The World’s 100 Best Shopping Malls · 2026

The Best Luxury Malls in the World

34 of the 100 shopping malls in The World’s 100 Best Shopping Malls 2026 are luxury malls, in 18 countries. The highest placed is Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at number 1 in the world. The Avenues in Kuwait, Kuwait (number 2) and Place Vendôme Mall in Lusail, Qatar (number 3) follow.

In the Gulf

Dubai Mall stands at the foot of the Burj Khalifa with more than 1,200 stores and an aquarium inside. Place Vendôme in Lusail is built in a Parisian style with glass domes and a fountain plaza. Kuwait has The Avenues and 360 Mall, and Bahrain has The Avenues on the Manama shore and Marassi Galleria on the Muharraq waterfront.

In the United States

NorthPark Center in Dallas lines its walkways with art. South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and Somerset Collection in Troy, Michigan, each have two sections joined by a skybridge. City Creek Center in Salt Lake City has a creek with fish running through it under a retractable roof.

Water and gardens inside

ICONSIAM on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok has an indoor floating market and a water show in the evening. Siam Paragon has an aquarium in the basement. Galleria Shopping in Campinas is built around trees, a lake and waterfalls. Stary Browar in Poznań fills a former brewery and keeps its brewing equipment.