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Rivers in Asia Ranked by Length

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Length. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Yangtze River ranks #1 with 6,300 km. Yellow River is second with 5,464 km, 15.3% behind. The top five are Yangtze River, Yellow River, Mekong River, Irtysh and Indus River. The median across all 50 is 1,516 km; Orkhon River is last at 1,124 km.

#1
Yangtze River · 6,300 km
Median
1,516 km
Coverage
50 rivers in Asia
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: LengthBar chart of the top 10: 1. Yangtze River 6,300; 2. Yellow River 5,464; 3. Mekong River 4,350; 4. Irtysh 4,248; 5. Indus River 3,180; 6. Brahmaputra River 2,900; 7. Yarlung Tsangpo River 2,840; 8. Amur River 2,824; 9. Salween River 2,815; 10. Euphrates 2,800.Yangtze River6,300Yellow River5,464Mekong River4,350Irtysh4,248Indus River3,180Brahmaputra River2,900Yarlung Tsangpo River2,840Amur River2,824Salween River2,815Euphrates2,800
Top 10: Length (km). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Yangtze River 6,300; 2. Yellow River 5,464; 3. Mekong River 4,350; 4. Irtysh 4,248; 5. Indus River 3,180; 6. Brahmaputra River 2,900; 7. Yarlung Tsangpo River 2,840; 8. Amur River 2,824; 9. Salween River 2,815; 10. Euphrates 2,800.

Full ranking

Rivers in Asia Ranked by Length
RankRiverLocationLength (km)
1Yangtze RiverChina6,300
2Yellow RiverChina5,464
3Mekong RiverChina, Cambodia4,350
4IrtyshChina, Russian Federation4,248
5Indus RiverChina, India3,180
6Brahmaputra RiverChina, India2,900
7Yarlung Tsangpo RiverChina2,840
8Amur RiverChina, Russian Federation2,824
9Salween RiverChina, Myanmar2,815
10EuphratesTürkiye, Iraq2,800
11Amu DaryaUzbekistan, Tajikistan2,620
12GangesIndia2,525
13IshimRussian Federation, Kazakhstan2,450
14UralRussian Federation, Kazakhstan2,428
15Pearl RiverChina2,400
16Syr DaryaKazakhstan, Uzbekistan2,212
17Xi RiverChina2,197
18Irrawaddy RiverMyanmar2,170
19Tarim RiverChina2,030
20Chenab RiverIndia, Pakistan1,974
21TigrisTürkiye, Iraq1,850
22Argun RiverChina, Russian Federation1,620
23TobolRussian Federation, Kazakhstan1,591
24Nu RiverChina1,540
25Han RiverChina1,532
26SutlejChina, India1,500
27Godavari RiverIndia1,465
28Ili RiverChina, Kazakhstan1,439
29Songhua RiverChina1,434
30Krishna RiverIndia1,400
31YamunaIndia1,376
32Nen RiverChina1,370
33Kura RiverTürkiye, Azerbaijan1,360
34Kızılırmak RiverTürkiye1,355
35Liao RiverChina1,345
36Yalong RiverChina1,323
37Chu RiverKazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic1,318
38NarmadaIndia1,315
39Keerom RiverIndonesia, Papua New Guinea1,312
40Kherlen RiverChina, Mongolia1,254
41Chindwin RiverMyanmar1,207
42Dadu RiverChina1,155
43Yu RiverChina1,152
44Hari RiverIran, Islamic Rep., Turkmenistan1,150
45Helmand RiverIran, Islamic Rep., Afghanistan1,150
46Wu RiverChina1,150
47Red RiverChina, Viet Nam1,149
48Kapuas RiverIndonesia1,143
49SepikIndonesia, Papua New Guinea1,126
50Orkhon RiverMongolia1,124

About the top 10

#7 Yarlung Tsangpo River

Yarlung Tsangpo River ranks #7 on this list with 2,840 km.

Country
China
Length
2,840 km
Flows into
Ganges

Also ranks #25 in length.

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Source and method

Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Length. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.