The largest pyramids in the world
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: La Danta (Guatemala) · Pyramid of Khufu (Egypt) · Red Pyramid (Egypt). (Updated Oct 1, 2025.)
The largest pyramid in the world by volume is not at Giza but at Cholula in Mexico, under a hill topped by a church! The biggest pyramids by volume, from Mexico, Guatemala and China to Egypt and Sudan. Which would you like to visit?
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Top 10
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La Danta (Guatemala)
The Maya pyramid at El Mirador, about 2.8 million cubic metres.
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Pyramid of Khufu (Egypt)
The tallest pyramid in the world; it originally stood about 146 metres tall.
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Red Pyramid (Egypt)
At Dahshur, about 1.69 million cubic metres.
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Great Pyramid of Cholula (Mexico)
About 4.45 million cubic metres: the largest in the world by volume.
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Maoling Mausoleum (China)
The tomb of Emperor Wu of Han, about 2.8 million cubic metres.
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Pyramid of Khafre (Egypt)
The second largest at Giza, about 2.2 million cubic metres.
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Bent Pyramid (Egypt)
At Dahshur, its slope changes halfway up.
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Pyramid of the Sun (Mexico)
The largest building at Teotihuacan, about 1.18 million cubic metres.
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Pyramid of Menkaure (Egypt)
The smallest of the three great pyramids of Giza.
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Pyramids of Meroë (Sudan)
Many small Nubian pyramids, 6 to 30 metres tall.
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