What is the most populous city in the world?

The most populous city in the world is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of 35.3 million.

The capital of Japan, located at the southern end of Kanto Plain in Honshu Island, Japan. The narrow sense of "Tokyo" is widely used, usually referring to "Tokyo Metropolitan Area (also known as Tokyo 23rd District and Tokyo Special Zone)", which together with Tama, Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands constitute Japan's first-class administrative region-Tokyo.

Tokyo is the political, economic and cultural center of Japan, and it is also the transportation hub of land, sea and air. According to the built-up area, population and gross national product, Tokyo is the largest city in Asia and the second largest city in the world. One of the largest economic centers in the world.

Tokyo has the most complex, dense and highest volume railway transportation system and commuter station group in the world, among which the daily average passenger traffic of Tokyo subway system reaches 6.5438+0.08 million, and the subway is the busiest in the world.