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Wikipedia claims that "In 1950, New York City was the only urban area with a population of over 10 million." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacity#Growth http
by kiiski 10y ago
Wikipedia claims that "In 1950, New York City was the only urban area with a population of over 10 million."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacity#Growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacity#Growth
- 24gttghh 10y agoEven today, NYC's Five boroughs are <9 Million[0]. 1920 Tokyo: 3.7 million[1] 1950 Shanghai: 6.2 million[2] 1971 Mumbai: 5.9 million[3] 1921 Greater London: 7.5 million[4]; Inner London: 4.9 million Terms like Metro-area and Megalopois are different stories... [0]https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/nyc-population/current-future-populations.page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/nyc-population/... [1]http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/ABOUT/HISTORY/history03.htm http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/ABOUT/HISTORY/history03.ht... [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Shanghai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Shanghai [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai#Demographics [4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_London