PLACE PIXELS

Pixel art map of Shanghai

China. 1 pixels standing, painted by 1 person.

The busiest painted block in Shanghai on the Place Pixels world map
The busiest block in Shanghai, rendered from the live map a few minutes ago. Each square is 10 meters of the real city.
Pixels standing
1
Painters
1
Squares in the city
230,526,830under 0.01% painted
Residents per pixel
24,870,00024,870,000 people live here
Oldest pixel standing
Jul 2, 2026
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Paint Hour in Shanghai opens Sep 19, 2026. Two hours of painting together in Shanghai.

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Try a block of Shanghai

Real paint from the busiest block, 14 squares across. Pick a color and add to it. Nothing here reaches the live map, and the button under it opens the same block for real.

One block of Shanghaifrom the map
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Pick a color, then click a square. There is no wait between them.

open Shanghai

Top painters in Shanghai

Ranked by pixels placed inside the boundary. Purchased boosts move nothing here.

the full board on the map

Events in Shanghai

  • Paint Hour in Shanghai, Aug 15, 20260 people, 0 pixels

Common questions

Is there an r/place or wplace for Shanghai?

Place Pixels is one shared canvas laid over the real world, so Shanghai is on it at street level. Every square is 10 meters across, it never resets, and 1 pixels are standing there now.

How do I paint in Shanghai?

Open the map at Shanghai, pick a color, and click a square. Your first 50 pixels go down before you make an account. Pixels placed inside the city boundary count toward its board.

Who is on the Shanghai board?

LemonSlayer leads all time. Standings reset each season, so a newcomer competes against one quarter rather than every year at once, and ranking counts unboosted placement only.

Paint in Shanghai

One shared map of the real world, cut into 10-meter squares. Pixels inside the boundary count toward the Shanghai board.

open the map at Shanghaipost it to r/shanghai