The area of New York is 8,683 sq.km and the area of Tokyo is6,993 sq.km. So New York is the largest and is the real largest city in the world.
by population, Tokyo, JapanBy area, New York MetroUSA
Shanghai is most populated. Largest metro area is New York city (See related links below for more information.)
The largest city in the world by population is Tokyo, Japan. It is estimated to have a population of over 37 million people in its greater metropolitan area.
In 1996, the third largest urban area in the world was Tokyo, Japan. It was preceded by Mexico City, Mexico, and New York City, USA, in the first and second positions, respectively.
Tokyo, Japan.
The largest megalopolis in the world is the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, which includes Tokyo, Yokohama, and surrounding cities. This region is densely populated and highly urbanized, making it one of the most populous and economically significant areas in the world.
The largest conurbation in Japan is the Greater Tokyo Area. It includes Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures, such as Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba. The area is one of the most populous and densely populated urban areas in the world.
Toyko has the largest population (about 33,200,000). New York has the largest land area (about 8,683 square miles). Mumbai has the highest population density (more people per square kilometer of land - 29,650 people per sq. km)
The second largest metropolitan area in the world is the Greater Tokyo area in Japan, after the Greater Jakarta area in Indonesia.
Tokyo
Tokyo is the largest city by metropolitan area. By city proper, Shanghai is the largest city.
The largest metropolitan area in the world in terms of population is the Kanto Major Metropolitan Area in Japan, including a.o. Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Saitama and Chiba, and with over 35 million inhabitants.