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Detailed explanation-1: -World’s Most Congested Cities: Mumbai, India’s maximum city has been ranked world’s third most congested traffic as it loses 121 hours annually to traffic with congestion level standing at 53%. Turkey’s capital Istanbul is the world’s most congested city losing 142 hours annually in traffic.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2021, Istanbul, Turkey, took the number one spot as the world’s most congested city, with an average 62% congestion rate.

Detailed explanation-3: -World location expertise specialists, TomTom International BV released its traffic index 2021, listing out 25 cities with the maximum traffic problems on Wednesday. Despite the pandemic induced lockdown in India, Mumbai was ranked as the fifth most congested city, in the world, followed by Bengaluru on the tenth spot.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mumbai is the most congested city in India in 2021 as per the report, followed by Bengaluru and Delhi. The congestion level in Delhi fell by 14 percent in 2021 in comparison to 2019, while in Mumbai, it dropped by 18 percent.

Detailed explanation-5: -INRIX 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard: London Tops List as Most Congested City, U.S. Cities Inch Closer. Top 5 most congested cities in the world: London (156 hours), Chicago (155 hours), Paris (138 hours), Boston (134 hours) and New York (117 hours).