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There are 81 cities in the world with a population exceeding 5 million people, according to 2018 estimates by the United Nations. The UN figures include a mixture of city proper, metropolitan area, and urban area.
- List of Largest Cities Throughout History
This article lists the largest human settlements in the...
- Delhi
Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite...
- Chongqing
Chongqing [a] is a municipality in Southwestern...
- City Proper
The city proper starts and ends at the city limits, as seen...
- World's Cities by GDP
This is a list of cities in the world by nominal gross...
- Lists
List of cities proper by population. List of cities with the...
- Lists of Cities by Country
This is a list of lists on the cities of present-day...
- Global city
A global city, also known as a power city, world city, alpha...
- List of National Capitals
This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of...
- List of Largest Cities Throughout History
List of cities proper by population. List of cities with the most skyscrapers. List of cities with more than one commercial airport. List of city name changes. List of largest cities throughout history. List of national capitals. List of ghost towns by country. List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants.
This is a list of lists on the cities of present-day nations, states and dependencies. Countries are listed in bold under their respective pages, whereas territories and dependencies are not. Disputed and unrecognized countries are italicized.
This is a list of the largest cities in the world by number of people. The number of people in a city can be counted in three ways: [1] City proper: The area that is officially part of the city, according to the government. Urban area: An area of built-up land, with many roads, buildings, and infrastructure.
- Origin and Terminology
- Criteria
- General Rankings
- Financial Rankings
- Social Rankings
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The term 'global city' was popularized by sociologist Saskia Sassen in her 1991 book, The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo. Before then, other terms were used for urban centers with roughly the same features. The term 'world city', meaning a city heavily involved in global trade, appeared in a May 1886 description of Liverpool, by The Illustrat...
Competing groups have devised competing means to classify and rank world cities and to distinguish them from other cities. Although there is a consensus on the leading world cities, the chosen criteria affect which other cities are included. Selection criteria may be based on a yardstick value (e.g., if the producer-service sector is the largest se...
Global city rankings are numerous. New York City, London, Tokyo, and Parisare the most commonly mentioned.
Global Financial Centres Index
Strength as a financial center has become one of the pre-eminent indicators of a global city's ranking. As of 2024, the cities representing the top ten financial centers according to the Global Financial Centres Index by the think tank China Development Institute and analytics firm Z/Yenare: 1. New York City 2. London 3. Singapore 4. Hong Kong 5. San Francisco 6. Shanghai 7. Geneva 8. Los Angeles 9. Chicago 10. Seoul
The Wealth Report
Estate agent Knight Frank LLP and the Citi Private Bank publish The Wealth Report, which includes a "Global Cities Survey", evaluating the most important cities to high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs, having over $25 million of investable assets each). Criteria are economic activity, political power, knowledge and influence, and quality of life.The most important cities to UHNWIs in 2022 are: 1. London 1. Paris & New York City 1. Los Angeles 1. Tokyo 1. Chicago 1. Singapore 1. Hong Kong 1. Toro...
The World's Most Talked About Cities
London-based built environment communications firm ING Media ranked 250 cities by total online mentions across social media and online news. A fifth of digital mentions were for Tokyo, New York City, London, and Paris, identifying these as the world's super brands.Top cities in the 2019 edition are: 1. Tokyo 2. New York City 3. London 4. Paris 5. Madrid 6. Dubai 7. Rome 8. Barcelona 9. Seoul 10. Osaka
The World-System's City System: A Research Agenda Archived 27 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine by Jeffrey Kentor and Michael Timberlake of the University of Utahand David Smith of University of Cali...This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is disputed.
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