Best cities in every country 🌃 Cities Countries | #viral #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #trending The world's biggest cities usually became huge because several advantages stacked on top of each other—good geography, trade, government, industry, transportation, and later immigration/population growth. Here’s how some of the biggest cities got big: City Why it became huge 🇯🇵 Tokyo Started as Edo, a castle town. It grew rapidly after becoming Japan's political capital in 1603, then exploded with industrialization and migration. 🇮🇳 Delhi One of India's major political centers for centuries. Successive empires made the area a capital, while modern Delhi grew enormously through government, industry and migration. 🇨🇳 Shanghai Its location on the Yangtze River delta made it an excellent trading port. Foreign trade, industry and later China's economic reforms transformed it into a megacity. 🇧🇷 São Paulo Began as a colonial settlement, then benefited from coffee, railroads and industrialization. Massive migration from elsewhere in Brazil and abroad fueled its growth. 🇲🇽 Mexico City Built on the site of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. Spanish colonial rule made it the political center of New Spain, and it later became Mexico's dominant economic and cultural center. 🇪🇬 Cairo Its location on the Nile made it strategically important for agriculture, trade and transportation. Being Egypt's political center helped it grow further. 🇺🇸 New York City Its excellent natural harbor and position at the mouth of the Hudson made it a major Atlantic trading center. Immigration, finance, manufacturing and railroads then accelerated its growth. 🇵🇭 Manila A strategically located port connecting Southeast Asia, China and the Spanish Empire. The Manila–Acapulco galleon trade made it a major commercial hub. 🇧🇩 Dhaka Grew from a regional trading center into an important Mughal city. Its position near major rivers and later its role as Bangladesh's political/economic center drove enormous population growth. 🇮🇩 Jakarta Its harbor made it important to regional and international trade. Dutch colonial rule developed it as Batavia, and modern Indonesia's economic and political centralization made it enormous. 🇮🇳 Mumbai Its natural harbor made it valuable to European traders. British development, railways, cotton, manufacturing and finance turned it into India's major commercial city. 🇵🇰 Karachi Its deep-water port became increasingly important under British rule. After Pakistan's independence, becoming the country's capital and commercial center brought enormous migration. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Railroads, the Port of Los Angeles, oil, Hollywood, aerospace, automobiles and a favorable climate attracted millions of people. 🇬🇧 London Grew around the River Thames as a port and political center. The British Empire, Industrial Revolution, finance and railways eventually made it one of the world's largest cities. 🇹🇷 Istanbul Its location between Europe and Asia and between the Black Sea and Mediterranean made it extraordinarily valuable for trade and empire. It served as a capital under multiple empires. The basic formula Most megacities followed something like: Good location → trade → wealth → jobs → transportation → immigration/migration → more people → even more businesses → even more growth And there are several different "types" of giant cities: 🌊 Port cities: New York, Shanghai, Mumbai, Istanbul, Karachi 🏛️ Capital cities: Tokyo, Delhi, Cairo, Mexico City 🏭 Industrial cities: São Paulo, Los Angeles, Shanghai 🚂 Transportation hubs: Chicago, Paris, Moscow 💰 Financial centers: New York, London, Tokyo 🌾 River/agricultural centers: Cairo, Dhaka, Bangkok 🏰 Ancient imperial centers: Rome, Istanbul, Beijing, Delhi The interesting part is that being a capital isn't always enough. - @anthonyyyiluvu17167