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Detailed explanation-1: -The study highlighted statistics on urban congestion worldwide. The reports declared Turkey’s Istanbul the world’s most congested city in 2021, with a congestion level of 62%. The TomTom Traffic Index offers detailed insight into the traffic trends in 404 cities throughout 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. London. The British capital was found to be the most congested city in the world for the second year in a row, with drivers spending an average of 156 hours stuck in traffic in 2022, up 5% since before Covid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Istanbul, Turkey, with an average congestion level of 62%, was the most congested city in 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most congested city in the world – London: This is the second time in a row that London has been given this status. According to the Traffic Scorecard, London drivers have lost 156 hours sitting in congestion, five per cent more than the pre-pandemic delays.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the TomTom Traffic Index 2021, the Turkish city of Istanbul overtook Moscow to become the most congested city, followed by Kyiv in Ukraine, Bogota in Colombia and Mumbai in the top five.