List of largest shopping malls in the Philippines

Last updated June 22, 2024

This article lists the largest shopping malls in the Philippines by gross floor area.

Malls by gross leasable area

One of the world's top ten largest malls

#	Mall	Image	Location		Gross floor area	Opened	Number of shops
#	Mall	Image	City	Island Group	Gross floor area	Opened	Number of shops
1	SM Mall of Asia		Pasay	Luzon	589,891 m²	2006	3,500+
2	SM North EDSA		Quezon City	Luzon	497,213 m²^[2]	1985	1,000+
3	SM Megamall		Mandaluyong	Luzon	474,225 m²^[3]	1991	900+
4	SM Seaside City		Cebu City	Visayas	470,486 m²^[4]	2015	700+
5	Festival Mall		Muntinlupa	Luzon	400,000 m²^[5]	1998	1,300+
5	Ayala Malls Manila Bay		Parañaque	Luzon	400,000 m²^{[note 1]}	2019	300+
6	SM City Fairview		Quezon City	Luzon	312,749 m²	1997	700+
7	SM City Clark		Angeles City	Luzon	308,909 m²	2006	500+
8	Gateway Mall		Quezon City	Luzon	300,000 m²	2004	300+
9	SM City Cebu		Cebu City	Visayas	268,611 m²	1993	500+
9	Greenbelt		Makati	Luzon	250,000 m²	1988	300+
9	Glorietta		Makati	Luzon	250,000 m²	1991	400+
11	Ayala Center Cebu		Cebu City	Visayas	245,000 m²	1994	800+
12	SM City Davao		Davao City	Mindanao	243,943 m²	2001	500+
13	Gaisano Mall of Davao		Davao City	Mindanao	240,605 m²	1997	900+
14	Robinsons Manila		Manila	Luzon	240,000 m²	1995	500+
15	Sta. Lucia Mall		Cainta	Luzon	230,000 m²	1991	300+
16	Robinsons Galleria		Quezon City	Luzon	216,000 m²	1990	500+
17	SM Southmall		Las Piñas	Luzon	205,120 m²	1995	450+
18	SM City Dasmariñas		Dasmariñas	Luzon	201,645 m²	2004	400+
19	SM Aura		Taguig	Luzon	198,257 m²	2013	200+
20	TriNoma		Quezon City	Luzon	195,000 m²	2007	550
21	SM City Iloilo		Iloilo City	Visayas	181,657 m²	1999	500+
22	SM City Marikina		Marikina	Luzon	178,178 m²	2008	400+
23	SM City San Lazaro		Manila	Luzon	176,159 m²	2005	500+
24	SM City Baguio		Baguio	Luzon	176,073 m²	2003	400+
25	Market! Market!		Taguig	Luzon	170,000 m²	2003	500+
26	SM CDO Downtown		Cagayan de Oro	Mindanao	169,894 m²	2017	200+
27	Abreeza		Davao City	Mindanao	164,102 m²	2011	750
28	KCC Mall de Zamboanga		Zamboanga City	Mindanao	162,000 m²	2015	250+
29	Gaisano Mall of Cebu		Cebu City	Visayas	160,000 m²	2022	500+
30	Robinsons Galleria Cebu		Cebu City	Visayas	158,000 m2	2015	200+
31	SM City Cabanatuan		Cabanatuan	Luzon	154,020 m²	2015	300
32	SM Lanang		Davao City	Mindanao	145,174 m²	2012	300
33	SM City Lipa		Lipa	Luzon	141,283 m²	2006	200+
34	SM City Santa Rosa		Santa Rosa	Luzon	210,000 m²	2006	250+
35	SM City Bacolod		Bacolod	Visayas	137,229 m²	2007	300+
36	SM City Sta. Mesa		Quezon City	Luzon	133,894 m²	1990	200+
37	SM City Pampanga		San Fernando and Mexico	Luzon	132,484 m²	2000	700+
38	Limketkai Mall		Cagayan de Oro	Mindanao	130,000 m²^[9]	1997	700+
39	SM City BF Parañaque		Parañaque	Luzon	125,582 m²	2013	200+
40	Robinsons Metro East		Pasig	Luzon	121,000 m²	2001	400+
41	Evia Lifestyle Center		Las Piñas	Luzon	120,000 m²^[10]	2014	200+
42	SM City Baliwag		Baliwag	Luzon	116,632 m²	1997	300+
43	NCCC Mall Ma-a		Davao City	Mindanao	115,500 m²	2024 (Opening Date)	300+
44	Robinsons Galleria South		San Pedro	Luzon	115,000 m²^[11]	2019	TBA
45	SM City Consolacion		Consolacion	Visayas	103,558 m²	2012	300+
46	Robinsons Tacloban		Tacloban City	Visayas	103,000 m²	2013	250+
47	SM City Grand Central		Caloocan	Luzon	102,790 m²^[12]	2021	TBA
48	SM City Tarlac		Tarlac City	Luzon	101,370 m²	2010	150+
49	Festive Walk Mall		Iloilo City	Visayas	99,000 m²	2018	TBA
49	Gaisano Grand Mall Calbayog		Calbayog City	Visayas	99,000 m²	2017	TBA
50	SM City General Santos		General Santos City	Mindanao	95,764 m²	2012	TBA

Largest shopping malls by island group

Mall	Location	Gross floor area	Opened	Island group
SM Mall of Asia	Pasay City	3,573,948 m²	2006	Luzon
SM Seaside City	Cebu City	470,486 m²	2015	Visayas
SM City Davao	Davao City	243,945 m²	2001	Mindanao

