The 12 Biggest Malls in the World

Just in time for prime shopping summer season around the globe, experts of Insidermonkey ran down the biggest malls in the world. Large shopping malls provide a one-stop shopping for anything imaginable. This list of largest malls in the world is based on the amount of “Gross Leasable Area”. This is the number of square feet the property has for revenue-generating activities like retail, dining and amusements. The building boom in Asia, where land is cheap and labor costs are low has produced the largest shopping malls. Only two shopping malls on this list are located outside Asia.

Malls have become a lot more than just shopping venues. It has become a modern version of the park as people flock to malls just to hang out and have fun. Anything and everything that you need can be found right in the malls. That is why some companies have taken the time and money to develop huge tracts of land into modern shopping centers. Some may require more than a day just to tour the entire place. Here now is a list of the top 12 biggest malls in the world in terms of gross space available for leasing.

In case you wondering, the largest mall in the world in terms of total area is the Dubai Mall, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its footprint occupies over 12.1 million SF. The world’s largest shopping mall in terms of number of stores is the Persian Golf Complex in Iran, which has space for 2,500 stores. The largest mall in North America in terms of GLA is West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada. And if you want to know about them all, just visit the main article which is on Insidermonkey! Moreover, outlet malls, focused on selling discounted products, have also gained a great reputation. To know about them, check out this list of The Biggest Outlet Malls in the World instead.