^ London is going to shrink due to Brexit.
And anyway, the city proper population comparison is quite meaningless given London is almost twice the size of NYC (610 square miles vs 350 square miles). In metro area terms, NYC has been much larger than London for some time.
Chicago is about to go from 3rd to 5th largest US metro.
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