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This Article is kind of a mess!

Latest comment: 1 day ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Given that there are clearly vastly different ways of creating a conurbation to fill this list, I would suggest the first thing necessary is to set a criteria of how to fill the list. It is is simple to list four different other lists in the table, but they disagree with each other wildly! And whose to say any of their criteria are legitimate? It would be my suggestion that the best way to deal with what will inevitably be a never ending problem is to create a table with a single column of names, followed by population. We should recognize that there will vast disagreements about which qualify, so don't try and create an all encompassing criteria. If there are multiple overlapping conurbations from different sources, include them all. This will allow the reader to discern for themselves what they think is the best grouping for any given megacity. I'll give an example that I think works: The Golden Horseshoe is entirely within Canada, and may now constitute a megacity (estimated to be 11 million+ since 2024). It could go in on its own. Buffalo, New York is not included. Buffalo's metropolitan area includes Niagara Falls, New York. The Golden Horshoe ends at Niagara Falls, ON. Editors could use some common-sense and create a second conurbation, regardless of what any group of supposed "experts" think and add in a Golden Horseshoe/Buffalo-Niagara Conurbation. I'm sure there are other examples. If you want the list to be useful, rather than the current mish-mash of competing assertions that is all but indecipherable please consider reorganizing.~2026-59974-66 (talk) 21:22, 12 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Go look it up.

Latest comment: 5 months ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Look it up. Find a list of cities in Canada. These countries on this list have Megacities or regions with this much population: 🇧🇩🇦🇴🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇩🇨🇷🇨🇳🇨🇴🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇬🇯🇵🇰🇷🇮🇷🇵🇰🇵🇭🇳🇬🇵🇪🇮🇳🇮🇩🇲🇽🇻🇳🇿🇦🇺🇸🇹🇷🇷🇺 All except for... 🇨🇦 so what I am asking is for you to look at Toronto's metro Population. please...? ~2026-30860-34 (talk) 14:56, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Toronto has 11.2 million people in it's metro. ~2026-30860-34 (talk) 14:58, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Chengdu

Latest comment: 5 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Is there a reason Chengdu, which has a population of 20 million, isn’t included in the list? Most sources list it as a megacity. ZKALE (talk) 13:38, 2 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Refer to the above answer about Zhengzhou or even better just read the relevant methodologies of the provided sources. It is extensively explained what is and isn't counted and why. Respublik (talk) 12:38, 6 June 2026 (UTC)Reply