The World’s 100 Best Shopping Malls · 2026
The Best Outlets in the World
7 of the 100 shopping malls in The World’s 100 Best Shopping Malls 2026 are outlets, in 3 countries. The highest placed is Gotemba Premium Outlets in Gotemba, Japan, at number 52 in the world. Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, United States (number 60) and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, United States (number 62) follow.
Outlet villages
Gotemba Premium Outlets has about 290 stores in three zones facing Mount Fuji. Woodbury Common, about an hour from Manhattan, has more than 250 stores along outdoor walkways. Desert Hills in Cabazon, California, is mostly designer brands, and Parndorf near Vienna covers a large area of open streets.
Indoor outlet malls
Grapevine Mills in Texas has LEGOLAND, a SEA LIFE aquarium and Meow Wolf beside its stores. Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills, Michigan, also has an aquarium and LEGOLAND.
Shopping malls
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N° 52
Gotemba Premium Outlets
Gotemba, Japan
Outlet
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N° 60
Great Lakes Crossing Outlets
Auburn Hills, United States
Outlet -
N° 62
Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
Central Valley, United States
Outlet -
N° 64
Grapevine Mills
Grapevine, United States
Outlet -
N° 67
Desert Hills Premium Outlets
Cabazon, United States
Outlet -
N° 68
Parndorf Fashion Outlet
Parndorf, Austria
Outlet -
N° 96
Wrentham Village Premium Outlets
Wrentham, United States
Outlet
Best by region
- The NordicsRødovre CentrumRødovre, DenmarkN° 25
- EuropeSofia Ring MallSofia, BulgariaN° 9
- AsiaJewel Changi AirportSingapore, SingaporeN° 11
- The Middle EastDubai MallDubai, United Arab EmiratesN° 1
- North AmericaSomerset CollectionTroy, United StatesN° 6
- The CaribbeanÁgora MallSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicN° 26
- Latin AmericaUnicenter ShoppingMartínez, ArgentinaN° 12
- AfricaV&A WaterfrontCape Town, South AfricaN° 31
- OceaniaPacific Fair Shopping CentreGold Coast, AustraliaN° 97