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Good

51-100

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101-150

Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200

Unhealthy

201-300

Very unhealthy

301+

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Rank Major city, country/region AQI⁺ USFollowers
1 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
191
9.7K followers
2 Delhi, India Delhi, India
151
2.8M followers
3 Kolkata, India Kolkata, India
142
1.4M followers
4 Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
132
72K followers
5 Santiago, Chile Santiago, Chile
117
116.4K followers
6 Seoul, South Korea Seoul, South Korea
117
8.6M followers
7 Lahore, Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan
111
538.5K followers
8 Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
103
1.8M followers
9 Dakar, Senegal Dakar, Senegal
102
17.7K followers
10 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
102
2.3M followers
11 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
102
256.6K followers
12 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
98
124.2K followers
13 Beijing, China Beijing, China
97
9.7M followers
14 Medan, Indonesia Medan, Indonesia
92
1.4M followers
15 Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
89
87.3K followers
16 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
89
488.4K followers
17 Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
89
23.4K followers
18 Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt
88
56.7K followers
19 Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
88
279.2K followers
20 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
87
107.2K followers
21 Karachi, Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan
86
102.3K followers
22 Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
86
202.4K followers
23 Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem, Israel
84
69.7K followers
24 Incheon, South Korea Incheon, South Korea
83
39.9K followers
25 Baku, Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
81
22.2K followers
26 Kampala, Uganda Kampala, Uganda
80
13.1K followers
27 Hangzhou, China Hangzhou, China
79
517.1K followers
28 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China
77
2.6M followers
29 Lima, Peru Lima, Peru
76
45.4K followers
30 Los Angeles, USA Los Angeles, USA
76
8.4M followers
31 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
74
2.4M followers
32 Madrid, Spain Madrid, Spain
74
410K followers
33 Batam, Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
73
1.3M followers
34 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
73
19.8K followers
35 Chengdu, China Chengdu, China
71
2.1M followers
36 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China
71
551.5K followers
37 Manila, Philippines Manila, Philippines
69
162.4K followers
38 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China
67
1.7M followers
39 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
66
792.2K followers
40 Busan, South Korea Busan, South Korea
66
382.5K followers
41 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India
64
1.5M followers
42 Washington D.C., USA Washington D.C., USA
64
68.6K followers
43 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
62
93.5K followers
44 Milano, Italy Milano, Italy
61
209.2K followers
45 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
61
888K followers
46 Minneapolis, USA Minneapolis, USA
60
30.4K followers
47 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
58
284.8K followers
48 Manama, Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
58
42.4K followers
49 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
58
1.1M followers
50 Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil
58
125.7K followers
51 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia
58
404.1K followers
52 Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain
58
388.1K followers
53 Chongqing, China Chongqing, China
58
246.6K followers
54 Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia
58
1.7M followers
55 Tehran, Iran Tehran, Iran
56
1.1M followers
56 Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
55
80.7K followers
57 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia
55
46.4K followers
58 Singapore, Singapore Singapore, Singapore
55
1M followers
59 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
55
607.8K followers
60 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany
54
432.7K followers
61 Paris, France Paris, France
54
7.7M followers
62 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
53
50.8K followers
63 Almaty, Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
53
177.8K followers
64 Moscow, Russia Moscow, Russia
52
1M followers
65 Athens, Greece Athens, Greece
52
58.6K followers
66 Kuching, Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
51
53.6K followers
67 New York City, USA New York City, USA
51
2.1M followers
68 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
51
551.5K followers
69 Algiers, Algeria Algiers, Algeria
50
40.3K followers
70 Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
50
42.3K followers
71 Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
48
117.1K followers
72 Canberra, Australia Canberra, Australia
48
317.2K followers
73 Salt Lake City, USA Salt Lake City, USA
47
88.5K followers
74 Rotterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
46
143.8K followers
75 Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar
44
137.1K followers
76 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
44
299.1K followers
77 Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania
44
92K followers
78 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
44
71.1K followers
79 Kobe, Japan Kobe, Japan
44
36.2K followers
80 Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
44
7M followers
81 Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana
43
12K followers
82 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
42
111.2K followers
83 Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
42
138.8K followers
84 Houston, USA Houston, USA
42
50.8K followers
85 Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland
41
112K followers
86 Wrocław, Poland Wrocław, Poland
41
274.4K followers
87 Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
40
178.5K followers
88 Nice, France Nice, France
39
505.7K followers
89 Kraków, Poland Kraków, Poland
39
354.3K followers
90 Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria
39
201.2K followers
91 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
39
313.6K followers
92 Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan
39
150.3K followers
93 Lyon, France Lyon, France
38
547.9K followers
94 Prague, Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
38
137.6K followers
95 Skopje, North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
36
42.6K followers
96 Ljubljana, Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia
35
40.7K followers
97 Budapest, Hungary Budapest, Hungary
35
50.7K followers
98 Denver, USA Denver, USA
35
1.7M followers
99 Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
35
455.3K followers
100 San Francisco, USA San Francisco, USA
35
775.4K followers
101 Pristina, Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo
33
29K followers
102 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
33
74.2K followers
103 Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
32
63.5K followers
104 Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
32
315.5K followers
105 Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway
32
63.1K followers
106 Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland
32
39.7K followers
107 Chicago, USA Chicago, USA
31
80.5K followers
108 Bogota, Colombia Bogota, Colombia
29
93.2K followers
109 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw, Poland
29
405.6K followers
110 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki, Finland
28
96.1K followers
111 Seattle, USA Seattle, USA
28
424.5K followers
112 Wuhan, China Wuhan, China
27
446.1K followers
113 Kyiv, Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
27
381K followers
114 Montreal, Canada Montreal, Canada
27
145.8K followers
115 Rome, Italy Rome, Italy
26
128.2K followers
116 London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
26
514.9K followers
117 Portland, USA Portland, USA
24
237.6K followers
118 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
22
105.2K followers
119 Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand
22
12.5M followers
120 Detroit, USA Detroit, USA
21
31.7K followers
121 Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada
19
514.1K followers
122 Vancouver, Canada Vancouver, Canada
12
210.6K followers
123 Yangon, Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar
11
63.5K followers
124 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto, Japan
11
114.4K followers
125 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
11
1.1M followers

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