A selection of recent results of top quark production performed by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations at the LHC is presented. The results include measurements of top quark pair production, including inclusive and differential cross sections, as well as cross sections for ${\rm t\bar{t}}$ production in association with additional heavy-quark jets or additional bosons. The production of single top quarks via t-channel, tW associated production, and in association with a Z boson is also discussed. The results discussed are mostly obtained using data collected in proton-proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of 8 and 13 TeV.