Watch the Amazing Race to be the Largest City on Earth from 1500 to Today (3:15)
Watch this video (3:12) showing the amazing race to be the most populous city on earth, from 1500 to the present day. The Financial Times John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) narrates the amazing story of how populations have shifted over time and how the emerging markets have come to dominate. Produced by Tom Hannen. Charts and narration by John Burn-Murdoch using Java Script and the coding platform Observable
