Top 30 Best Attended Zoos in the World – 1984 1- Mexico City-Chapultepec (Mexico) - 12.5 million 2- Peking (China) - 8 million 3- Tokyo-Ueno (Japan) - 7.2 million 4- Lincoln Park (U.S.A.) - 5 million 5- Cairo (Egypt) - 4.4 million 6- Odawara (Japan) – doubtful data - 3.9 million 7- Bombay (India) - 3.9 million 8- Vancouver, Stanley Park (Canada) - 3.5 million 9- San Diego (U.S.A.) - 3.1 million 10- Taipei (Taiwan) - 3.1 million 11- Buenos Aires (Argentina) - 3 million 12- Nagoya (Japan) - 3 million 13- Washington, D.C. (U.S.A.) - 3 million 14- Seoul, Children’s Grand Park (S. Korea) - 3 million 15- Seoul (S. Korea) - 3 million 16- San Diego SeaWorld (U.S.A.) - 3 million 17- Moscow (Russia) - 2.9 million 18- Busch Gardens, Tampa (U.S.A.) - 2.9 million 19- Berlin (West Germany) - 2.7 million 20- Takarazuka (Japan) - 2.6 million 21- Bangkok, Dusit Zoo (Thailand) - 2.6 million 22- Sao Paulo (Brazil) - 2.5 million 23- Berlin East (D.D.R.) - 2.5 million 24- Havana (Cuba) - 2.4 million 25- Houston (U.S.A.) - 2.2 million 26- Frankfurt (West Germany) - 2.2 million 27- Stockholm (Sweden) - 2.1 million 28- Calcutta (India) - 2.1 million 29- Lima (Peru) - 2 million 30- Saint Louis (U.S.A.) - 2 million I typed out this chart from the 1993 book “The Antwerp Zoo: 150 years of history”. “The Chant of Paradise” is the official title and it was written by Roland Baetens.
