5 Largest Shopping Malls in The World

As western consumerism continues to spread its money making tentacles into the far corners of the globe countries that not long ago didn’t even have grocery stores are now building shopping facilities so big that they can’t even find enough vendors to fill them. In fact, you’ll find that most of the shopping centers on this list are located in Asia and its surrounding regions. It’s a classic case of the student surpassing the master. These are the 5 largest shopping malls in the world.

* New South China Mall

The New South China Mall is not only the largest in the world, it is also the most unoccupied with over 99% of its space being unused.

* Golden Resources Mall

Earning the nickname “Great Mall of China”, this 6 million square foot shopping center can be found in Beijing.

* SM City North EDSA

Located in Quezon City this is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the third largest in the world at 482,878 square meters of leasable space.

* 1 Utama

As the largest shopping mall in Malaysia 1 Utama covers an area of 5 million square feet.

* Fars Shopping Complex

Also known as the Persian Gulf Complex this is a 4.5 million square foot shopping center located in Shiraz, Iran.