World Cities by Global Rank

There are several "global" rankings, of which the GaWC rankings (see below) are usually considered to be the most comprehensive.

Globalization and World Cities Research Network Rankings

The Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) ranks cities by their "connectivity" within four "advanced service" industries: accountancy, advertising, banking/finance, and law.

Alpha++ Alpha+ Alpha Alpha- Beta Beta+ Beta- Gamma+ Gamma Gamma- High Sufficiency Sufficiency

Alpha++

London, UK
New York, USA

Alpha+

Beijing, China
Chennai, India
Dubai, UAE
Hong Kong, China
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mumbai, India
Paris, France
Seoul, South Korea
Shanghai, China
Singapore, Singapore
Sydney, Australia
Tokyo, Japan

Alpha

Bangkok, Thailand
Brussels, Belgium
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chicago, USA
Frankfurt, Germany
Guangzhou, China
Istanbul, Turkey
Jakarta, Indonesia
Los Angeles, USA
Madrid, Spain
Melbourne, Australia
Mexico City, Mexico

See all Alpha Global Cities (20) »

Alpha-

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Barcelona, Spain
Bogota, Colombia
Dublin, Ireland
Johannesburg, South Africa
Lisbon, Portugal
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Manila, Philippines
New Delhi, India
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
San Francisco, USA
Santiago, Chile

See all Alpha- Global Cities (16) »

Beta

Abu Dhabi, UAE
Beirut, Lebanon
Berlin, Germany
Bratislava, Slovakia
Brisbane, Australia
Casablanca, Morocco
Doha, Qatar
Geneva, Switzerland
Hanoi, Vietnam
Karachi, Pakistan
Manchester, UK
Montevideo, Uruguay

See all Beta Global Cities (19) »

Beta+

Athens, Greece
Atlanta, USA
Auckland, New Zealand
Bangalore, India
Boston, USA
Bucharest, Romania
Budapest, Hungary
Cairo, Egypt
Cape Town, South Africa
Caracas, Venezuela
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dallas, USA

See all Beta+ Global Cities (23) »

Beta-

Antwerp, Belgium
Belgrade, Serbia
Denver, USA
Edinburgh, UK
Kolkata, India
Lyon, France
Minneapolis, USA
Panama City, Panama
Quito, Ecuador
San Jose, Costa Rica
Seattle, USA
Stuttgart, Germany

See all Beta- Global Cities (13) »

Gamma+

Accra, Ghana
Birmingham, UK
Cleveland, USA
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Glasgow, UK
Porto, Portugal
Riga, Latvia
San Jose, USA
Valencia, Spain

Gamma

Bilbao, Spain
St. Petersburg, Russia
Turin, Italy

Gamma-

Asuncion, Paraguay
Bologna, Italy
Marseille, France
Medellin, Colombia
Pittsburgh, USA

High Sufficiency

Curitiba, Brazil
La Paz, Bolivia
Lausanne, Switzerland
Limassol, Cyprus
Natal, Brazil
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Portland, USA

Sufficiency

Bordeaux, France
Brasília, Brazil
Canberra, Australia
Florence, Italy
Genoa, Italy
Graz, Austria
Kinshasa, DR Congo
Macau, China
Malaga, Spain
Nice, France
Ottawa, Canada
Quebec City, Canada

See all Sufficiency Global Cities (15) »

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