From Nile river to Amur–Argun river, check the top 10 longest rivers in the world, with length (km & mi), drainage basin area, average discharge, along with the countries they follow through.
- Amazon: Largest river by discharge & basin area
- Nile: Historically longest river (lifeline of Egypt).
- Yangtze: Longest river entirely within one country (China).
- Congo: World’s deepest river & 2nd largest discharge.
- Mississippi–Missouri: Largest river system in North America.
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10 Longest Rivers in the World
| Rank | River / River System | Length (km) | Length (mi) | Drainage Basin Area (sq km) | Avg. Discharge (m³/s) | Countries / Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nile | 6,650 | 4,132 | 3,400,000 | 2,830 | Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea |
| 2 | Amazon-Ucayali-Apurímac | 6,400 | 3,977 | 7,000,000 (largest in world) | 209,000 (largest in world) | Peru, Colombia, Brazil |
| 3 | Yangtze (Chang Jiang) | 6,300 | 3,917 | 1,800,000 | 30,000 | China |
| 4 | Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock | 5,971 | 3,710 | 3,220,000 | 16,800 | United States, Canada (source tributaries) |
| 5 | Yenisey-Baikal-Selenga | 5,539 | 3,445 | 2,580,000 | 19,600 | Russia, Mongolia |
| 6 | Yellow River (Huang He) | 5,464 | 3,395 | 752,000 | 2,100 | China |
| 7 | Ob-Irtysh | 5,410 | 3,362 | 2,990,000 | 12,500 | Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia |
| 8 | Paraná-Río de la Plata | 4,880 | 3,032 | 2,582,000 | 17,290 | Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia |
| 9 | Congo (Zaire) | 4,700 | 2,920 | 4,000,000 | 41,000 (2nd largest after Amazon) | DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola |
| 10 | Amur-Argun | 4,444 | 2,761 | 1,855,000 | 11,400 | Russia, China, Mongolia |