

London was ranked first for the ninth year in a row (Shutterstock) Apart from the Environment function, London was placed in the top 10 for all functions. London maintained its position at the top of the rankings for the ninth consecutive year.

However, comparing the fluctuation in various scores, London (1) and New York (2) were seen to pull away from Tokyo and Paris in third and fourth place respectively. The three top-ranked cities maintained their positions from last year. Since 2008, the annual GPCI report has ranked 40 or more major cities by measuring 70 indicators across six functions: The report is published by the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies, a research body established by Mori Building, a leading urban developer in Tokyo, Japan. The Global Power City Index (GPCI) assesses and ranks 48 major global cities according to their “magnetism,” or their “comprehensive power to attract people, capital, and enterprises from around the world”. The 48 major cities across the world ranked by the Global Power City Index (GPCI) A global ranking of the most powerful cities in the world, according to the Mori Memorial Foundation’s latest Global Power City Index.
