The study identifies 15 cities ranked in the top 25 of the Index, indicating superior current performance, and in the top 25 of the Outlook, indicating future potential. New York’s score improvements were driven by economics, Boston’s by innovation, and London’s by governance. While San Francisco remains atop the rankings, a few cities have closed the score gap, particularly New York, Boston, and London. The city’s private investments, a proxy for venture capital, more than double that of the next highest grossing city, New York. London has also seen noticeable improvement in information exchange.įor the second year in a row, San Francisco leads the Global Cities Outlook, driven largely by its strength in innovation. Even though New York maintained its top position in human capital, London closed the gap.

This year London performed better in two of the five dimensions of the Index: cultural exchange and business activity. Kearney’s Global Cities Index began in 2008, London has overtaken New York to claim the top spot. “Our historical database provides businesses and cities with insights on how to make key investment decisions.” Global Cities Findingsįor the first time since A.T. “Together, the Index and the Outlook provide a unique look at 125 of the world’s largest and most influential cities today and those primed to make an impact in the future,” notes Mike Hales, A.T. The Outlook evaluates the potential of 125 cities based on the rate of change in 13 leading indicators spanning four dimensions-Personal Well-being, Economics, Innovation, and Governance. The Global Cities Index provides an assessment of global engagement for 125 cities representing all continents and regions, measuring how globally engaged each city is across 27 metrics in five dimensions-Business Activity, Human Capital, Information Exchange, Cultural Experience, and Political Engagement. The Global Cities 2016 includes the Global Cities Index and the Global Cities Outlook.

New York and London remain the world’s most global cities, as they are the only cities to rank in the top 10 of both the Global Cities Index and the Global Cities Outlook, according to the new A.T.

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