Timeline

Mall	Location	Years as largest	Gross floor area (upon becoming the new largest)	Notes	Reference
SM Megamall	Mandaluyong	1991–2006	–	New mall	^[13]
SM Mall of Asia	Pasay	2006–2008	400,000 m²	New mall	^[13]^[14]
SM North EDSA	Quezon City	2008–2011	425,000 m²	By expansion	^[15]
SM Megamall	Mandaluyong	2011–201?	–	By expansion	^[13]
SM North EDSA	Quezon City	201?–2014	–	By expansion	^[13]
SM Megamall	Mandaluyong	2014–2015	474,000 m²^{[note 2]}	By expansion	^[13]
SM North EDSA	Quezon City	2015–2021	497,213 m²	By expansion	^[17]
SM Mall of Asia	Pasay	2021–	589,891 m²	By expansion	^[18]

Notes

↑ Numerous sources stated that the gross floor area of Ayala Malls Bay Area is 400,000 m² (40 ha)^[6]^[7]^[8]
↑ Conflicting reports: Megamall reclaimed the distinction with the opening of the Mega Fashion Hall which reportedly is 150,000 m². The Fashion Hall was adds to the current mall area which was reported to have measured 392,000 m² at the time of its construction. The combined area would be 542,000 m² based from the reported figures.^[13] A later report by Rappler in November 2015 gives a smaller figure saying that Megamall is just 474,000 m² but still the largest at the time of the report.^[16] SM City North EDSA reclaimed the title in December 2015 with a reported new area of 498,000 m²

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[9] Numerous sources stated that the gross floor area of Ayala Malls Bay Area is 400,000 m² (40 ha)^[6]^[7]^[8]

[18] Conflicting reports: Megamall reclaimed the distinction with the opening of the Mega Fashion Hall which reportedly is 150,000 m². The Fashion Hall was adds to the current mall area which was reported to have measured 392,000 m² at the time of its construction. The combined area would be 542,000 m² based from the reported figures.^[13] A later report by Rappler in November 2015 gives a smaller figure saying that Megamall is just 474,000 m² but still the largest at the time of the report.^[16] SM City North EDSA reclaimed the title in December 2015 with a reported new area of 498,000 m²

[1] Matthieson, Romuald (September 1, 2008). "11 Largest Shopping Malls in the World". BluePanjeet.net. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2013.

[2] "SM Prime plans to continue developing SM North EDSA". BusinessMirror. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016.

[seaside-3] Tantuco, Vernise (November 27, 2015). "Touring the new SM Seaside City Cebu, PH 3rd biggest mall". Rappler. SM said that the largest mall is SM Megamall at 474,000 square meters, followed by SM North EDSA at 470,000 square meters.

[4] "To open on September 2015 SM Seaside Complex construction on track". SM Prime . SM Prime. January 30, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

[5] "Filinvest Land, Incorporated 2017 Annual Report" (PDF). filinvestland.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

[6] "First look: Largest Ayala Mall opens in Parañaque". Manila Standard. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2023. With a gross floor area of 400,000 square meters, Ayala Malls Manila Bay is Ayala Land's biggest lifestyle complex to date.

[7] "Ayala Malls Manila Bay Promises Utmost Entertainment as the Biggest of Its Kind". Philippine Primer. October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2023. Ayala Malls Manila Bay somehow teems with a life of its own as manifested by its expanse of 400,000 sqm (gross floor area), which is airily occupied by different establishments suited for varying needs and wants.

[8] "Experience Leveled-up Entertainment at Ayala Malls Manila Bay". ieventsetc.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2023. With a Gross Floor Area of almost 400k sqm, Ayala Malls Manila Bay has 5 levels of retail and dining options offering an exciting escape in the city that brings you new thrills and experiences.

[10] "Limketkai Mall - Shopping Mall in Cagayan de Oro - Thousand Wonders".

[11] "News".

[12] "This new mall in Laguna has art in every corner". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[13] "SM opens new mall in Caloocan". The Philippine STAR .

[megamall2014-14] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marquez, Francine (January 28, 2014). "Megamall reclaims record for biggest mall in the Philippines with opening of SM Fashion Hall, January 28". Interaksyon. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

[15] "Henry Sy Sr.'s vision turns into a landmark". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 6, 2014.

[smnorthdethronessmmoa-16] Austria, Jennifer (December 12, 2008). "SM North EDSA dethrones Mall of Asia as RP's biggest". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.

[touring-17] Tantuco, Vernise (November 27, 2015). "Touring the new SM Seaside City Cebu, PH 3rd biggest mall". Rappler.

[after30-19] Loyola, James (December 14, 2015). "SM North EDSA: SM's first and biggest shopping mall after 30 years". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.

[ikea-20] Almendral, Aurora (November 25, 2021). "Ikea is opening in a very different Philippines than it planned for". Quartz.

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v t e Philippine shopping mall brands
Major	Ayala Malls CityMall Primark Robinsons Malls SM Supermalls Vista Malls
Minor	Ever Gotesco Malls Fisher Mall Ortigas & Co. Greenfield Developement Rockwell Land
Regional	City Supermarket (North and Central Luzon) Filinvest Lifemalls (Metro Manila, Cavite and Cebu) Gaisano Capital (Mindoro, Bicol, Visayas and Mindanao) Gaisano Grand (Visayas and Mindanao) Gaisano Malls (Mindanao and Cebu) Isetann (Metro Manila) KCC Malls (Mindanao) Megaworld Lifestyle Malls (Metro Manila, Luzon and Visayas) NCCC Malls (Davao, Tagum and Palawan) Ororama (Cagayan de Oro) Starmalls (Metro Manila, Luzon and Visayas) Walter Mart (Metro Manila and Luzon)
Defunct	COD Department Store Plaza Fair Uniwide Sales