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Global Cities 2016
#GlobalCities
2016 Global Cities Index
London unseats New Yorkto take the #1 spot, drivenby strong performancein cultural exchange andbusiness activity.
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2016 Global Cities Outlook
San Francisco maintainsits #1 position as the“fastest”-improvingcity, largely dueto innovation.
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Global Elite
15 cities rank in the top 25 of boththe Index and Outlook; Londonand New York are only cites inthe top 10 of both.
London New York
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Global EliteThe Elite also include Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto,San Francisco, Boston, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam,Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, and Melbourne.
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Using the leader of each of the Index’s 27 metrics,the “perfect” city would require 18 di�erent cities.
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Global Cities Index—leaders by dimension
Global Cities Index—leaders by metric
Business activity
Foreign-born populationNew York
Top universitiesBoston
Population with tertiary degreesTokyo
International studentpopulationLondon
Number of inter-national schoolsHong Kong
Embassies and consulatesLondon
Think tanksWashington, D.C.
International organizationsGeneva
Political conferencesBrussels
Local institutions with global reachNew York
Human capital Information exchange Cultural experience Political engagement
New York New York Paris London Washington, D.C.
Note: ICCA is the International Congress and Convention Association.*Indicates new leaders in 2016Source: A.T. Kearney Global Cities 2016
Fortune 500Beijing
Top global services firmsLondon
Capital marketsNew York
Air freightHong Kong
Sea freightShanghai
ICCA conferencesParis*
Access to TV newsAbu Dhabi, Dubai, Zurich, Geneva*, Brussels*
News agency bureausLondon
Broadband subscribersGeneva, Zurich
Freedom of expressionStockholm
Online presenceSingapore
MuseumsMoscow
Visual and performing artsNew York
Sporting eventsLondon
International travelersLondon
Culinary o�eringsNew York
Sister citiesSt. Petersburg*
The “fastest”-improving city, based on the leader ofthe Outlook’s 13 indicators, would require 20 cities.
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Global Cities Outlook—leaders by dimension
*Indicates new leaders in 2016Source: A.T. Kearney Global Cities 2016
Global Cities Outlook—leaders by indicator
Personal well-being
Stability and securityWarsaw
Healthcare evolutionMultiple leaders
Gini coe�icient indexPrague
EnvironmentalperformanceSydney*, Melbourne*
Economics Innovation Governance
Melbourne* London San Francisco Geneva, Zurich
InfrastructureBogotá
GDP per capitaHouston
FDI inflowKarachi*
Patents per capitaMunich, Shenzhen, Houston
Private investmentsSan Francisco, Beijing, New York
University-sponsoredincubatorsMexico City, Nairobi, Guadalajara, San Francisco
Quality of bureaucracyDublin
Ease of doing businessWarsaw
TransparencyBrussels*
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“Smart cities” place technology atthe core of development strategy.They rank highly in information exchange,human capital, and business activity inthe Index and governance and personalwell-being in the Outlook.
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Global Cities 2016
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