Mall numbers

• Four of the 12 biggest shopping malls in the world are in the Philippines.

• The third-largest mall in the world after South China Mall (660,000 sqm) in Dongguan, China, and Jin Yuan (560,000 sqms) in Beijing is SM City North Edsa.  It is also the Philippines' largest in terms of gross leasable area (425,000 square meters).

• The sprawling SM Mall of Asia aka MOA is the 4th biggest in the world.  It is also the Philippines' largest in terms of actual land usage . 

• Ranking 5th to 12th are: Philippines' SM Mega Mall; Dubai Mall in the UAE; West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada; Cevahir Istanbul in Turkey; Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Beijing Mall in China; Zhengjia Plaza in Guangzhou also in China; and Philippines' SM City Cebu.

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Jones Lang LaSalle