World's most influential cities (real estate, 2014, home)

[g500]

Just post your top 20 most influential world cities (consider population, GDP, technology, education, tourism, transport hubs, GDP, banking, wealth, political influence, mass transit and overall desirability).

1. Tokyo
2. New York
3. London
4. Beijing
5. Paris
6. Shanghai
7. Moscow
8. Seoul
9. Hong Kong
10. Singapore

11. Osaka
12. Los Angeles
13. Madrid
14. Dubai
15. Sydney
16. Berlin
17. Guangzhou
18. Chicago
19. São Paulo
20. Mexico City

Edit: Next up would be San Francisco, Mumbai, or Warsaw.

[Gentoo]

1. New York
2. London
3. Tokyo
4. Beijing
5. Paris
6. Brussels
7. Moscow
8. Seoul
9. Hong Kong
10. Singapore
11. Toronto
12. Los Angeles
13. Atlanta
14. Dubai
15. Sydney
16. Berlin
17. Guangzhou
18. Chicago
19. São Paulo
20. Mexico City

I know some of these are raising a few eyebrows.

I included Brussels because, it's the unofficial capital of Europe with the EU headquartered there. NATO is also headquartered there so IMO, it's a pretty important city.

Toronto? My perception may be off but entertainment was one of the criteria and Toronto is a major entertainment hub.

Atlanta: Travel was also a criteria and Atlanta is a major hub for air travel and is the busiest airport in the world for this reason.

[sf_arkitect]

1-NYC
2-LONDON
3-TOKYO
4-PARIS
5-HONG KONG
6-BEIJING
7-BRUSSELS
8-SINGAPORE
9-SEOUL
10-LOS ANGELES

*There is NO way Toronto is more influential than LA, did anyone not read lately that the size of CA's economy surpassed that of the UK? And the greater LA area accounts for the bulk of the CA's economy. The LA region is home to both the 1st AND 2nd largest ports in the US. Furthermore LA is still the entertainment capital for the US in film AND music. I felt really compelled to include this explanation because I am baffled to see Toronto placed ahead of LA time and time again with no logical argument provided. :S

11-SAN FRANCISCO

*In this tech driven economic boom and the proliferation of social media - SF and Silicon Valley wield a disproportionate amount of influence over the world... for the time being.

12-SHANGHAI
13-DUBAI
14-SYDNEY
15-CHICAGO
16-SAO PAULO
17-TORONTO
18-MEXICO CITY
19-MOSCOW
20-MUMBAI

[NigerianNightmare]

My question why is overall desirability involved? Influential cities don't have to be desirable to be influential
1. NYC
2. LA
3. Paris
4. Milan
5. Tokyo
6. London
7. San Francisco
8. Atlanta- Most rap music and their derivatives worldwide is influenced by Atlanta rappers, even BTS arguably the biggest boy brand has heavy Atlanta influences. Biggest airport in the world.
9. Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe
10. Beijing
11. Hong Kong
12. Mumbai
13. Bangkok
14. Sao Paulo
15. Mexico City
16. Mecca
17. Istanbul
18. Moscow
19. Seoul
20. Singapore

[Bettafish]

Tokyo is nice but it is not as influential as NYC, London or even Beijing.
In the US, for example, "Beijing" shows up in the media way more than Tokyo.

[ssiguy]

That report is very interesting as it is the first I have EVER seen where Melbourne is ranked higher than Sydney.

No insult to Melbourne but I don`t see how the hell it is more important than Toronto.

[modernist1]

No mention of Fresno CA or Preston, Lancs?

[Hightower72]

These are the other 'general' global city index rankings that have been published. Most up-to-date editions are shown.


Global Financial Centers Index (Z/Yen, March 2018)

Criteria: Business environment, financial sector development, infrastructure, human capital, reputation and general factors.

