Talking about an agentic megalopolis in Mexico City in 2026 is not an imagination exercise: it is a reading of trends already in motion. Mexico City, with its metropolitan area of more than 22 million people, has every component to become the first agentic megalopolis in Latin America: critical mass of technical talent, modernized financial system, government with growing openness to technological innovation, regulatory framework under construction, and a geostrategic position as a gateway between the global north and the south. My position, after five years working with Mexican public and private bodies, including my participation in the Chamber of Deputies, is that Mexico City has a 36-48 month window to take the regional lead or to be sidelined by São Paulo, Buenos Aires, or eventually Bogotá.
Chris Meniw (Sun,) studied this question.