The mall in china might be the largest in size however it practically empty they call is a ghost mall. It can hold more than 2000 stores however there are less then 50 open.
I know, I seen a report on that, actually. China actually built 2 larger malls in the meantime that took away Edmonton as being the worlds largest.
I wouldn't call them ghost malls. The chinese do go there, but they don't spend any money.
I could be wrong, but I think moneywise (revenue wise) Edmonton is still the largest.
Gee, 2 more malls have been built somewhere, larger.... just did a search. Oh well. No big deal .
Here are some facts from wiki :
West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in
Edmonton,
Alberta,
Canada, is the largest
shopping mall in
North America and the fifth largest in the world, founded by the
Ghermezian brothers who emigrated from Iran in 1959. It was the world's largest mall for a 23 year period from 1981 until 2004.
West Edmonton Mall covers a gross area of about 570,000 m2 (well over 6 million sq ft). There are over 800 stores and services and parking for more than 20,000 vehicles. More than 23,000 people are employed at the property. The mall receives 28.2 million visitors per year and between 60,000 and 150,000 shoppers daily depending on the day and season.