1. London
2. New York City
3. Hong Kong
4. Singapore
5. Tokyo
6. Shanghai
7. Toronto
8. San Francisco
9. Sydney
10. Boston

11. Beijing
12. Melbourne
13. Montreal
14. Chicago
15. Vancouver
16. Zurich
17. Los Angeles
18. Shenzhen
19. Dubai
20. Frankfurt


Cities in Motion Index (IESE, 2017)

Criteria: Economy, infrastructure, human capital, technology sector, political factors.

1. New York City
2. London
3. Paris
4. Boston
5. San Francisco
6. Washington D.C.
7. Seoul
8. Tokyo
9. Berlin
10. Amsterdam


World Cities: Mapping the Pathways to Success (Jones Lang LaSalle, 2018)

Criteria: Corporate presence, connectivity, real estate, market dynamics, infrastructure, intellectual capital, innovation, soft power.

1. London
2. New York City
3. Paris
4. Singapore
5. Tokyo
6. Hong Kong
7. Seoul

8. Los Angeles
9. Shanghai
10. Beijing
11. Amsterdam
12. Chicago
13. San Francisco
14. Toronto
15. Madrid
16. Sydney
17. Washington DC


Global Power City Index (Mori Memorial Foundation, 2017)

Criteria: Economy, infrastructure, research and development, livability, cultural factors.

1. London
2. New York City
3. Tokyo
4. Paris
5. Singapore
6. Seoul
7. Amsterdam
8. Berlin
9. Hong Kong
10. Sydney


Cities of Opportunity (PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2016)

Criteria: Business environment, economy, human capital, technology, innovation.

1. London
2. Singapore
3. Toronto
4. Paris
5. Amsterdam
6. New York City
7. Stockholm
8. San Francisco
9. Hong Kong
10. Sydney


Forbes have also published a "most influential city" ranking, but they haven't updated it since 2014.

Criteria: Corporate presence, business activity, connectivity, productivity, finance, technology/media, cultural factors.

1. London
2. New York City
3. Paris
4. Singapore
5. Tokyo
6. Hong Kong
7. Dubai
8. Beijing
8. Sydney
10. Los Angeles
10. San Francisco Bay Area



Where I see global cities standing based on projected short-term trends (10 years). Criteria are not weighted equally.

1. London

• Economy: 7
• Finance: 9
• Infrastructure: 8
• Connectivity: 9
• Human Capital: 8
• Political Influence: 8
• Cultural Factors: 9
• Tourism: 9
• Education: 8

2. New York City

• Economy: 8
• Finance: 9
• Infrastructure: 6
• Connectivity: 8
• Human Capital: 9
• Political Influence: 6
• Cultural Factors: 9
• Tourism: 7
• Education: 6

3. Paris

• Economy: 6
• Finance: 7
• Infrastructure: 7
• Connectivity: 6
• Human Capital: 6
• Political Influence: 7
• Cultural Factors: 8
• Tourism: 9
• Education: 9

4. Tokyo

• Economy: 8
• Finance: 8
• Infrastructure: 8
• Connectivity: 6
• Human Capital: 7
• Political Influence: 6
• Cultural Factors: 7
• Tourism: 7
• Education: 7


The rest of the list, sticking to a top 10 ranking for now.

5. Hong Kong
6. Singapore
7. Los Angeles
8. Seoul
9. Sydney
10. San Francisco

[usuariodeldia]

Nyc
London
Paris
Singapore
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Toronto
Sydney
Mexico City
DC
Berlin
Melbourne
Frankfurt
São Paulo
Mumbai
Bangkok
Brussels
Dubai

[HumbleMerchant]

1. Beijing
2. NYC
3. London
4. Moscow
5. Paris
6. Berlin
7. Brussels
8. Hong Kong
9. Shanghai
10. DC
11. San Fransisco
12. Los Angeles
13. New Delhi
14. Tokyo
15. Singapore
16. Istanbul
17. Seoul
18. Dubai
19. Riyadh
20. Mexico City

I focused on 'real' political influence rather than on nonsense such as mass transit, gdp etc.