The second largest IKEA store in the world is located at Kungens Kurva in Stockholm, Sweden. As a flagship location covering a massive area, it is historically significant as one of the oldest and largest, often cited just behind the world's largest store in Pasay City, Philippines.
The world's largest IKEA store by physical size is located in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, opening in 2021 and covering 65,000 square meters (700,000 sq ft) at the Mall of Asia Complex, making it the largest store by area, though the Philippines also uses innovative smaller formats across the islands.
As part of its mission bring stores closer to where people live and work (gone are the days when an IKEA trip had to be an entire day out), IKEA has opened a brand new compact store in Harlow, Essex. At just over 3,700 square metres, the smaller format aims to give shoppers a simpler and faster experience.
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What's the best time to shop at IKEA?
The best time to shop at IKEA for fewer crowds is weekday mornings (especially Monday mornings) or weekday afternoons/evenings, avoiding weekend rushes, particularly midday. For the best deals in the discounted "As-Is section," head there Monday afternoon through Wednesday after weekend returns have been restocked, or find out your store's specific discount day. Always use Google Maps' Popular Times feature for your specific store to confirm.
IKEA Museum is housed in the very first IKEA store that opened in Älmhult, Sweden 1958. Through exhibitions and events, we share the history and vision of IKEA, looking towards the future of life at home and design.
IKEA Super Store, Tempe, Sydney. This is now the largest IKEA store in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the top 20 IKEA stores in the world. The project also involved the adaptive re-use of the existing heritage listed building on the site to provide offices for IKEA Australia.
The Billy bookcase is widely considered IKEA's most iconic and best-selling furniture item, with over 140 million sold, but the IKEA meatballs are its top-selling product overall, selling millions more annually, while the FRAKTA carrier bag is another massive seller for its sheer volume and low price point. Other perennial favorites include the Poäng chair, Kallax shelf, and Malm bed, but Billy remains the furniture champion.
An IKEA spokesperson declined to say whether it still uses the 2 million population requirement or to provide other specifics on how it determines locations. All new locations for 2025 would meet the 2 million population requirement.
IKEA Hackers is about fans transforming their affordable IKEA furniture into stylish home decor. From customizing shelves and cabinets to creating new items from scratch, you'll find plenty of inspiration to IKEA hack, IKEA DIY, and upcycle flat pack pieces from the Swedish furniture store.
Total Ikea sales — product, food and services sales by franchises, the bulk of its business — fell 1% year over year to 44.6 billion euros. That decline was due to lower wholesale prices, which Ikea introduced in 2024, the company said last week.
