Global Cities Index
The Global Cities Index provides a comprehensive ranking of the leading global cities from around the world. It is designed to track the way cities maneuver as their populations grow and the world continues to shrink.
Current Research
2012 Global Cities Index
The 2012 Global Cities Index ranks 66 cities from around the world. New York and London once again top the list, followed by Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seoul. Each of these cities excels across multiple dimensions.
This year, we added the Emerging Cities Outlook to our analyses, which examines the strengths and weaknesses of cities in developing markets by examining the rates of change and key factors that will affect their ability to capitalize on future globalization. The Outlook highlights the vast potential of Beijing and Shanghai, thanks to a thriving economy, a growing middle class, and infrastructure improvements.
Media Highlights
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America's Most Powerful Global Cities
The Atlantic Cities, 9 May 2012The Combined Global City Index shows the rankings of U.S. citieis, which is based on five recent measures of global cities, including A.T. Kearney's Global Cities Index.
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What Is the World's Most Economically Powerful City?
The Atlantic, 8 May 2012In the past several years, a number of research teams, think tanks, and global consulting firms have come up with novel and innovative ways to gauge the relative economic strengths of global cities and metro areas.
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New York Tops London as City with Most Global Clout, Index Shows
Bloomberg, 2 April 2012“Our goal was to find a measure that would help corporate and government decision-makers determine which of the world’s cities will best attract and shape the future flow of people, ideas, capital and goods,” said Mike Hales, a partner at A.T. Kearney, a Chicago-based consulting firm that helped Bloomberg conduct the study.
News Release
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New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo Come Out on Top in 2012 A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index
2 April 2012New York and London remain the world's most global cities, while major emerging-market cities strengthened their ability to challenge global leaders in the next 10 to 20 years, according to the 2012 A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index.
Past Reports
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2008 Global Cities Index
Global cities are those that continue to forge global links in a complex economic environment.
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