Global Cities 2016

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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

Global Cities 2016

Global EliteThe Elite also include Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto,San Francisco, Boston, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam,Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Global Cities 2016

Using the leader of each of the Index’s 27 metrics,the “perfect” city would require 18 di�erent cities.

Global Cities 2016

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.

For more information aboutA.T. Kearney’s Global Cities 2016,please visit:www.atkearney.com/research-studies/global-cities-index

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