The world’s biggest passenger planes are decreasing in number. The pandemic pause in the early 2020s gave airlines an opportunity to phase out older and less efficient aircraft, with many retiring iconic jets like the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747.

Nevertheless, some of both types are still around, as are many other large passenger jets. Here are the top 10 biggest commercial aircraft in the world in 2025, based on how many passengers they can accommodate.

As airlines can configure their aircraft differently, we’ve used the exit limit to calculate the largest capacity airplanes. The exit limit is the maximum number of passengers the aircraft is certified to safely evacuate in 90 seconds (using only half of the available exits). 

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