List of largest shopping malls

Table columns:
Mall
Country
City
Year opened
Gross leasable area (GLA)
Total area
Shops
Remarks

Table rows:
cells: 1
South China Mall
China
Dongguan
2005
659,612 m2 (7,100,000 sq ft)[1][2]
892,000 m2 (9,600,000 sq ft)
2350
Until at least 2014 most of the stores were empty, occupancy rates of only 10% occurred.[2]
cells: 2
SM Tianjin
China
Tianjin
2016
565,000 m2 (5,812,511 sq.ft)[3]
2500+
Owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings of the Philippines, a chain of shopping malls that has 71 malls located across the Philippines and 7 in China.
cells: 3
Golden Resources Mall
China
Beijing
2004
557,419 m2 (6,000,010 sq ft)[1][2]
1000+
cells: 4
SM City North EDSA
Philippines
Quezon City
1985
498,000 m2 (5,360,000 sq ft)[2][4][5]
1000+
Largest mall in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Daily foot traffic of average 950,000 people, adding up to 350,000,000 people a year.
cells: 5
1 Utama
Malaysia
Damansara
1995
480,700 m2 (5,174,000 sq ft)[6][7]
1000+
The largest shopping mall in Malaysia. Phase 1 (Old Wing) opened in 1995 while Phase 2 (New Wing) opened in 2003. Anchored by four department stores (AEON, Isetan, Tangs and Parkson), two supermarkets (AEON and Cold Storage) as well as two cinemas (GSC and TGV Cinemas). Launched of 1 Utama E in 2018 January, adds an additional 592,015 sq ft of gross built-up area (164,687 sq ft net lettable area) to the mall’s existing 5 million sq ft.
cells: 6
SM Megamall
Philippines
Mandaluyong
1991
474,000 m2 (5,100,000 sq ft)[8][9][10]
1000+
Daily foot traffic of 800,000 people, adding up to 292,000,000 people a year. Caters the most cinema screens (14) in the Philippines.[11][12]
cells: 7
SM Seaside City Cebu
Philippines
Cebu City
2015
470,490 m2 (5,064,300 sq ft)[13]
450+
Largest shopping mall in the Philippines outside Metro Manila.
cells: 8
Isfahan City Center
Iran
Isfahan
2012
465,500 m2 (5,011,000 sq ft)[2][14]
600,000 m2 (6,500,000 sq ft)[15]
700+
Mixed-use shopping mall complex including a 5-star hotel, Cinema, the biggest indoor amusement park in the Middle East with 345,000 m2 (3,710,000 sq ft), restaurants, International Financial Exchange Center, Office tower, Exhibition center and Hotel apartment.
cells: 9
Persian Gulf Complex
Iran
Shiraz
2012
450,000 m2 (4,800,000 sq ft)[2][16]
450,000 m2 (4,800,000 sq ft)
2500+
World's largest by number of stores.
cells: 10
CentralWorld
Thailand
Bangkok
1990
429,500 m2 (4,623,000 sq ft)[1][2]
550,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft)
600
Area of the full complex is 1,024,000 m2 (11,020,000 sq ft) including two skyscrapers.
cells: 11
SM Mall of Asia
Philippines
Pasay
2006
406,962 m2 (4,380,500 sq ft)[2][17]
407,101 m2 (4,382,000 sq ft)
1000+
Currently 4th largest mall in the Philippines w/ ongoing major expansions. The mall is expected to have a GLA of 700,000 m² and to be completed in 2018.[18][better source needed]
cells: T-12
intu MetroCentre
United Kingdom
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Gateshead)
1986
400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft)[19]
975,000 m2 (10,490,000 sq ft)[20]
370+
The largest shopping mall in the UK and Europe operated by intu Properties.
cells: T-12
New Century Global Center
China
Chengdu
2013
400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft)
1,700,000 m2 (18,000,000 sq ft)
2,300
Opened in 2013, the New Century Global Center stole the record of largest shopping mall in the world by total area from Dubai Mall.
cells: T-12
Dream Mall
Taiwan
Kaohsiung
2007
400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft)
2,300
cells: T-13
CentralPlaza WestGate
Thailand
Bangkok
2015
333,000 m2 (3,580,000 sq ft)
cells: T-14
Siam Paragon
Thailand
Bangkok
2005
400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft)[2]
500,000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft)
270+
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Questions about this table:
originalText: where is the world's largest mall based on total square feet
answer: answerTexts: China