The number of visitors to one of the largest shopping centers in the world - The Dubai Mall - in 2014 exceeded 80 million people, which allowed him to hold the title of the most visited object in the world for the fourth year in a row.
The New York Times Square (39.2 million) and Central Park (37.5 million), the Union Station in Washington (32.85 million) and Niagara Falls (22.5 million) follow with a big lag. The role of The Dubai Mall for the Dubai economy is difficult to overestimate, even its share in the emirate’s GDP looks impressive - 5%.
The turnover of trading enterprises, restaurants and entertainment facilities of the shopping and entertainment center in 2014 increased by 14%. It has more than 1,200 stores and 200 restaurants and cafes. Work to increase the center’s area is ongoing, and soon more than 150 stores will open in it on an area of about 100 thousand square meters. m
