Population size 1. British Empire - 531.3 million (in 1938) 2. Qing Empire - 432 million (in 1912) 3. Russian Empire - 176.4 million (in 1913) 4. Mughal Empire - 175 million (in 1700) 5. Ming Empire - 160 million (in 1600)
Largest Empires 1. British Empire - 36.6 million km² (under King George V in 1922) 2. Mongol Empire - 33.2 million km² (under Kublai Khan in 1268) 3. Russian Empire - 22.8 million km² (under Nicholas II in 1895) 4. Spanish Empire - 19 million km² (under King Charles III r. 1759-1788) 5. French Empire - 12.5 million km² (under President Albert Lebrun in 1938)