This megacity has overtaken Tokyo to become the world's largest city

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Jakarta has surpassed Tokyo as the world's largest megacity, defined as densely populated urban hubs, marking a significant shift in global city rankings. (142 characters)

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Jakarta now holds the title of the world's biggest city. This urban center qualifies as a megacity—those high-density population hubs that dominate modern demographics.

Jakarta is now the biggest city in the world. The big picture: It's what is known as a megacity, population-dense hubs that ...

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