![]() ![]() The other six entrants – Changsha, Foshan, Ningbo, Tangshan, Wuxi, and Yantai – are all Chinese. In 2018 seven new cities joined the Index and the Outlook, but only Seattle represented the US. With Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto included, there were nine North American cities among the Outlook top 25, compared to 11 in Europe. Despite being absent from the Index, Houston entered the Outlook table in 9th spot and is considered a city to watch. Companies in the Bay Area drove growth by registering more than 34,000 international patents in the four years from 2011 to 2015.Īlso present in the Outlook top 25 were Boston (8th), Chicago (15th), and Washington DC (24th). The west coast dynamo – which includes Silicon Valley – topped the Global Cities Outlook table for the fourth consecutive year. On the Outlook table measuring cities’ projected future impact, NYC ranked second behind only San Francisco. An honorable mention goes to Toronto, which helped bring the North American presence in the top 25 to seven cities, compared to nine in Europe. Other US cities to crack the top 25 power rankings included Washington DC (11th) which performed strongly on the political engagement metric, San Francisco (20th) and Boston (24th) – thanks to its access to elite universities. Los Angeles and Chicago joined the metropolis in the Index top ten, both enjoying a high ranking thanks to strength in human capital. High levels of business activity and unrivalled human capital sealed victory for the Big Apple, ahead of London, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong. A total of 135 global cities were included in this year’s rankings.įor the second year running New York City tops the Global Cities Index. The Global Cities Index ranks entrants by their current power and influence while the Outlook ranks them by competitiveness and future prospects for success. These metrics span five dimensions: business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. Kearney’s Global Cities report assesses hundreds of urban strongholds by 27 key metrics. The US is the best-represented country on two rankings – current strength and future outlook – but faces growing competition from China on both fronts. ![]() New York and San Francisco are the world’s most influential and competitive cities according to new analysis from global consultancy A.T. ![]()
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