Cities are ecosystems for businesses and innovation. The strength of an urban center’s network of businesses, the talent of its citizenry, the stability of its political institutions, and the creativity of its cultural organizations all contribute to an environment in which existing businesses flourish and new businesses are born. A.T. Kearney’s Global Cities has been collecting data on these factors and others for the world’s most important cities since 2008. This 2017 Global Cities report, the seventh edition, testifies to the continued strength of many of the world’s largest cities in these domains.

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Leaders in a World
of Disruptive Innovation
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2. A.T. Kearney’s 2017 Global
Cities analysis takes a look
at the world’s most
influential cities as well
as those that are likely
to become more important
on the global stage.
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Global Cities 2017 includes the Global
Cities Index, which examines cities’
performance, and the Global Cities
Outlook, which evaluates their potential.

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Global Cities Index
New York City regains the top spot
in the Global Cities Index because
of a strong performance political
engagement, leadership in economics,
and information exchange.

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Global Cities Index
The first 10 cities in the 2016 Index
continue to lead in 2017.
Source: A.T. Kearney Global Cities 2017
2016 rank City
2
1
3
4
5
8
7
6
9
10
+1
–1
0
0
0
+2
0
–2
0
0
New York
London
Paris
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Singapore
Chicago
Los Angeles
Beijing
Washington, D.C.
2017 rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Global Cities Outlook
San Francisco held its first-place position
as a result of increases in its number of
incubators and patents—and because
of its sustained strength as a center
of innovation.

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Global Cities Outlook
Cities that moved up the most in the Outlook since
2015 showed greatest improvement in economics
and governance.
Source: A.T. Kearney Global Cities 2017
2016 rank ∆ City
1
2
13
4
3
15
9
5
7
35
0
0
+10
0
–2
+9
+2
–3
–2
+25
San Francisco
New York
Paris
London
Boston
Melbourne
Munich
Houston
Stockholm
Moscow
2017 rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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Global Elite
There are 16 cities that comprise the Global Elite—cities that rank in the
top 25 of both the Index and the Outlook: New York, London, Tokyo, Chicago,
Paris, Singapore, Los Angeles, Berlin, Melbourne, Washington, D.C., Moscow, Sydney,
Toronto, Amsterdam, Boston, and San Francisco.

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Businesses use the Global Cities report and
findings to make strategic decisions about
their operations and identify economically
stable and dynamic metropolitan areas
with high-quality talent for future investment
and growth.

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Government leaders use the information
to assess their performance in each
dimension, articulate specific
strengths and opportunities,
identify similar leading cities
that could serve as role
models, and set strategic
goals for economic growth.

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A.T. Kearney offers historical perspective
gained from years of collecting data and
advises governments and companies
on strategies to achieve short-term
success and long-term growth.

12. A.T. Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with offices in 40 countries.
Since 1926, we have been trusted advisors to the world’s foremost organizations. A.T. Kearney
is a partner-owned firm, committed to helping clients achieve immediate impact and growing
advantage on their most mission-critical issues. For more information, visit www.atkearney.com.
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