Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 164 Global city rankings There are many ranking systems for cities that measure economic performance, connectedness, liveability and a variety of other measures. Professor Richard Hu has researched the global city rankings with a focus on how Singapore, Shanghai and Sydney sit in these rankings. One key ranking is the Global and World City (GaWC) ranking which shows the impressive movement up the rankings of Shanghai and of Sydney. Cities based on Population Size The population numbers relate to the City Proper as defined by administrative boundaries. Quality of Living Rankings The Mercer (2016) index measures political, social, economic, cultural, natural environments plus health, education, transportation, recreation, consumer goods and housing factors. Global Financial Centres (Z/Yen Group, 2016) measures the business environment, financial sector development, infrastructure factors, human capital and reputation. Global City Rankings– Global and World Cities – UK (GaWC) measure the number of top global businesses in Financial Services, Legal Firms, Accounting Firms, Management Consultants and Advertising and Media Organisations. No. City Pop Size (mil) 1 Shanghai 24.2 2 Karachi 23.5 3 Beijing 21.5 4 Sao Paulo 21.3 5 Dakha 17.0 6 Delhi 16.8 7 Lagos 16.1 8 Istanbul 14.7 9 Tokyo 13.5 10 Mumbai 12.5 11 Moscow 16.2 12 Guangzhou 13.1 13 Shenzhen 10.7 14 Suzhou 10.6 15 Kinshasa 10.1 16 Cairo 10.2 17 Jakarta 10.07 18 Lahore 10.05 19 Seoul 9.95 20 Mexico City 8.9 21 Lima 8.8 22 London 8.7 23 New York 8.6 24 Bengaluru 8.4 25 Bangkok 8.2 26 Dongguan 8.2 27 Chongqing 8.1 28 Nanjing 8.1 48 Singapore 5.5 52 Sydney 4.9 Rank Cities 1 Vienna 2 Zurich 3 Auckland 4 Munich 5 Vancouver 6 Dusseldorf 7 Frankfurt 8 Geneva 9 Copenhagen 10 Sydney 11 Amsterdam 12 Wellington 13 Berlin 14 Bern 15 Toronto 15 Melbourne 17 Ottawa 18 Hamburg 19 Luxembourg 19 Stockholm 21 Brussels 21 Perth 23 Montreal 24 Stuttgart 24 Nurnberg 26 Singapore 27 Adelaide 28 San Francisco 28 Canberra 30 Helsinki 30 Oslo 101 Shanghai Rank Cities Rating 1 London 795 2 New York City 794 3 Singapore 752 4 Hong Kong 748 5 Tokyo 734 6 San Francisco 720 7 Boston 719 8 Chicago 718 9 Zurich 716 10 Washington, D.C. 713 11 Sydney 712 12 Luxembourg 711 13 Toronto 710 14 Seoul 704 15 Montreal 703 16 Shanghai 700 17 Osaka 699 18 Dubai 698 19 Frankfurt 695 20 Vancouver 694 21 Taipei 692 22 Shenzhen 691 23 Geneva 689 24 Melbourne 687 25 Los Angeles 685 26 Beijing 683 27 Munich 680 28 Cayman Islands (BOT) 676 29 Paris 672 30 Casablanca 671 Cities based on Population Size Quality of Living Rankings (Mercer) Global Financial Centres index