only 2 U.S. cities are in the top 80

Although Americans often focus on our own nation as if it were the "center of the universe", in fact the rest of the globe is proceeding without equally focusing on us.

Among the world's top 80+ cities by population,
 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_population
only 2 U.S. cities are in the top 80 in that list:
New York is #27 and Los Angeles is #63
Reflecting on this list may be good for one's perspective.

Chongqing, the world's largest "city proper"