The 16-year-old was arrested at the Intu shopping centre, formerly The Glades, in Bromley, southeast London, after the fight sparked rumours that a gunman was on the loose.
Armed police were called to the scene just before 4pm on Saturday and found the boy with a head injury. Two knives were also discovered in the area.
The teenager has been charged with common assault, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon and was remanded in custody to appear before Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.
A second teenager, also 16, was detained at his home in Lewisham on Sunday morning and arrested on suspicion of affray.
A video posted on Twitter showed shoppers screaming and running out of the centre.
Keith Moon, 35, an app developer, said he was shopping with his wife when he suddenly saw terrified shoppers running away.
He later saw a man bleeding from the head being led away by police, who were carrying a 2ft-long rusty machete.
"It was really chaotic, especially given recent events it was pretty scary," he said.
The Metropolitan Police said: "Detectives are seeking to trace a number of youths who ran off from the scene shortly after the incident."
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