Shop Till You Drop In These Biggest Malls In the World

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Shopping malls today are more than just places you buy your daily stuff. They are now venues to indulge in pampering yourself with brands, enjoying seasonal sales, eating and drinking tasty treats, watching a movie or just a place to hang out with your gang and enjoying gaming parlors.

Shopping malls are getting bigger and better. Most of the biggest malls in the world are located in Asia. This may be due to the availability of large lands and cheap labor. Let us have a look at the largest malls in the world that offers you something more than just a simple shopping experience.

1. New South China Mall

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Area: 7,100,000 square feet Location: Dongguan, China Year Opened: 2005

The lack of occupants after its opening earned New South China Mall the nickname of ‘Ghost Mall’. In 2015, extensive renovations helped it arise from death like a phoenix. Today, it has amusement attraction for kids, IMAX-style cinema, a better mix of retail and non-retail shops that cater to middle class Chinese rather than just the creamy layer of China.

2. Golden Resources Mall

Area: 6,000,010 square feet Location: Beijing, China Year Opened: 2004

Golden Resources Mall also nicknamed ‘Great Mall of China’ is 1.5x the size of Mall of America. It offers amenities that include entertainment, theme amusement parks, exclusive stores, indoor plaza, automobile display hall, theme canteens, recreational places, etc.

3. Dubai Mall

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Area: 3,800,000 square feet Location: Dubai, UAE Year Opened: 2008

The second biggest mall in the world, in terms of the total land area, is The Dubai Mall. It has more than 1,200 shops that not just offer exclusive shopping and dining options but also has an ice rink, an aquarium, as well as a multiplex cinema. This is definitely a shopper’s paradise with the best products from around the world sold under one roof.

4. ICONSIAM

Area: 5,650,000 square feet Location: Bangkok, Thailand Year Opened: 2018

ICONSIAM is a dazzling shopping attraction in Bangkok. It has the first Apple store in Thailand, 7 floors of the ultimate Japanese shopping experience, indoor floating market, largest original Adidas store, world-class dining experience, a heritage museum, 10-levels of glitz and glam of shopping excitement and more.

5. SM City North EDSA

Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Area: 5,360,000 square feet Location: Quezon City, Philippines Year Opened: 1985

The SM City North EDSA shopping mall is the 1 st and the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the 8 th largest mall in the world. It has an amusement area, ice skating, electronic market, departmental stores, food courts, casual dining areas, pet shops, printing shops, etc. You name it and you will find it here at this shopping haven in Manila.

Some of the most famous and biggest malls in the world include:

Central World – Bangkok, Thailand Berjaya Times Square – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Istanbul Cevahir Mall – Istanbul, Turkey West Edmonton Mall – Alberta, Canada Morocco Mall – Casablanca, Morocco King of Prussia Mall – Pennsylvania, USA

These malls sound impressive, don't they? They tend to bring the local as well as global market under a single roof. A day at these biggest malls will lead to spending a whale of your time and money.