which cities are rising, and which are fading

1. 1 Beijing China 836.0 km
2. 2 Shanghai China 817.9 km
3. 3 Chengdu China 680.3 km
4. 4 Shenzhen China 622.8 km
5. 5 London UK 402.0 km
6. 6 Tokyo Japan 304.0 km
7. 7 Madrid Spain 291.0 km
8. 8 Singapore Singapore 271.3 km
9. 9 Paris France 226.0 km
10. 10 Hong Kong China 208.8 km
11. 11 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 176.1 km
12. 12 Berlin Germany 155.0 km
13. 13 Santiago Chile 149.0 km
14. 14 Bogotá Colombia 114.4 km
15. 15 Cairo Egypt 106.8 km
16. 16 São Paulo Brazil 104.2 km
17. 17 Dubai UAE 90.0 km
18. 18 Manila Philippines 61.7 km
19. 19 Sydney Australia 51.5 km
20. 20 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 34.0 km
21. – Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire not reported
22. – Baghdad Iraq not reported
23. – Bangkok Thailand not reported
24. – Bengaluru India not reported
25. – Buenos Aires Argentina not reported
26. – Chicago USA not reported
27. – Dar es Salaam Tanzania not reported
28. – Delhi India not reported
29. – Dhaka Bangladesh not reported
30. – Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam not reported
31. – Istanbul Türkiye not reported
32. – Jakarta Indonesia not reported
33. – Johannesburg South Africa not reported
34. – Karachi Pakistan not reported
35. – Khartoum Sudan not reported
36. – Kinshasa DR Congo not reported
37. – Kolkata India not reported
38. – Lagos Nigeria not reported
39. – Lahore Pakistan not reported
40. – Lima Peru not reported
41. – Los Angeles USA not reported
42. – Luanda Angola not reported
43. – Mexico City Mexico not reported
44. – Moscow Russia not reported
45. – Mumbai India not reported
46. – Nairobi Kenya not reported
47. – New York USA not reported
48. – Rio de Janeiro Brazil not reported
49. – Seoul South Korea not reported
50. – Tehran Iran not reported

Source: metro and transit operators and transport authorities (one per city) · 2025 data. 30 cities have no published figure from a primary source yet. Scope differs by city: Chinese cities count urban metro as classified by the China Association of Metros (no suburban rapid rail or trams); Singapore includes its light rail; Hong Kong includes the Airport Express; London is the Underground only; Tokyo is Tokyo Metro plus Toei; Addis Ababa is light rail; Bogotá is TransMilenio busways (February 2026). London, Paris and Madrid figures come from undated operator pages; Berlin is approximate; Cairo includes 13.7 km in trial operation; São Paulo is derived from the 2026 total; Manila combines operator and government pages. Dhaka and Lahore wait for a primary source showing their lines in service. Cities with no primary figure show as not reported.