The longest rivers in the world
The top 3 according to 26 votes from people: Nile · Yangtze (Chang Jiang) · Amur–Argun. (Updated Sep 13, 2026.)
The longest rivers (as river systems) on the planet according to Wikipedia's list. Measuring a river is tricky: the Nile and the Amazon fight over first place depending on where the source and mouth are drawn.
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Top 20
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Nile
6,650 km. Flows into the Mediterranean. Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and seven more countries.
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2
Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
6,300 km. Flows into the East China Sea. China.
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3
Amur–Argun
4,444 km. Flows into the Sea of Okhotsk. Russia, China and Mongolia.
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4
Mekong
4,350 km. Flows into the South China Sea. China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Amazon
6,400 km. Flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil, Peru and Colombia.
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6
Mississippi–Missouri
6,275 km. Flows into the Gulf of Mexico. United States and Canada.
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7
Paraná–Río de la Plata
4,880 km. Flows into the Río de la Plata. Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay.
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8
Volga
3,645 km. Flows into the Caspian Sea. Russia; the longest in Europe.
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Yukon
3,185 km. Flows into the Bering Sea. United States and Canada.
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10
Yenisey–Angara–Selenga
5,539 km. Flows into the Kara Sea. Russia and Mongolia.
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Yellow River (Huang He)
5,464 km. Flows into the Bohai Sea. China.
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12
Tocantins–Araguaia
3,650 km. Flows into Marajó Bay (Atlantic). Brazil.
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13
Ob–Irtysh
5,410 km. Flows into the Gulf of Ob. Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia.
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14
Congo
4,700 km. Flows into the Atlantic Ocean. DR Congo and eight more countries.
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15
Mackenzie
4,241 km. Flows into the Beaufort Sea. Canada.
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16
Niger
4,200 km. Flows into the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria, Mali, Niger and seven more countries.
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17
Brahmaputra
3,969 km. Flows into the Ganges. India, China, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
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18
Murray–Darling
3,672 km. Flows into the Southern Ocean. Australia.
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19
Shatt al-Arab–Euphrates
3,596 km. Flows into the Persian Gulf. Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran.
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20
Madeira
3,380 km. Flows into the Amazon. Brazil, Bolivia and Peru; the Amazon's largest tributary.
Candidates
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21
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
System of about 3,000 km that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic, between Canada and the United States.
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Lena
4,400 km. Flows into the Laptev Sea. Russia.
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23
Indus
3,180 km. Flows into the Arabian Sea. Pakistan, India and China.
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Comments (4)
La eterna discusión Nilo o Amazonas, según cómo midas.
Falta el sistema San Lorenzo-Grandes Lagos.
Depende de dónde pongas el nacimiento, es lioso.
Nilo o Amazonas, el eterno debate. Hay estudios que dan más largo al Amazonas.