Editing Global city (section)

== Rankings ==
Global city rankings are numerous.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jll.co.uk/en/trends-and-insights/research/decoding-city-performance|title=Decoding City Performance|website=Jll.co.uk|date=2 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016212712/https://www.jll.co.uk/en/trends-and-insights/research/decoding-city-performance|archive-date=16 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[New York City]], [[London]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Paris]] are the most commonly mentioned.<ref>{{cite web |title=Struggling Giants |url=https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/struggling-giants |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |access-date=31 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117230114/https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/struggling-giants |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Abrahamson |first1=Mark |title=Global cities |date=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0195142044 |page=4 |edition=1st |url=http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jsun/global%20cities.pdf |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111074627/http://faculty.tamuc.edu/jsun/global%20cities.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===GaWC World Cities===
{{Main article|Globalization and World Cities Research Network}}
{{Excerpt|Globalization and World Cities Research Network|inline=yes}} Primarily concerned with what it calls the  "advanced producer services" of  accountancy, advertising, banking/finance, and law, the cities in the top two classifications in the 2024 edition are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cities 2024 |url=https://gawc.lboro.ac.uk/gawc-worlds/the-world-according-to-gawc/world-cities-2024/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=GaWC |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Alpha ++====
* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]

====Alpha +====
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]]
* {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]]
* {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]]
* {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Singapore]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]]
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]

===Global Cities Index (Kearney)===
In 2008, the American journal ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', working with the consulting firm [[A.T. Kearney]] and the [[Chicago Council on Global Affairs]], published a ranking of global cities based on consultation with [[Saskia Sassen]], [[Witold Rybczynski]], and others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/dfedfc4c-8a62-4162-90e5-2a3f14f0da3a |title=2012 Global Cities Index and Emerging Cities Outlook |format=PDF |access-date=9 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020223227/http://www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/dfedfc4c-8a62-4162-90e5-2a3f14f0da3a |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=The 2008 Global Cities Index |journal=[[Foreign Policy]] |issue=November/December 2008 |date=21 October 2008 |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4509 |access-date=31 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107184223/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4509 |archive-date=7 January 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The ranking is based on 27 metrics across five dimensions: business activity, [[human capital]], information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atkearney.com/global-cities/2019 |title=Read @ATKearney: Una Cuestión de Talento: Cómo el Capital Humano Determinará los Próximos Líderes Mundiales |website=Atkearney.com |language=en-US |access-date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220065230/https://www.atkearney.com/global-cities/2019 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The top ranked cities in 2024 are:<ref name="kearney2024">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kearney.com/service/global-business-policy-council/gcr/2024-full-report|title=Resurgent in a world at risk: 2024 Global Cities Report|website=Kearney}}</ref>

# {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
# {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
# {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Singapore]]
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]]
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]]
# {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]]

===Global Cities Index (Oxford Economics)===
Advisory firm [[Oxford Economics]] ranks the world's largest 1,000 cities based on 27 indicators across five categories (economics, [[human capital]], [[quality of life]], environment, and [[governance]]) with more weight on economic factors. The top ranked cities in 2025 are:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Liv |date=2025-05-21 |title=Global Cities Index 2025: Which cities topped the ranking this year? |url=https://www.timeout.com/news/global-cities-index-2025-which-cities-topped-the-ranking-this-year-052125 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Time Out Worldwide |language=en-GB}}</ref>
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Seattle]]
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]]
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston]]
# {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Francisco]]

===Global Power City Index===
The Tokyo-based Institute for Urban Strategies at The Mori Memorial Foundation, issued a study of global cities in 2008. They are ranked in six categories: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, [[livability]], environment, and accessibility. The top 10 cities in 2024 are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Power City Index 2024 |url=https://mori-m-foundation.or.jp/english/ius2/gpci2/index.shtml |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=The Mori Memorial Foundation |language=en}}</ref>
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]
# {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
# {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Singapore]]
# {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seoul]]
# {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Amsterdam]]
# {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]]
# {{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]]
# {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Madrid]]

===World's Best Cities ranking===
Consultancy firm Resonance publishes the World's Best Cities ranking. They are ranked in three categories: livability, lovability and prosperity, each of them using different factors. The top 10 cities in 2025 are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Resonance: World's Best Cities |url=https://www.worldsbestcities.com/rankings/worlds-best-cities/ |access-date=31 May 2025 |language=English}}</ref>
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]
# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
# {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
# {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Singapore]]
# {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]]
# {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Madrid]]
# {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Barcelona]]
# {{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]]
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]]

===Global Financial Centres Index===
{{Excerpt|Global Financial Centres Index}} The 2025 ranking was:

# {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]
# {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
# {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]
# {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singapore]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Francisco]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]]
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]]
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]]
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shenzhen]]
# {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seoul]]