Top 50 Cities in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest cities in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,335 cities tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 69,546,462 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 5,468,233, and the largest, Mumbai, reaches around 32,338,399 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each city, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mumbai |
32,338,399 | 38.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 2 |  New Delhi |
19,407,274 | 52.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 3 |  Chennai |
17,800,789 | 53.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 4 |  Kolkata |
14,634,621 | 63.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 5 |  Punjab, India |
13,798,344 | 48.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 6 |  Delhi |
11,893,409 | 52.2% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 7 |  Haryana |
9,310,738 | 71.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 8 |  Pune |
8,148,726 | 62.0% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 9 |  Thiruvananthapuram |
6,938,343 | 62.2% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 10 |  Ahmedabad |
5,916,494 | 70.0% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 11 |  Hyderabad |
5,810,872 | 53.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 12 |  London |
5,687,155 | 3.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 13 |  Jaipur |
5,576,033 | 60.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 14 |  Lucknow |
5,344,251 | 68.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 15 |  Noida |
4,491,667 | 77.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 16 |  Indore |
4,479,576 | 66.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 17 |  Seoul |
4,395,289 | 2.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 18 |  Kochi |
4,343,763 | 42.5% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 19 |  Panvel |
4,220,883 | 40.5% | City | Shopping |
| 20 |  Amritsar |
4,073,304 | 64.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 21 |  New York City |
4,041,707 | 1.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 22 |  Los Angeles |
3,741,347 | 2.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 23 |  Punjab, Pakistan |
3,619,738 | 17.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 24 |  Coimbatore |
3,594,891 | 64.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 25 |  Islamabad |
3,511,102 | 12.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 26 |  Tire |
3,453,353 | 2.1% | City | Cars & Mobility |
| 27 |  Beijing |
3,396,145 | 5.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 28 |  Hong Kong |
3,383,469 | 2.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 29 |  Karachi |
3,281,916 | 11.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 30 |  Guwahati |
3,125,681 | 77.5% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 31 |  Dhaka |
3,089,760 | 15.5% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 32 |  Este, Veneto |
3,081,285 | 7.2% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 33 |  Lahore |
3,038,459 | 13.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 34 |  Sydney |
2,896,874 | 3.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 35 |  Vadodara |
2,843,517 | 81.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 36 |  Chandigarh |
2,826,801 | 69.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 37 |  Varanasi |
2,766,017 | 58.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 38 |  Melbourne |
2,755,073 | 3.6% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 39 |  Jalandhar |
2,600,931 | 72.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 40 |  Surat |
2,520,353 | 50.3% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 41 |  Ludhiana |
2,518,651 | 66.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 42 |  Bangkok |
2,477,130 | 3.1% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 43 |  Vijayawada |
2,253,474 | 58.2% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 44 |  Shanghai |
2,127,519 | 6.5% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 45 |  Toronto |
2,098,810 | 3.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 46 |  Bhopal |
2,032,693 | 81.7% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 47 |  Kozhikode |
1,947,968 | 46.8% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 48 |  Kanpur |
1,939,567 | 70.9% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 49 |  Jhunjhunu |
1,935,936 | 99.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
| 50 |  Thrissur |
1,901,569 | 42.4% | City | Travel & Leisure |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each city by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest city in India?
Mumbai currently leads with an estimated audience of 32,338,399 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.