Top 10 longest rivers in the world

Here are the top 10 longest rivers in the world, based on their length from source to mouth:

  1. Nile River - 6,853 kilometers (4,258 miles) - Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  2. Amazon River - 6,400 kilometers (3,977 miles) - Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
  3. Yangtze River - 6,300 kilometers (3,915 miles) - China
  4. Mississippi-Missouri River - 6,270 kilometers (3,900 miles) - United States
  5. Yenisei River - 5,970 kilometers (3,720 miles) - Russia, Mongolia
  6. Ob River - 5,960 kilometers (3,720 miles) - Russia
  7. Paraná River - 5,800 kilometers (3,600 miles) - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
  8. Congo River - 5,700 kilometers (3,543 miles) - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola
  9. Amur River - 5,670 kilometers (3,523 miles) - Russia, China
  10. Mekong River - 5,650 kilometers (3,510 miles) - China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam

Note: The length of a river can be difficult to measure accurately, and different sources may give different lengths. These lengths are approximate and based on commonly cited values.