknamed the largest ghost mall in the world.